Re: Double Clicking .reg, .vbs, and .scr files opens notepad
- From: "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:26:21 +0530
Windows XP File Assocation Fixes:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
"Deb" <Deb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6FC47D76-18FE-43F7-9657-66BD4FEA1D9C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Right clicking on the reg file and selecting Merge does the same thing as
double clicking the file....opens it in notepad
"Alan Edwards" wrote:
> Right-click the .reg file concerned and select Merge.
>
> ....Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> http://dts-l.org/index.html
>
>
>
> On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:55:03 -0800, Deb <Deb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >I tried using the scr file association fix found on this site but it only
> >opened a notepad document....same with the reg file association fix.
> >
> >"Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >
> >> Windows® XP File Association Fixes
> >> Copyright 2003 - Doug Knox
> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
> >>
> >> Read the instructions.
> >>
> >> REG File Association Fix (Restore default associations for REG files)
> >>
> >> VBS File Association Fix (Restores default associations for VBS files)
> >>
> >> SCR File Association Fix (Restore default associations for SCR files)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>
> >> Wes
> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >> In news:Calebrot.1zzr6a@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
> >> Calebrot <Calebrot.1zzr6a@xxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> >> > Whenever I double click either a .reg, a .vbs, or a .scr the file
> >> > opens
> >> > in notepad.
> >> >
> >> > When I double click a .reg file, instead of prompting me to make sure
> >> > I
> >> > want to merge, I get a MS Antispyware warning, and then the file
> >> > opens
> >> > in notepad, I want it back to merging and giving me the prompt to
> >> > verify that I indeed want a merge.
> >> >
> >> > When I double-click a .vbs file, I get the MS Spyware warning that a
> >> > script is about to be run, but then it opens in notepad. I want it to
> >> > just run.
> >> >
> >> > When I double-click a .scr file, instead of running the screen saver,
> >> > it opens the screen saver file in notepad.
> >> >
> >> > I am sure there probably are other file extensions that are affected
> >> > but these are three that I have found. I believe the problem may have
> >> > come from when I was using a trial version of System Mechanic and it
> >> > told me that it identified a few security issues and went about to
> >> > correcting them, but it never told me what they were and never gave
> >> > me
> >> > the option to undo them. They never appeared in the undo lists. I
> >> > have
> >> > since removed System Mechanic from my computer because of the
> >> > problems
> >> > with undo.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone help me get .reg back to merge on default with warning,
> >> > .vbs
> >> > to run the script, and .scr to run the screen saver?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Calebrot
> >>
> >>
>
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