All .exe open in wordpad.

[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.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
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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.

 

[Al Romanosky]

A long shot - Start>Control panel>Folder options>File types - under
"registered file types" - "EXE" should not be listed. If it is - high light
and delete.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the ideas but niether of them worked.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Backup and delete this key totally:


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

 

[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.


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

Backup and delete this key totally:


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


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

Thanks for the ideas but niether of them worked.