Re: All programs try to use Excel to open

From: JJJ (JJJ_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:15:01 -0700

Hi Rick,

As requested,

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

Hope this means something to you.

Regards

John

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Start/run regedit, export these two keys to the desktop:
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe (this is period - exe)
>
> Then right click each and select edit. Copy/paste the contents of each into
> a reply.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "JJJ" <JJJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:46CEE42E-DFCC-4DAF-AE1F-B63D50AA25B0@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Rick,
> >
> > Tried the exe fix, no luck. I get a message explorer.exe is being used,
> > read
> > only, try again later. All exe file try to use Excel, cannot access
> > anything
> > in Control Panel, so cannot add / remove programs. All programs still
> > work,
> > access by right click on icon then use Run as.
> >
> > Very slow process
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> > John
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi John,
> >>
> >> Doug has an .exe file extension repair on that site as well, try using
> >> it.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >>
> >> "JJJ" <JJJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:34DA7E15-8D3D-4C62-9906-C6E1F1D77A80@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi Rick,
> >> >
> >> > No luck with fix. i think the cause was a program called medload.exe
> >> > (origin
> >> > unknown). I click on open with Excel and now everything tries to use
> >> > Excel. I
> >> > can get programs to work by right click on the exe file and then click
> >> > on
> >> > run
> >> > as, which shows my user account, then click Ok.
> >> > Since trying the fix I have got a couple of Registry error messages.
> >> > Everything seems to work except using the shortcuts, very frustrating.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> >
> >> > John
> >> >
> >> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi John,
> >> >>
> >> >> Go to www.dougknox.com and click on WinXP Fixes. Go to file
> >> >> association
> >> >> fixes, grab the .lnk (shortcut) fix.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Best of Luck,
> >> >>
> >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> >>
> >> >> "JJJ" <JJJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:0B428FA9-DFEF-4CC0-A3E9-F7F52E7A27AA@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Can you help, I use windows xp and have installed service pack 2
> >> >> > weeks
> >> >> > ago
> >> >> > with no problem. Today all programs that I try to open from my
> >> >> > desktop
> >> >> > try
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > use excel to open and of course fail. How to I change this? Any
> >> >> > clues?
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > can
> >> >> > get to internet explorer anr outlook express from the start page but
> >> >> > nothing
> >> >> > else. Please help
> >> >> >
> >> >> > John
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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