EXE & COM file associations lost

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

Hi Jackie,

Windows XP File Association Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/

Jackie wrote:
> I posted a message about EXE files not being associated
> with anything yesterday but I can't get back to the
> message thread in Support.
>
> I was advised to run command.com and edit the registry,
> but I'm getting the same error message with .com files.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jackie

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

Hi Jim

Followed the link, got the clue how to open command.com (which wouldn't work
via Start/Accessories), copied regedit.exe to .com, modified the relevant
entry, rebooted and all seems well!

Any idea what would have caused the problem?

Many thanks

Jackie

"Jim" wrote:

>
> "Jackie" <Jackie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:494946A6-41D0-456E-8415-B8F1630D47CB@microsoft.com...
> > I posted a message about EXE files not being associated with anything
> > yesterday but I can't get back to the message thread in Support.
> >
> > I was advised to run command.com and edit the registry, but I'm getting
> the
> > same error message with .com files.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jackie
> Mine doesn't either, but everything works just fine. What problem are you
> having?
> If you are missing the desktop pictures, those are just shortcuts which you
> can create with Windows Explorer.
> Jim
>
>
>

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

Hi Jackie,

Very likely caused by virus, malware/spyware infection.

Here are some steps for Virus and Spyware removal and prevention.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/spyware.html

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/

Jackie wrote:
> Hi Jim
>
> Followed the link, got the clue how to open command.com
> (which wouldn't work via Start/Accessories), copied
> regedit.exe to .com, modified the relevant entry,
> rebooted and all seems well!
>
> Any idea what would have caused the problem?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Jackie
>
> "Jim" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Jackie" <Jackie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:494946A6-41D0-456E-8415-B8F1630D47CB@microsoft.com...
>>> I posted a message about EXE files not being associated
>>> with anything yesterday but I can't get back to the
>>> message thread in Support.
>>>
>>> I was advised to run command.com and edit the registry,
>>> but I'm getting the same error message with .com files.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jackie
>> Mine doesn't either, but everything works just fine.
>> What problem are you having?
>> If you are missing the desktop pictures, those are just
>> shortcuts which you can create with Windows Explorer.
>> Jim