Re: All programs try to use Excel to open
From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/22/04
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:01:05 -0400
Hi,
Nothing wrong with that, can your repeat for this key?
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk (period - LNK)
-- 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:22BC3AA4-487C-43F4-BD09-6A553666C7EF@microsoft.com... > 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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