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[bill]

My kids are trying to open an .exe file I sent them which normally simply
opens when clicked. (its a slide show).

PC keeps prompting them to associate a program with the .exe file to open
with.

Other folks can view the show by simply clicking the file.

Is there an adjustment somewhere?
tks all

They use XP Home Edit and I.E. 6.0

bill

 

[Terry]

On 5/16/2007 8:50 PM On a whim, bill pounded out on the keyboard

My kids are trying to open an .exe file I sent them which normally simply
opens when clicked. (its a slide show).

PC keeps prompting them to associate a program with the .exe file to open
with.

Other folks can view the show by simply clicking the file.

Is there an adjustment somewhere?
tks all

They use XP Home Edit and I.E. 6.0

bill

Hi Bill,

Are you sure the extension came through with the file? If you named it
slideshow.exe, maybe it was only sent as slideshow . Have them add the
..exe extension doing a Save As to your file and try again.


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[Gordon]

My kids are trying to open an .exe file I sent them which normally simply
opens when clicked. (its a slide show).

PC keeps prompting them to associate a program with the .exe file to open
with.

Other folks can view the show by simply clicking the file.

Is there an adjustment somewhere?
tks all

They use XP Home Edit and I.E. 6.0

bill

Why did you send a slideshow as an exe file?

 

[Guest]

My kids are trying to open an .exe file I sent them which normally simply
opens when clicked. (its a slide show).

PC keeps prompting them to associate a program with the .exe file to open
with.

Other folks can view the show by simply clicking the file.

Is there an adjustment somewhere?
tks all

They use XP Home Edit and I.E. 6.0

bill


What program runs the show on your computer? If it's Powerpoint, for example, have them rename the extension to ".pps" without the quotes. If they havent the required application on their computer, they'll need to install it, or something like it.

Another trick may be to save the file to disk, and open it from there,
rather than from the email program.

 

[bill]

tks all for quick reply.

I use the program Photodex. It creates an .exe so others can open (and most
can).

I upload the .exe via "You Send It" to send it (it works for tohers).


The slideshow is composed in a .exe file for easy viewing.


tks all

bill

 

[Guest]

tks all for quick reply.

I use the program Photodex. It creates an .exe so others can open (and most
can).

I upload the .exe via "You Send It" to send it (it works for tohers).


The slideshow is composed in a .exe file for easy viewing.


tks all

bill

Try re-making the slideshow and at the point where you choose output, choose
"autorun CD"
I'm not familiar with the program, that's just the instructions I read on an
info page.
The info on that page indicates that choosing "exe" is for playback on the
computer it was created on, so I don't know why it should play in some other
computers, but not the kids. Try that, anyway. Maybe read the photodex help
file, if there is one.

 

[Terry]

On 5/17/2007 3:45 AM On a whim, bill pounded out on the keyboard

tks all for quick reply.

I use the program Photodex. It creates an .exe so others can open (and most
can).

I upload the .exe via "You Send It" to send it (it works for tohers).


The slideshow is composed in a .exe file for easy viewing.


tks all

bill

I'm still thinking something on their computer is stripping the .exe off
of the file. Maybe the mail client. Have them do a Save As like I
suggested and see if they can name it correctly.


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[Gary S. Terhune]

If that were the case, OP's relatives wouldn't be getting a message that
they need to associate an app with EXE files.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Bill,

Everything I read on the subject suggests that this problem is most often
caused by a virus. The first thing your kids should do is clean up their
systems.

I know there is a way to re-associate EXE files properly, I just don't
remember what it is. I was hoping that someone who knew would have chimed in
by now. I'll continue to see if I can find the info. Meanwhile, tell the
kids to clean up their machine. Do a full AV scan, then do an online scan --
Trend Micro, Symantec, Panda, McAfee all have online scanners available for
free. Then have them go to the following pages:
http://aumha.org/secure.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

Once the machine is fairly certain to be free of malware, here's one
possibility. Even though the error messages are different, the resolution
part of the KB article tells you what the EXEFILE entry should look like.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q310585/

 

[Terry]

On 5/17/2007 10:04 AM On a whim, Gary S. Terhune pounded out on the keyboard

If that were the case, OP's relatives wouldn't be getting a message that
they need to associate an app with EXE files.

If the file "slide.exe" wound up as "slide" (no extension), when the
user tried to open it, the OS would ask what do you want to open the app
with, or what program do you want to associate it with. I suggested
forcing a Save As to "slide.exe" and see what happens.

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[Gary S. Terhune]

Hmmm, I see your point. But I think my suggestion that a virus has been in
to visit has more chance of being right, <s>. Have you ever seen the
extension ripped from a file that's an email attachment? If so, that's the
first I've heard of it. Note that it isn't happening on the sender side,
since many others have received it just fine.

 

[Terry]

On 5/17/2007 11:58 AM On a whim, Gary S. Terhune pounded out on the keyboard

Hmmm, I see your point. But I think my suggestion that a virus has been in
to visit has more chance of being right, <s>. Have you ever seen the
extension ripped from a file that's an email attachment? If so, that's the
first I've heard of it. Note that it isn't happening on the sender side,
since many others have received it just fine.

Yes, I have occasionally received emails from clients that the file
extension was missing, and I had to ask them what type of file it was. I
don't know where the extension got lost, but it happens.

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[Gary S. Terhune]

Thanks for the info.Will help when trying to read the minds of users in the
future, <g>.

 

[bill]

tks Gary and all, you have been a great help in trying to solve.

will repost with any positive results.

bill