All my programs want to open in Note Pad

B

Bob Havens

I am using Win. XP Home with SP-2. On Sat. 2/12/05 I did something really
stupid. In "My Computer" program files I tried to delete an EXE. file which
would not delete. For whatever reason I R clicked on it and selected "open
in notepad". The result was that most all of my programs want to open with
Note pad. When my PC starts I get 12 Note Pad windows with the program name
and Note Pad in the title bar. I got into System Restore Via Safe Mode and
restored to a week ago with no result. I also used "Last Good
Configuration" with no result. I ran SpyBot Search & Destroy in Safe mode.
Nothing showed up. I got into my A/V program (Trend PC Cillin) by opening
it in "MY COMPUTER" and found no virus. I also use a HOSTS file from the
MSMVP web site.

In Control Panel the only things that will open properly are

Adm. Tools, Folder options, Network Connections, Portable Media, Print,
Scanner, Scheduled tasks and Taskbar. This is an example of the gibberish
contained in the NOTE PAD file when I opened "Display":

MZ   ÿÿ ¸ @ Ø º ´ Í!¸LÍ!This program cannot be run in DOS mode. $
1úqùu>ªu>ªu>ª¶"ªt>ªu>-ªX>ª¶"Bª~>ª¶"Aªt>ª¶"@ªs>ª¶"Eªt>ªRichu>ª PE L ¼}A
à 


 j Ü  0      °  Üõ ?  À    Ð x @ 0g Ð  8 @ H |  È .text
j    `.data 8 0  @ À.rsrc 0g @ h  @ @O-A8 ´-AC  ´-AP --AZ ¸-Ad
©-Ao msvcrt.dll KERNEL32.dll NTDLL.DLL GDI32.dll USER32.dll IMAGEHLP.dll
ñ_ñw ±AÉv fª?|]T?|àÆ?|Ç ?|½T?|9s?|(¬?|G,|1'|Ó¬?|4¦?|ÔQ|Üè?|Ôµ?|Ï-|e¦?|-ª?|¢Ê|<æ?|P-?|ûl|¤?|¬'?|7-?|NT?|å?|-?|

à?|S+?|?| ì¥Ôw6oÔwFçÔwËYÖwt!Õwå±ÔwÕÕwaÙwi>ÔwfæÔw "\ÂMãÎÀMçÿÂM ¼}A % ?
? R u n D L L R U N D L L . m a n i f e s t ÿÿÿÿÁ Å  H 0 ° 
RSDSl±Sï0¨>D ô7á`*ÚY

I can get into event viewer and some of the error messages are as follows:

File replacement was attempted on the protected system file clipbrd.exe.
This file was restored to the original version to maintain system
stability. The file version of the system file is 5.1.2600.2180.

File replacement was attempted on the protected system file wordpad.exe.
This file was restored to the original version to maintain system
stability. The file version of the system file is 5.1.2600.2180.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Hanging application notepad.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.as

IPSec Services: IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of network
interfaces on the machine. This can be a potential security hazard to the
machine since some of the network interfaces may not get the protection as
desired by the applied IPSec filters. Please run IPSec monitor snap-in to
further diagnose the problem.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp

I have tried everything I can think of to no avail. I would really like
some help on this.

Thank you,

Bob Havens
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

Can't open EXE files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555067&Product=winxp

Windows XP File Association Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

:

| I am using Win. XP Home with SP-2. On Sat. 2/12/05 I did something really
| stupid. In "My Computer" program files I tried to delete an EXE. file which
| would not delete. For whatever reason I R clicked on it and selected "open
| in notepad". The result was that most all of my programs want to open with
| Note pad. When my PC starts I get 12 Note Pad windows with the program name
| and Note Pad in the title bar. I got into System Restore Via Safe Mode and
| restored to a week ago with no result. I also used "Last Good
| Configuration" with no result. I ran SpyBot Search & Destroy in Safe mode.
| Nothing showed up. I got into my A/V program (Trend PC Cillin) by opening
| it in "MY COMPUTER" and found no virus. I also use a HOSTS file from the
| MSMVP web site.
|
| In Control Panel the only things that will open properly are
|
| Adm. Tools, Folder options, Network Connections, Portable Media, Print,
| Scanner, Scheduled tasks and Taskbar. This is an example of the gibberish
| contained in the NOTE PAD file when I opened "Display":
|
| MZ   ÿÿ ¸ @ Ø º ´ Í!¸LÍ!This program cannot be run in DOS mode. $
| 1úqùu>ªu>ªu>ª¶"ªt>ªu>-ªX>ª¶"Bª~>ª¶"Aªt>ª¶"@ªs>ª¶"Eªt>ªRichu>ª PE L ¼}A
| à 
| 
|
|  j Ü  0      °  Üõ ?  À    Ð x @ 0g Ð  8 @ H |  È .text
| j    `.data 8 0  @ À.rsrc 0g @ h  @ @O-A8 ´-AC  ´-AP --AZ ¸-Ad
| ©-Ao msvcrt.dll KERNEL32.dll NTDLL.DLL GDI32.dll USER32.dll IMAGEHLP.dll
| ñ_ñw ±AÉv fª?|]T?|àÆ?|Ç ?|½T?|9s?|(¬?|G,|1'|Ó¬?|4¦?|ÔQ|Üè?|Ôµ?|Ï-|e¦?|-ª?|¢Ê|<æ?|P-?|ûl|¤?|¬'?|7-?|NT?|å?|-?|
|
| à?|S+?|?| ì¥Ôw6oÔwFçÔwËYÖwt!Õwå±ÔwÕÕwaÙwi>ÔwfæÔw "\ÂMãÎÀMçÿÂM ¼}A % ?
| ? R u n D L L R U N D L L . m a n i f e s t ÿÿÿÿÁ Å  H 0 ° 
| RSDSl±Sï0¨>D ô7á`*ÚY
|
| I can get into event viewer and some of the error messages are as follows:
|
| File replacement was attempted on the protected system file clipbrd.exe.
| This file was restored to the original version to maintain system
| stability. The file version of the system file is 5.1.2600.2180.
|
| File replacement was attempted on the protected system file wordpad.exe.
| This file was restored to the original version to maintain system
| stability. The file version of the system file is 5.1.2600.2180.
|
| For more information, see Help and Support Center at
| http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
|
| Hanging application notepad.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, hang module
| hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.
|
| For more information, see Help and Support Center at
| http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.as
|
| IPSec Services: IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of network
| interfaces on the machine. This can be a potential security hazard to the
| machine since some of the network interfaces may not get the protection as
| desired by the applied IPSec filters. Please run IPSec monitor snap-in to
| further diagnose the problem.
|
| For more information, see Help and Support Center at
| http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp
|
| I have tried everything I can think of to no avail. I would really like
| some help on this.
|
| Thank you,
|
| Bob Havens
 
J

Jerry

Control Panel > Folder Options > File Types and find the listing for EXE. It
should say Open In Notepad. Delete the entry for EXE and reboot.

Bob Havens said:
I am using Win. XP Home with SP-2. On Sat. 2/12/05 I did something really
stupid. In "My Computer" program files I tried to delete an EXE. file which
would not delete. For whatever reason I R clicked on it and selected "open
in notepad". The result was that most all of my programs want to open with
Note pad. When my PC starts I get 12 Note Pad windows with the program name
and Note Pad in the title bar. I got into System Restore Via Safe Mode and
restored to a week ago with no result. I also used "Last Good
Configuration" with no result. I ran SpyBot Search & Destroy in Safe mode.
Nothing showed up. I got into my A/V program (Trend PC Cillin) by opening
it in "MY COMPUTER" and found no virus. I also use a HOSTS file from the
MSMVP web site.

In Control Panel the only things that will open properly are

Adm. Tools, Folder options, Network Connections, Portable Media, Print,
Scanner, Scheduled tasks and Taskbar. This is an example of the gibberish
contained in the NOTE PAD file when I opened "Display":

MZ   ÿÿ ¸ @ Ø º ´ Í!¸LÍ!This program cannot be run in DOS mode. $
1úqùu>ªu>ªu>ª¶"ªt>ªu>-ªX>ª¶"Bª~>ª¶"Aªt>ª¶"@ªs>ª¶"Eªt>ªRichu>ª PE L ¼}A
à 


 j Ü  0      °  Üõ ?  À    Ð x @ 0g Ð  8 @ H |  È .text
j    `.data 8 0  @ À.rsrc 0g @ h  @ @O-A8 ´-AC  ´-AP --AZ ¸-Ad
©-Ao msvcrt.dll KERNEL32.dll NTDLL.DLL GDI32.dll USER32.dll IMAGEHLP.dll
ñ_ñw ±AÉv fª?|]T?|àÆ?|Ç
?|½T?|9s?|(¬?|G,|1'|Ó¬?|4¦?|ÔQ|Üè?|Ôµ?|Ï-|e¦?|-ª?|¢Ê|<æ?|P-?|ûl|¤?|¬'?|7-?|NT?|å?|-?|

à?|S+?|?| ì¥Ôw6oÔwFçÔwËYÖwt!Õwå±ÔwÕÕwaÙwi>ÔwfæÔw "\ÂMãÎÀMçÿÂM ¼}A %
? ? R u n D L L R U N D L L . m a n i f e s t ÿÿÿÿÁ Å  H 0 ° 
RSDSl±Sï0¨>D ô7á`*ÚY

I can get into event viewer and some of the error messages are as follows:

File replacement was attempted on the protected system file clipbrd.exe.
This file was restored to the original version to maintain system
stability. The file version of the system file is 5.1.2600.2180.

File replacement was attempted on the protected system file wordpad.exe.
This file was restored to the original version to maintain system
stability. The file version of the system file is 5.1.2600.2180.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Hanging application notepad.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.as

IPSec Services: IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of network
interfaces on the machine. This can be a potential security hazard to the
machine since some of the network interfaces may not get the protection as
desired by the applied IPSec filters. Please run IPSec monitor snap-in to
further diagnose the problem.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp

I have tried everything I can think of to no avail. I would really like
some help on this.

Thank you,

Bob Havens
 
B

Bob Havens

Under File Types there is no listing for EXE. I checked it really close &
it is not there. I wonder if that is the problem?? I also tried the Reg.
script from Doug Knox and it did not work. When I opened the Zip file I
got a Note Pad window (I am not sure the script ran properly) and a window
asking if I wanted to make the Reg. change. I clicked yes and rebooted.
Problem is still there. I also checked the MS article but it involves
going into Regedit. I have never used Regedit and I get a note pad window
when I try to open it in Start-Run so can't get into it anyway.

Looks like I really have things messed up. Any more suggestions.

Thank you,
Bob Havens


Jerry said:
Control Panel > Folder Options > File Types and find the listing for EXE.
It should say Open In Notepad. Delete the entry for EXE and reboot.

Bob Havens said:
I am using Win. XP Home with SP-2. On Sat. 2/12/05 I did something really
stupid. In "My Computer" program files I tried to delete an EXE. file
which would not delete. For whatever reason I R clicked on it and
selected "open in notepad". The result was that most all of my programs
want to open with Note pad. When my PC starts I get 12 Note Pad windows
with the program name and Note Pad in the title bar. I got into System
Restore Via Safe Mode and restored to a week ago with no result. I also
used "Last Good Configuration" with no result. I ran SpyBot Search &
Destroy in Safe mode. Nothing showed up. I got into my A/V program (Trend
PC Cillin) by opening it in "MY COMPUTER" and found no virus. I also use
a HOSTS file from the MSMVP web site.

In Control Panel the only things that will open properly are

Adm. Tools, Folder options, Network Connections, Portable Media, Print,
Scanner, Scheduled tasks and Taskbar. This is an example of the
gibberish contained in the NOTE PAD file when I opened "Display":

MZ   ÿÿ ¸ @ Ø º ´ Í!¸LÍ!This program cannot be run in DOS mode. $
1úqùu>ªu>ªu>ª¶"ªt>ªu>-ªX>ª¶"Bª~>ª¶"Aªt>ª¶"@ªs>ª¶"Eªt>ªRichu>ª PE L
¼}A à 


 j Ü  0      °  Üõ ?  À    Ð x @ 0g Ð  8 @ H |  È
.text j    `.data 8 0  @ À.rsrc 0g @ h  @ @O-A8 ´-AC 
´-AP --AZ ¸-Ad ©-Ao msvcrt.dll KERNEL32.dll NTDLL.DLL GDI32.dll
USER32.dll IMAGEHLP.dll ñ_ñw ±AÉv fª?|]T?|àÆ?|Ç
?|½T?|9s?|(¬?|G,|1'|Ó¬?|4¦?|ÔQ|Üè?|Ôµ?|Ï-|e¦?|-ª?|¢Ê|<æ?|P-?|ûl|¤?|¬'?|7-?|NT?|å?|-?|

à?|S+?|?| ì¥Ôw6oÔwFçÔwËYÖwt!Õwå±ÔwÕÕwaÙwi>ÔwfæÔw "\ÂMãÎÀMçÿÂM ¼}A %
? ? R u n D L L R U N D L L . m a n i f e s t ÿÿÿÿÁ Å  H 0 ° 
RSDSl±Sï0¨>D ô7á`*ÚY

I can get into event viewer and some of the error messages are as
follows:

File replacement was attempted on the protected system file clipbrd.exe.
This file was restored to the original version to maintain system
stability. The file version of the system file is 5.1.2600.2180.

File replacement was attempted on the protected system file wordpad.exe.
This file was restored to the original version to maintain system
stability. The file version of the system file is 5.1.2600.2180.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Hanging application notepad.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.as

IPSec Services: IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of
network interfaces on the machine. This can be a potential security
hazard to the machine since some of the network interfaces may not get
the protection as desired by the applied IPSec filters. Please run IPSec
monitor snap-in to further diagnose the problem.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp

I have tried everything I can think of to no avail. I would really like
some help on this.

Thank you,

Bob Havens
 
J

Jerry

Open Explorer, navigate to \windows, highlight an EXE file, right click,
select Open With..., select the option to Select the Program from a list,
when the list appears and, if Notepad is highlighted, uncheck the option to
always use this program, select Ok.

Bob Havens said:
Under File Types there is no listing for EXE. I checked it really close &
it is not there. I wonder if that is the problem?? I also tried the Reg.
script from Doug Knox and it did not work. When I opened the Zip file I
got a Note Pad window (I am not sure the script ran properly) and a window
asking if I wanted to make the Reg. change. I clicked yes and rebooted.
Problem is still there. I also checked the MS article but it involves
going into Regedit. I have never used Regedit and I get a note pad window
when I try to open it in Start-Run so can't get into it anyway.

Looks like I really have things messed up. Any more suggestions.

Thank you,
Bob Havens


Jerry said:
Control Panel > Folder Options > File Types and find the listing for EXE.
It should say Open In Notepad. Delete the entry for EXE and reboot.

Bob Havens said:
I am using Win. XP Home with SP-2. On Sat. 2/12/05 I did something really
stupid. In "My Computer" program files I tried to delete an EXE. file
which would not delete. For whatever reason I R clicked on it and
selected "open in notepad". The result was that most all of my programs
want to open with Note pad. When my PC starts I get 12 Note Pad windows
with the program name and Note Pad in the title bar. I got into System
Restore Via Safe Mode and restored to a week ago with no result. I also
used "Last Good Configuration" with no result. I ran SpyBot Search &
Destroy in Safe mode. Nothing showed up. I got into my A/V program (Trend
PC Cillin) by opening it in "MY COMPUTER" and found no virus. I also use
a HOSTS file from the MSMVP web site.

In Control Panel the only things that will open properly are

Adm. Tools, Folder options, Network Connections, Portable Media, Print,
Scanner, Scheduled tasks and Taskbar. This is an example of the
gibberish contained in the NOTE PAD file when I opened "Display":

MZ   ÿÿ ¸ @ Ø º ´ Í!¸LÍ!This program cannot be run in DOS mode. $
1úqùu>ªu>ªu>ª¶"ªt>ªu>-ªX>ª¶"Bª~>ª¶"Aªt>ª¶"@ªs>ª¶"Eªt>ªRichu>ª PE L
¼}A à 


 j Ü  0      °  Üõ ?  À    Ð x @ 0g Ð  8 @ H |  È
.text j    `.data 8 0  @ À.rsrc 0g @ h  @ @O-A8 ´-AC 
´-AP --AZ ¸-Ad ©-Ao msvcrt.dll KERNEL32.dll NTDLL.DLL GDI32.dll
USER32.dll IMAGEHLP.dll ñ_ñw ±AÉv fª?|]T?|àÆ?|Ç
?|½T?|9s?|(¬?|G,|1'|Ó¬?|4¦?|ÔQ|Üè?|Ôµ?|Ï-|e¦?|-ª?|¢Ê|<æ?|P-?|ûl|¤?|¬'?|7-?|NT?|å?|-?|

à?|S+?|?| ì¥Ôw6oÔwFçÔwËYÖwt!Õwå±ÔwÕÕwaÙwi>ÔwfæÔw "\ÂMãÎÀMçÿÂM ¼}A %
? ? R u n D L L R U N D L L . m a n i f e s t ÿÿÿÿÁ Å  H 0 ° 
RSDSl±Sï0¨>D ô7á`*ÚY

I can get into event viewer and some of the error messages are as
follows:

File replacement was attempted on the protected system file clipbrd.exe.
This file was restored to the original version to maintain system
stability. The file version of the system file is 5.1.2600.2180.

File replacement was attempted on the protected system file wordpad.exe.
This file was restored to the original version to maintain system
stability. The file version of the system file is 5.1.2600.2180.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Hanging application notepad.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.as

IPSec Services: IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of
network interfaces on the machine. This can be a potential security
hazard to the machine since some of the network interfaces may not get
the protection as desired by the applied IPSec filters. Please run IPSec
monitor snap-in to further diagnose the problem.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp

I have tried everything I can think of to no avail. I would really like
some help on this.

Thank you,

Bob Havens
 
B

Bob Havens

On the EXE files I only get a "run as" option. On all other files I get an
"open as" option. Is there a way around this?

Bob


Jerry said:
Open Explorer, navigate to \windows, highlight an EXE file, right click,
select Open With..., select the option to Select the Program from a list,
when the list appears and, if Notepad is highlighted, uncheck the option
to always use this program, select Ok.

Bob Havens said:
Under File Types there is no listing for EXE. I checked it really close
& it is not there. I wonder if that is the problem?? I also tried the
Reg. script from Doug Knox and it did not work. When I opened the Zip
file I got a Note Pad window (I am not sure the script ran properly) and
a window asking if I wanted to make the Reg. change. I clicked yes and
rebooted. Problem is still there. I also checked the MS article but it
involves going into Regedit. I have never used Regedit and I get a note
pad window when I try to open it in Start-Run so can't get into it
anyway.

Looks like I really have things messed up. Any more suggestions.

Thank you,
Bob Havens


Jerry said:
Control Panel > Folder Options > File Types and find the listing for
EXE. It should say Open In Notepad. Delete the entry for EXE and
reboot.

I am using Win. XP Home with SP-2. On Sat. 2/12/05 I did something
really stupid. In "My Computer" program files I tried to delete an EXE.
file which would not delete. For whatever reason I R clicked on it and
selected "open in notepad". The result was that most all of my programs
want to open with Note pad. When my PC starts I get 12 Note Pad windows
with the program name and Note Pad in the title bar. I got into System
Restore Via Safe Mode and restored to a week ago with no result. I also
used "Last Good Configuration" with no result. I ran SpyBot Search &
Destroy in Safe mode. Nothing showed up. I got into my A/V program
(Trend PC Cillin) by opening it in "MY COMPUTER" and found no virus. I
also use a HOSTS file from the MSMVP web site.

In Control Panel the only things that will open properly are

Adm. Tools, Folder options, Network Connections, Portable Media,
Print, Scanner, Scheduled tasks and Taskbar. This is an example of the
gibberish contained in the NOTE PAD file when I opened "Display":

MZ   ÿÿ ¸ @ Ø º ´ Í!¸LÍ!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
$ 1úqùu>ªu>ªu>ª¶"ªt>ªu>-ªX>ª¶"Bª~>ª¶"Aªt>ª¶"@ªs>ª¶"Eªt>ªRichu>ª PE
L ¼}A à 


 j Ü  0      °  Üõ ?  À    Ð x @ 0g Ð  8 @ H |  È
.text j    `.data 8 0  @ À.rsrc 0g @ h  @ @O-A8 ´-AC 
´-AP --AZ ¸-Ad ©-Ao msvcrt.dll KERNEL32.dll NTDLL.DLL GDI32.dll
USER32.dll IMAGEHLP.dll ñ_ñw ±AÉv fª?|]T?|àÆ?|Ç
?|½T?|9s?|(¬?|G,|1'|Ó¬?|4¦?|ÔQ|Üè?|Ôµ?|Ï-|e¦?|-ª?|¢Ê|<æ?|P-?|ûl|¤?|¬'?|7-?|NT?|å?|-?|

à?|S+?|?| ì¥Ôw6oÔwFçÔwËYÖwt!Õwå±ÔwÕÕwaÙwi>ÔwfæÔw "\ÂMãÎÀMçÿÂM ¼}A
% ? ? R u n D L L R U N D L L . m a n i f e s t ÿÿÿÿÁ Å  H 0 °
 RSDSl±Sï0¨>D ô7á`*ÚY

I can get into event viewer and some of the error messages are as
follows:

File replacement was attempted on the protected system file
clipbrd.exe. This file was restored to the original version to
maintain system stability. The file version of the system file is
5.1.2600.2180.

File replacement was attempted on the protected system file
wordpad.exe. This file was restored to the original version to
maintain system stability. The file version of the system file is
5.1.2600.2180.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Hanging application notepad.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.as

IPSec Services: IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of
network interfaces on the machine. This can be a potential security
hazard to the machine since some of the network interfaces may not get
the protection as desired by the applied IPSec filters. Please run
IPSec monitor snap-in to further diagnose the problem.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp

I have tried everything I can think of to no avail. I would really
like some help on this.

Thank you,

Bob Havens
 

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