keeps asking for program to open with

guapo March 16, 2011 at 14:57:53

There is a .inf file somewhere that needs to be deleted. I don't remember the details. How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.

if you type cmd in run box and hit enter does the Command console comes up Subhash Chandra.

No I can't open the cmd

no it won't open

aaflac44 May 7, 2011 at 16:25:38

springer, Let's try the following to fix the exe file association: Open Notepad: Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad If you cannot open Notepad, press CTRL ALT DEL (simultaneously), and open Task Manager. Once there, click File, then hold down the CTRL key Click: New Task (Run) This opens a Command Prompt window. Enter: Notepad, and press Enter. 　 Now, copy and paste ALL the Registry code that appears below into Notepad, including the Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 portion Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe] @="exefile" "Content Type"="application/x-msdownload" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\PersistentHandler] @="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile] @="Application" "EditFlags"=hex:38,07,00,00 "TileInfo"="prop:FileDescription;Company;FileVersion" "InfoTip"="prop:FileDescription;Company;FileVersion;Create;Size" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon] @="%1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open] "EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas\command] @="\"%1\" %*" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\DropHandler] @="{86C86720-42A0-1069-A2E8-08002B30309D}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\PEAnalyser] @="{09A63660-16F9-11d0-B1DF-004F56001CA7}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\PifProps] @="{86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\ShimLayer Property Page] @="{513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile] @="Registration Entries" "EditFlags"=dword:00100000 "BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\DefaultIcon] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,72,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\ 2c,00,31,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell] @="open" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\edit] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\edit\command] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\ 54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,\ 00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\open] @="Mer&ge" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\open\command] @="regedit.exe \"%1\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\print] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\print\command] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,4e,00,4f,00,\ 54,00,45,00,50,00,41,00,44,00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,20,\ 00,25,00,31,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk] @="lnkfile" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{000214EE-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}] @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}] @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{00021500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}] @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}] @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew] "Command"="rundll32.exe appwiz.cpl,NewLinkHere %1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile] @="Shortcut" "EditFlags"=dword:00000001 "IsShortcut"="" "NeverShowExt"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID] @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Offline Files] @="{750fdf0e-2a26-11d1-a3ea-080036587f03}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler] @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler] @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\ShimLayer Property Page] @="{513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}] @="Shortcut" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InProcServer32] @="shell32.dll" "ThreadingModel"="Apartment" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\PersistentAddinsRegistered] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\PersistentAddinsRegistered\{89BCB740-6119-101A-BCB7-00DD010655AF}] @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\PersistentHandler] @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProgID] @="lnkfile" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\shellex] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\shellex\MayChangeDefaultMenu] In Notepad go to File and select: Save as Save as: xpexefix.reg Save to the Desktop Now, go to the Desktop Double click on the xpexefix.reg file When prompted, say yes to merge into Registry Reboot to take effect. Let us know how it is going now.

I've got similar problems & just came across this thread, tried the reg fix but it's made no difference :-(

aaflac44 June 6, 2011 at 16:02:52

PC Prof, It would be best if you started your own topic. ;-) In the meantime, if you are getting errors when executables are run, or, executables are blocked from running, do the following: Please download exeHelper from one of these two places: http://www.raktor.net/exeHelper/exe... http://www.raktor.net/exeHelper/exe... Save it to your Desktop Vista or Windows 7 users right click the downloaded file and select “Run as Administrator" XP users, double-click on the downloaded file to run the program A black window should pop up Press any key to close, once the fix is completed. >>Please post the contents of the exehelperlog.txt in your reply.<< [It is created in the directory where you ran exeHelper, and should also open at the end of the scan.] When exeHelper finishes, restart your computer. See if you can run .exe files now.

exeHelper by Raktor Build 20100414 Run at 12:07:35 on 08/14/11 Now searching... Checking for numerical processes... Checking for sysguard processes... Checking for bad processes... Checking for bad files... Checking for bad registry entries... Resetting filetype association for .exe Resetting filetype association for .com Resetting userinit and shell values... Resetting policies... --Finished--