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my EXE files dont work correctly
Name: john Date: August 20, 2003 at 15:19:41 Pacific OS: WindowsXP? CPU/Ram: WindowsXP?
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well, i was tryin to delete a virus on my registry and i deleted my whole exe regestry. now my exe files dont work. Someone Please Help!
Name: gabep Date: August 20, 2003 at 15:30:32 Pacific
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Try DOUGKNOX.COM. He has a tool to restore .exe associations. Good Luck.
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Response Number 2
Name: john Date: August 20, 2003 at 18:46:25 Pacific
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well, i cant download anything because it requires a exe file, i need to do it manually
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Response Number 3
Name: john Date: August 20, 2003 at 18:47:38 Pacific
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someone please teach me how to do this....
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Response Number 4
Name: Tufenuf Date: August 20, 2003 at 18:56:32 Pacific
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john, Are you able to use the Internet with the messed up computer. If you are go to the link below, click on "Win XP Fixes", click on "File Association Fixes", click on "Exe File Association Fix" and download that file. Unzip it and run it. If you can't get on the Internet yiu could use someon elses computer to download it onto a floppy and transfer it to the messed up computer then unzip it and run the .reg file by following these instructions.
The files listed here are all ZIP files, which contain a REG (Registry) file. Download the ZIP and open it. Extract the REG file to your hard disk and double click it. Answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad. Each of the REG files contains the default settings for the file extension indicated. Here's the link.
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