Fail to launch programs

[Guest]

My son mistakenly messed up the .exe file type, I can't open most of the programs/applications. I can't even get to System Restore to undo what he has done. Here's what had happened:

He went to My Computer window, clicked [Tools] from menu bar, then clicked [Folder Options...], then he selected [File Type] tab. then he selected [new], then he type in [exe] into the pop up window, then there was a warning window pop up to alert this action will dis-associate all the programs from this extension (some verbiage like that), then he clicked [ok]. After this, most of the programs will not open from the [Start button] or the [short cut].

Is there a way to fix this problem?

Thanks for any advise!
Sandy

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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| My son mistakenly messed up the .exe file type, I can't open most of the programs/applications. I can't even
get to System Restore to undo what he has done. Here's what had happened:
|
| He went to My Computer window, clicked [Tools] from menu bar, then clicked [Folder Options...], then he
selected [File Type] tab. then he selected [new], then he type in [exe] into the pop up window, then there was
a warning window pop up to alert this action will dis-associate all the programs from this extension (some
verbiage like that), then he clicked [ok]. After this, most of the programs will not open from the [Start
button] or the [short cut].
|
| Is there a way to fix this problem?
|
| Thanks for any advise!
| Sandy
|

 

[philip ashley]

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/exefix.reg

hth

philip ashley

My son mistakenly messed up the .exe file type, I can't open most of the

programs/applications. I can't even get to System Restore to undo what he
has done. Here's what had happened:

He went to My Computer window, clicked [Tools] from menu bar, then clicked

[Folder Options...], then he selected [File Type] tab. then he selected
[new], then he type in [exe] into the pop up window, then there was a
warning window pop up to alert this action will dis-associate all the
programs from this extension (some verbiage like that), then he clicked
[ok]. After this, most of the programs will not open from the [Start button]
or the [short cut].

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

Just out of curiosity Sandy, did you ask him why he did this?

My son mistakenly messed up the .exe file type, I can't open most of the

programs/applications. I can't even get to System Restore to undo what he
has done. Here's what had happened:

He went to My Computer window, clicked [Tools] from menu bar, then clicked

[Folder Options...], then he selected [File Type] tab. then he selected
[new], then he type in [exe] into the pop up window, then there was a
warning window pop up to alert this action will dis-associate all the
programs from this extension (some verbiage like that), then he clicked
[ok]. After this, most of the programs will not open from the [Start button]
or the [short cut].