System (WinXP) not recognizing EXE files

[Rich]

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My system has stopped recognizing EXE files as well as LNK files.

I think the association in the registry is bad BUT since the system
cannot recognize EXE files, I cannot run REGEDIT.EXE.

Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Is there a keyboard shortcut to go back to a previous restore point
(since I cannot run that program either)?

Thanks,
Frank

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?)

Hi

Please try the following link to Doug Knox's web site and run the fix for
the .EXE & .LNK Files:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"Rich" <RichA_598@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My system has stopped recognizing EXE files as well as LNK files.
>
> I think the association in the registry is bad BUT since the system
> cannot recognize EXE files, I cannot run REGEDIT.EXE.
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this problem?
>
> Is there a keyboard shortcut to go back to a previous restore point
> (since I cannot run that program either)?
>
> Thanks,
> Frank