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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

If it's a .reg file (looks like little green-blue building blocks if you
don't have the option to show file extensions enabled), then simply
double-click it and allow it to merge with the registry, the effect should
be immediate.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

I don't know what file you have downloaded, therefore suggest:

Windows® XP File Association Fixes (Copyright 2003 - Doug Knox)
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
EXE File Association Fix (Restore default association for EXE files)

Instructions are at the top of the page.

 

[Emm4Ellis]

Non of my exe programs open, i have to fix file needed to repair, but
can anyone give me a walkthrough of what to do? (merging the files
etc.)

Thanks.

 

[Emm4Ellis]

When I double click it nothing happens and theres no 'merge' option on
right clicking, It just a white icon, along with all the other exe
files on my desktop (and every program on my all programs list)

Any FURTHER suggestions ?

Help much appreciated.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

What is the file extension and where did you get it from? Alternately, you
can create your own. Open notepad, then copy/paste the below into it:

-------start below this line-------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]
@="Application"
"EditFlags"=hex:38,07,00,00
"TileInfo"="prop:FileDescription;Company;FileVersion"
"InfoTip"="prop:FileDescription;Company;FileVersion;Create;Size"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]
@="%1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\DropHandler]
@="{86C86720-42A0-1069-A2E8-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\PEAnalyser]
@="{09A63660-16F9-11d0-B1DF-004F56001CA7}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\PifProps]
@="{86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\ShimLayer Property
Page]
@="{513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8}"

----end above this line----

Then click file/"save as" and call it exe_fix.reg (set the file types line
to "all files"). Then double click the saved file.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org