VISTA > FIXING A BROKEN EXE ASSOCIATION

[Guest]

So i was opening up an exe from a download manager and it asked the standard
"open with" question - i was so busy clicking around and getting to
understand vista that i chose INTERNET EXPLORER by accident.

Now i cannot open up any EXE files as it just opens IE over and over again.
How do i restore the "application" default back to the EXE file, it is not
listed under the file types and associations tab in Control Panel.

This machine is now rendered useless until i can find a fix (can only find
registry fixes for XP online)

Thoughts.

 

[Bravo Computers UK]

JDS_2006 you could try right clicking it then going to open with... that may
work. Im in the process of creating your problem then will get back to you

 

[Guest]

"Open with" does not show on a right click of an EXE file it shows on some of
the other extensions though (html / cfg / txt)

Does that make sense.

 

[Michal Kawecki]

So i was opening up an exe from a download manager and it asked the
standard
"open with" question - i was so busy clicking around and getting to
understand vista that i chose INTERNET EXPLORER by accident.

Now i cannot open up any EXE files as it just opens IE over and over
again.
How do i restore the "application" default back to the EXE file, it is
not
listed under the file types and associations tab in Control Panel.

This machine is now rendered useless until i can find a fix (can only
find
registry fixes for XP online)

Try System Restore running it from setup DVD.