All Aplications open in Wordpad

G

Guest

I got some spyware/asware/virus on my computer and in the process of getting
it off somehow it changed that all my .exe files now open in wordpad.

Nothing works, I even had to go to another computer to get here.

I feel like an idiot and have no idea how to change it back so that things
work.
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

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

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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:

| I got some spyware/asware/virus on my computer and in the process of getting
| it off somehow it changed that all my .exe files now open in wordpad.
|
| Nothing works, I even had to go to another computer to get here.
|
| I feel like an idiot and have no idea how to change it back so that things
| work.
 
A

Alan Edwards

Try this Swen fix to correct it.

http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/Fixswen.inf
(download, right-click, select Install)

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

Ok, I did that and it still not working.

Everything still opens into wordpad.

Carey Frisch said:
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

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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

:

| I got some spyware/asware/virus on my computer and in the process of getting
| it off somehow it changed that all my .exe files now open in wordpad.
|
| Nothing works, I even had to go to another computer to get here.
|
| I feel like an idiot and have no idea how to change it back so that things
| work.
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

Click Start, Run and type "Command" and press Enter. Type the following and
then press Enter after typing each one:

cd\windows
regedit

Navigate to and select the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mic­rosoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\­Explorer\FileExts\.exe

This key is probably causing all the trouble. If this key is present, delete
it. Close Regedit.

Additionally, download fixreg.com file from Grisoft Utilities page and run
it:

http://www.grisoft.cz/softw/70/filedir/util/avg_rem_sup.dir/fixreg.com


--
Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Punkboy said:
Ok, I did that and it still not working.

Everything still opens into wordpad.

Carey Frisch said:
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

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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

:

| I got some spyware/asware/virus on my computer and in the process of
getting
| it off somehow it changed that all my .exe files now open in wordpad.
|
| Nothing works, I even had to go to another computer to get here.
|
| I feel like an idiot and have no idea how to change it back so that
things
| work.
 

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