Re: OPEN ANY EXECUTABLE - SAME PROGRAM OPENS

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How about if you boot to Safe-Mode, does anything work there? I'm beginning to thing that this is going to be a "wipe & reinstall" job.

John

Don Cossitt wrote:
I got the results you show as well. exefile="%1" %*"

I did remove the query tool and now get 'Appliction Not Found' error. :(


"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23Zhd5kDvIHA.552@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

But when what does the command: ASSOC .exe return?

It should return: .exe=exefile

If it returns the above run the following:

ftype exefile

Ftype should return: exefile="%1" %*

Did you try uninstalling the query tool?

John

Don Cossitt wrote:


I can hack my way to cmd. But ALL instances of *.exe opens the query tool even from cmd.


"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uzUY5eCvIHA.4736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Can you get to the Commmand Prompt? What does the following command return?

assoc .exe

John

Don Cossitt wrote:



Tried the reg updates but nothing has changed - still persistently opening the query tool exclusively :(


"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OesSRW2uIHA.2292@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



Try uninstalling that query tool program and see what happens. Unless you changed default options System Restore would have regularly made restore points. I think the the query tool may have taken the .exe or all the file associations, see if Doug Knox's EXE File Association Fix can fix the .exe for you. http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

John

Don Cossitt wrote:




Thanks John.

I really am beginning to think I am screwed cause the Run command opens the query tool as well. As does RegEdit. Anyway as I have studied system restore it requires a restore point which in this case would be when XP was installed - probably.

:(

I really would like to have an opinion on what happened to cause the problem to begin with?


"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23k8lil1uIHA.548@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




Roll back the machine to an earlier state. To start System Restore enter the following in the Start Menu Run box:

%SystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe

John

Don Cossitt wrote:





OK, Care to ellaborate?

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:u0Qk290uIHA.1768@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx





System Restore to a point before you moved the icon.

John

Don Cossitt wrote:






I have a small open source query editor I downloaded to my desktop and have been using for over a year. I got tired of having to clear my desktop to access the icon to open this program. So, I drag and drop the desktop Icon to the Start icon on the task bar and dropped it in the menu like I have many times with other programs.

Now no matter what executable ( exe, bat, com, etc ) I attempt to run either from Programs or Windows Explorer, the query editor opens. I removed the icon from the Start menu but didn't change anything. I have rebooted, etc - no change

Running Windows v 5.1 build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254 : Service Pack 2

Additional note: This is on a Toshiba Satellite laptop that came with VISTA :( OS which was removed and replaced with XP PRO :)

Any ideas?

TIA





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