Adding Reg file

[Guest]

How come lately when I click on a .reg file it opens in Notepad.
How do I get it back to prompting me "Yes" or "No" to importing it into the
Registry?
Thanx for any help.

 

[Ron Sommer]

In My Computer, Tools, Folder options, File types, reg, Advanced, set merge
as the default action.
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Ron Sommer

: How come lately when I click on a .reg file it opens in Notepad.
: How do I get it back to prompting me "Yes" or "No" to importing it into
the
: Registry?
: Thanx for any help.

 

[Guest]

Thanx alot. The Info I needed.

 

[Guest]

After setting the default acton as merge, what is the "application used to
perform action"?.

 

[Curt Christianson]

"Registry Editor".

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| After setting the default acton as merge, what is the "application used to
| perform action"?.
|
| "Ger68" wrote:
|
| > Thanx alot. The Info I needed.
| >
| > "Ron Sommer" wrote:
| >
| > > In My Computer, Tools, Folder options, File types, reg, Advanced, set
merge
| > > as the default action.
| > > --
| > > Ron Sommer
| > >
| > > | > > : How come lately when I click on a .reg file it opens in Notepad.
| > > : How do I get it back to prompting me "Yes" or "No" to importing it
into
| > > the
| > > : Registry?
| > > : Thanx for any help.
| > >
| > >

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

The reason the REG file opened in Notepad is because you (or some really
nice utility) set Edit as the default, which is a GOOD idea! Keeps you from
accidentally merging a REG file you don't want to merge. It's a simple
matter to right-click and choose Merge. That's what I do.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, but I already figured that out.
But now I have an even more complex problem with regedit.exe.
I have read several posts and they keep telling me to start reg.exe.
Well in my case, it's not that simple. Because of a mishap in freezing the
computer from the USB case, the .exe association was deleted. Since I have
already downloaded the xp_exe_fix.reg file, i tried to merge it.
I know, just input this command in the Run option in the Start Menu. "REG
add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v
DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 " But, as you already know, the .exe
associations have been corrupted , and I can't access the Task Manager. =(
Please help me figure out this complicated problem.

Best Regards,
BarrY

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

An association only affects clicking or double-clicking a file. You problem
is that whatever it is that executes an exe file is bad. You want to
temporarily rename REGEDIT.EXE to REGEDIT.COM. See:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555067

 

[Guest]

Windows seems to not recognize the extension ".com"
What should I do?
Thanks Gary for the website, it explains a whole lot more

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

You don't have extensions hidden do you? The file originally was
regedit.exe? You can't run it after changing the name to regedit.com?

 

[Guest]

Exactly, i dont have the file extension .com .... please reply soon because
this is driving me crazy

 

[jorgen]

Exactly, i dont have the file extension .com .... please reply soon because
this is driving me crazy

So you cannot run command.com either? I usually start command.com and
start exe-files from here, when i see this problem

 

[Guest]

nothing works for me, I've tried all the possibilities, and none of them seem
to work, because of the .exe problem in the first place.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

1. In Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View tab, and uncheck the item
that says to Hide Extensions for Known Filetypes, then click OK.

2. Find C:\WINDOWS\REGEDIT.EXE. Right-click it and Rename. Replace EXE with
COM.

3. Go to Start>Run, type in REGEDIT, then press Enter.

What happens?

 

[Guest]

Well, its unchecked already.
and I've downloaded the ".com reg fix".
and I still can't access the regedit.exe =[

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

What do you mean you can't access regedit.exe. There shouldn't BE any
regedit.exe at this point. Or can't you find REGEDIT.EXE in the first place?
Use Search and search for REGEDIT (no extension.) What comes up?

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Well, its unchecked already.
and I've downloaded the ".com reg fix".
and I still can't access the regedit.exe =[

1. In Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View tab, and uncheck the
item
that says to Hide Extensions for Known Filetypes, then click OK.

2. Find C:\WINDOWS\REGEDIT.EXE. Right-click it and Rename. Replace EXE
with
COM.

3. Go to Start>Run, type in REGEDIT, then press Enter.

What happens?