From: "Geo" 

for future reference, open a folder, click on tools/folder options/file
types then look for notepad associated to .exe and delete that one.

Geo.

"Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
news:opshvwe71m2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
> Bob,
>
> Thanks, got it fixed. Opened my editor by clicking on a .txt file, entered
> your lines in a .reg file and clicked on it and... voila!
>
> Thanks again.
>
> - Thees Peereboom
>
> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:03:15 -0500, Robert Comer
>  wrote:
>
> > You can try renaming to .com as I said for the other exe, and if that
> > doesn't work, you may be able to do a remote registry editing from
> > another
> > PC.
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> > "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
> > news:opshvte5na2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
> >> 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
> >>>>>> onger  -
> >>>>>> 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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