File associations

Ok i have a problem... Every program i have on my computer now
opens with wordpad. I can't figure out how to change them back so they
open properly. All i can see on word pad is a bunch of cymbals and
numbers and the only thing i can actually read is "this file can not be
opened in dos. mode" What do i do? is there a way to open the files
with there default file associations? Please help me i cant do crap on
my computer!

See if you can do this:

Make up a file from the lines below. Copy into a file called fix.reg
which should be created in Notepad. Do not retype, copy in case of
errors. The 1st line in the file is the line REGEDIT4
The last line must be blank.
Make sure your mail or news reader does not add any spaces to the end
of a line.
Doubleclick to restore the association.

-----copy below this line fix.reg------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]
@="Application"
"EditFlags"=hex:d8,07,00,00

[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\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHan dlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHan dlers\{86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]
@="%1"

---- end file above here

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On 30 Sep 2005 10:24:20 -0700, wrote:

Ok i have a problem... Every program i have on my computer now
opens with wordpad. I can't figure out how to change them back so they
open properly. All i can see on word pad is a bunch of cymbals and
numbers and the only thing i can actually read is "this file can not be
opened in dos. mode" What do i do? is there a way to open the files
with there default file associations? Please help me i cant do crap on
my computer!

hey thanks for the advice, i dont think i can do that though cuse im
not really sure what your talking about cuse im not that great with
computers can you explain how to do this for someone like me?
Alanedwards wrote:
See if you can do this:

Make up a file from the lines below. Copy into a file called fix.reg
which should be created in Notepad. Do not retype, copy in case of
errors. The 1st line in the file is the line REGEDIT4
The last line must be blank.
Make sure your mail or news reader does not add any spaces to the end
of a line.
Doubleclick to restore the association.

-----copy below this line fix.reg------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]
@="Application"
"EditFlags"=hex:d8,07,00,00

[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\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHan dlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHan dlers\{86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]
@="%1"

---- end file above here

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On 30 Sep 2005 10:24:20 -0700, wrote:

Ok i have a problem... Every program i have on my computer now
opens with wordpad. I can't figure out how to change them back so they
open properly. All i can see on word pad is a bunch of cymbals and
numbers and the only thing i can actually read is "this file can not be
opened in dos. mode" What do i do? is there a way to open the files
with there default file associations? Please help me i cant do crap on
my computer!

oh ok i got it... after i do that and save it as fix.reg then what do i
do?

Follow the instructions and double-click it.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On 30 Sep 2005 21:19:05 -0700, wrote:

oh ok i got it... after i do that and save it as fix.reg then what do i
do?

what instructions? I made the file and saved it as fix.reg. What do i
double click?

You double click fix.reg

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On 1 Oct 2005 08:10:03 -0700, wrote:

what instructions? I made the file and saved it as fix.reg. What do i
double click?

ok well i tried that it pulled up an error message that said ...

Cannot import C:\documents and Settings\User\My Documents\fix.reg: The
specified file is not a registry script.
You can only imprt binary registry files from with the registry editor.

Now what do i do?

You tried what?
First you quote messages so I know what you are talking about.
Second, you try again and ensure you have done it correctly but try
moving fix.reg to a folder with no spaces in the name or open
Regedit.exe and import the file.

I can't recall seeing that error message in Win98. Are you really
using XP instead?

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On 1 Oct 2005 15:20:03 -0700, wrote:

ok well i tried that it pulled up an error message that said ...

Cannot import C:\documents and Settings\User\My Documents\fix.reg: The
specified file is not a registry script.
You can only imprt binary registry files from with the registry editor.

Now what do i do?

Im not using win98. Im using windows xp.