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[Austy]

HOW TO OPEN .EXE FILES??? SOMEBODY please help i have accidentally somehow made .exe files open with internet explorer so everything is not working and whenever i log on to my profile a million programs open up with the internet and dont work
what do you think i should do ?
what program should i choose to open up .exe files with??
im not very good with computers , it could be a very simple problem but ive been on the computer for a few hours now and still cannot find a solution !!
if there are any questions u need to ask in order to find a solution please ask
thankyou

[AnnMarie]

Welcome to CTH Austy. Go here and download the exe file association fix. Unzip the file and then rightclick on exefix_vista.reg and choose Merge. Ok the prompts and reboot. Did that fix your problem?

[Austy]

Thanks a lot
still a problem though
i got through everything until i clicked 'merge'
then it come up with a tab saying 'Registry Editor'
and displays a message saying
'

Cannot import C:\Users\Austy's file\Desktop\exefix_vista\exefix_vista.reg:Not all data was successfully written to the registry. Some keys are open by the system or other processes.'

have any ideas?

[Austy]

Also could i add this is a problem on my other user account 'Andy'
so if i fix the problem on 'Austy's' user account will it affect ALL users?
cheers ,
Austy

[AnnMarie]

I think it might be a permissions issue. Try disabling UAC and then merge the reg file again and reboot.

To disable UAC, go to Start Search and type msconfig. Msconfig.exe will appear at the top of the menu. Doubleclick on it to open it and click on the Tools tab. Scroll down till you find "Disable UAC" Select it and click on the Launch button. A CMD window will open. After the command has run, you can close the window. Click ok and close msconfig. You need to reboot the computer for changes to apply.

(Note that you can re-enable UAC by running msconfig again, selecting the "Enable UAC" line and then clicking on the Launch button > OK and reboot.)

[AnnMarie]

Also could i add this is a problem on my other user account 'Andy'
so if i fix the problem on 'Austy's' user account will it affect ALL users?

It should do.

[Austy]

thanks again
still a problem though once i click launch
the internet browser comes up and a 'file download' window comes up and asks 'Do you want to run or save this file?
if i click 'run' the internet browser (because its an .exe file) shows for a few seconds then goes back to the same 'file download' window asking if i want to run or save the file again.
then if i click save and save it in my downloads folder the file download window comes up once again
its so frustrating
please help !!

[AnnMarie]

What are you clicking "Launch" on? You should still be able to open exe files by doubleclicking on them.

[Austy]

im double clicking launch when 'Disable UAC' Disable User Account Control (requires reboot) is highlighted
and then an internet browser is displayed and asks me to download a cmd.exe file?
sorry for all the problems

[AnnMarie]

Ah I see. No problem, let's try disabling UAC a different way.

Type cmd.exe in the Search box above the Start Button. It will appear at the top of the menu. Rightclick on it and choose "Run as Administrator".

Copy the below command inside the codebox and paste it after the prompt >

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Now try merging the regfile and reboot.

[Austy]

thanks , i copied the command and pasted it into the codebox and it says 'the operation completed sccessfully
so then i tried merging the regfile but the same message comes up:
Cannot import C:\Users\Austy's file\Desktop\exefix_vista\exefix_vista.reg:Not all data was successfully written to the registry. Some keys are open by the system or other processes.'

[AnnMarie]

Ok. Lets try this. Type cmd.exe again in the Search box above the Start Button. It will appear at the top of the menu. Rightclick on it and choose "Run as Administrator".

Copy and paste the following command in the Code box after the prompt and hit Enter.

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\UserChoice"

Reboot and let me know if this fixed the problem.

[Austy]

1 problem
i copied the command into the codebox pressed enter
then it asks if you want to permenantly delete the registry key (yes\no)?
i put yes and it says
ERROR : The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value
then i type no and it says the operation was cancelled by the user
what should i do?

[AnnMarie]

That means that the key doesnt exist Austy.

Ok, lets try running System Restore instead. Type System Restore in the search box above the Start Button. Rightclick on it and choose "Run as Administrator". Click on Next and follow the prompts.

[AnnMarie]

Austy, it's late here and I have to log out now. I'll check your problem again in the morning.