Re: can not run regedit

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From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 02:24:43 +1000

No it doesn't. 

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And the band played ....
http://www.livejournal.com/users/aldon/74121.html
"Darnko" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6ac101c42ecd$2e512620$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Command is not an exe file. Therefore explain further.
> >
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> -
> >And the band played ....
> >http://www.livejournal.com/users/aldon/74121.html
> >"can you show me how to get into dos." <qmt@msn.com> 
> wrote in message news:6aa301c42ec9$3351a770
> $a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> for me to do this, i need to get into dos, but i have 
> >> tried "start, run, command"  but it is doing the same 
> >> thing.  please help.
> >> thank you for your time.
> >> 
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> > 
> >> >Can't run applications
> >> >Typically happens when cleaning viruses. Often an 
> error 
> >> message saying Can't find <some file name>. <some file 
> >> name> is needed to open files of type application". 
> The 
> >> file name is the virus, the virus has set itself to 
> run 
> >> when program is started (and it starts the correct 
> >> program), and as the virus has been deleted 
> applications 
> >> cannot run. This will fix this and similar non virus 
> >> problems.
> >> >
> >> >  a.. Type this in dos (window ok if you can start it 
> as 
> >> you should be able to) 
> >> >copy %windir%\regedit.exe %windir%\regedit.coma.. 
> then 
> >> merge exe_file.reg file and exe will run in regedit. 
> >> >a.. Type regedit.com in Start - Run to start it, then 
> >> Registry menu - Import the attached file. 
> >> >This will allow you to run applications so you can 
> >> complete you repairs.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >-- 
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> >> -
> >> >And the band played ....
> >> >http://www.livejournal.com/users/aldon/74121.html
> >> >"quan" <qmt@msn.com> wrote in message 
> >> news:663a01c42e7e$71f0cce0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> please help!!
> >> >> 
> >> >> i accidentally set an exe file to always open with 
> >> word 
> >> >> pad.  now i cannot run any exe file.  i try to open 
> >> >> regedit, and windows restore, but they cannot find 
> a 
> >> >> program to open with.  can anyone help me reverse, 
> or 
> >> undo 
> >> >> this.
> >.
> > Command.exe runs Command look for it in search to see 
> for your self.

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