memory thing?

[bobble]

whenever i start a .exe in opens a window in DOS, and
says 'this program is too big for memory' or something
like that even if its a pretty small program. why does it
open in DOS and how can i make the program run?!?!

 

[CWatters]

Not an expert on this but I wonder if it's possible to associate a .exe file
type with some other action like start DOS? To check try this..

Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder Options.
On the File Types tab

scroll down to see if .exe files have become associated with something.

Looking on my computer there doesn't seem to be an association set up for
..exe files

Colin

 

[Malke]

Not an expert on this but I wonder if it's possible to associate a
.exe file type with some other action like start DOS? To check try
this..

Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder Options.
On the File Types tab

scroll down to see if .exe files have become associated with
something.

Looking on my computer there doesn't seem to be an association set up
for .exe files

Colin

Good $deity, please don't reassociate your .exe files like that! That is
really bad advice. What program is giving you the difficulty? Are *all*
your programs having problems? If it is just the one, then you need to
tell us its name for further help. Please scan with your current
antivirus, using updated definitions. Is your computer clean? Did you
recently have a virus? Check out Kelly's excellent site for help in
reassociated file types and tons of other good stuff:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Malke

 

[Plato]

whenever i start a .exe in opens a window in DOS, and

All programs run from an .exe

You must be talking about certain dos programs.

 

[Alex Nichol]

whenever i start a .exe in opens a window in DOS, and
says 'this program is too big for memory' or something
like that even if its a pretty small program. why does it
open in DOS and how can i make the program run?!?!

It sounds as if someone has tried to set up a file association for .exe
and told the system that cmd.exe is the program to use. This is wrong -
each .exe should 'run itself'. To restore to standard, Make the
following, after - - start and before - - end into a file by cut/paste
to NotePad. Make sure there is a blank line at the end. Save as
"Patch.reg" then right-click on this file and take Merge to enter it
into the registry.

- - start
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]
@="Application"
"EditFlags"=hex:d8,07,00,00

[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\DefaultIcon]
@="%1"


- - end

 

[CWatters]

Oops I didn't mean to suggest he actually did this! I was wondering aloud if
something else had _already_ done this.