.BAT files not running or recognized correctly

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I look after a few machines at work, and one of them has got a problem with
..bat files.

If I try to run one, it asks which program I want to use, and also doesn't
offer the Edit option when right-clicking on a .bat file.

If I rename it with a .cmd extension it behaves correctly!

I have checked that the PATEXT environment variable correctly lists .BAT
along with all the other extensions. I have also looked in the registry and
can find no obvious corruptions, and the machine seems to perform correctly
in every other respect.

Can anyone suggest anywhere else I might look to find what has gone wrong?

Thanks,

Tony

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

Thank you for your reply.

As soon as the Laptop in question comes back into the State I will try them
out!

Tony

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> From a command prompt;
> assoc .bat
> should return with
> ..bat=batfile
> If not
> assoc .bat=batfile
> to restore the default file type association.
>
> ftype batfile
> should return with
> batfile="%1" %*
> If not
> ftype batfile="%1" %*
> to restore the default "Open" action for the file type.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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>
> "TonyNunan" wrote:
> |I look after a few machines at work, and one of them has got a problem with
> | .bat files.
> |
> | If I try to run one, it asks which program I want to use, and also doesn't
> | offer the Edit option when right-clicking on a .bat file.
> |
> | If I rename it with a .cmd extension it behaves correctly!
> |
> | I have checked that the PATEXT environment variable correctly lists .BAT
> | along with all the other extensions. I have also looked in the registry
> and
> | can find no obvious corruptions, and the machine seems to perform
> correctly
> | in every other respect.
> |
> | Can anyone suggest anywhere else I might look to find what has gone wrong?
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | Tony
> |
>
>
>