Re: Input Error: There is no script engine for file extension ".vbs".

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From: Dave Patrick (mail_at_NoSpam.DSPatrick.com)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:48:03 -0600

You might try reinstalling it.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C717D943-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en 

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"Simon" wrote:
| Hello!
|
| A batch file included with the installation of some
| software I have to use comes with a bit of code that writes
| a temporary .vbs file and then tries to execute it, like so
|
| cscript.exe //nologo ~tmp.vbs
|
| On one of my machines, the result is an error message, as
| in this note's subject line.
|
| I have checked, under File Types, that files of extention
| .vbs are to be Open2'd with cscript.exe.  I have also
| looked at registry entries for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/VBSFile,
| to confirm that there, too, Open2 points at cscript.exe.
| But to no avail.
|
| Can somebody point me in the right direction (registry
| entries, .ini files, etc.) to verify that my Window Script
| engine is correctly configured?
|
| Thank you much,
|
| Simon

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