Re: Apps only open using "Run As"

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From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/05/04 

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 04:05:00 +1000

Is there an open there as well.

IF SO
Type regedit in Start Run
Navigate to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell
and delete the default value (which will be runas). Do NOT delete the subkey of the same name.

IF NOT
Type regedit in Start Run
Navigate to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell
[it get different from here]
Edit menu - New - Key
name it open
select the key open
Edit menu - New - Key
name it command
select the key command then double click (default) in the other pane
enter exactly
"%1" %*
if you get confused runas has an identical command. 

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"BC" <bc2861@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:159e301c41b38$24e2d320$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I have a client that was applying a service pack to an XP 
> Pro machine and it rebooted without warning. I was able 
> to go back and restore it to a restore point from about 
> 20 days before this happened. Now the only way to get 
> applications to open is to right click on the icon 
> and "Run As". It does not matter which user that you 
> choose to "run as", the applications open. But it always 
> takes almost a minute for any program to open this way. 
> We have tried reapplying the service pack and even 
> rolling it back to an earlier restore point but to no 
> avail. I would reload it from scratch except it has a 
> very sensitive set up using VMware and several other 
> touchy apps. Any suggestions?
> TIA.

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