Re: .exe files opening in wordpad

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/21/04


Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:40:17 -0500

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, File Association Fixes, EXE File Association Fix

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<huff@vcoastal.com> wrote in message news:135fb01c3f7dd$942a5060$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> My applications in XP home are no longer running.  Any 
> file with an .exe extension opens in wordpad by default.  
> I know this is an association issue, but I can't seem to 
> find where ot change it, or what to change it to.  I've 
> tried using system restore, but it says I have no restore 
> points set (which is not true), so I can't got there 
> either.
> 
> ANy help?


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