From: "Thees Peereboom" 

Bob,

Thanks. Problem is how to get those keys into the registry since
regedit.exe won't werk.

- Thees Peereboom

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:31:00 -0500, Robert Comer
 wrote:

> Try renaming it to .com, that might get past your association problem.
>
> Anyway, here's the registry entries you have to be concerned about
> changing -- if .exe's are whacked, probably others are as well:
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command] ="\"%1\" %*"
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\comfile\shell\open\command] ="\"%1\" %*"
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\open\command] ="\"%1\" %*"
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htafile\Shell\Open\Command] ="\"%1\" %*"
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile\shell\open\command] ="\"%1\" %*"
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command]
="\"%1\"
>
> %*"
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\comfile\shell\open\command]
="\"%1\"
>
> %*"
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\exefile\shell\open\command]
="\"%1\"
>
> %*"
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\htafile\Shell\Open\Command]
="\"%1\"
>
> %*"
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\piffile\shell\open\command]
="\"%1\"
>
> %*"
>
>
>
> (Watch for line wrap on the above stuff.)
>
> - Bob Comer
>
>
>
>
>
> "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
> news:opshvpotb02hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>> Gary,
>>
>> Thanks - I'll look around on the MSFT-site (BTW - If it's
>> 'associate.exe'
>> I won't be able to start it...)
>>
>> - Thees Peereboom
>>
>> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:18:32 -0500, Gary Britt 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thees, I've got a program that came, I think with the Win2K resource
>>> kit
>>> called "associate", its a command line tool that
allows one to easily
>>> set
>>> up, delete, or change file associations.  I could email it to you if
>>> you
>>> don't have a copy of the Win2K resource kit available somewhere.
>>> Haven't
>>> ever tried it on XP, but it works with Win2K and Win 98.  You might
>>> even
>>> be
>>> able to download it free from microsoft.com.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
>>> news:opshvndddb2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> Somehow my desktop crashed and now I can't start .exe file
any longer
>>>> -
>>>> every time I try to start an application, it opens with notepad...
>>>>
>>>> I've had this before and know that I should be able to register .exe
>>>> again, but don't know how. Some guidance would really be
appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> - Thees Peereboom
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

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