No exe files can open on Windows 2003 Server

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I am having an issue with a development box. We have many in-house
applications that our users access off of a terminal server. With the
Security that comes along with SP1 a developer was having a hard time with a
security dialogue box that kept prompting the users if they really wanted to
launch this app. Somewhere between that and now he has managed to
unassociate exe files with what program they should launch. Now any exe file
(ie, explorer, regedit, plus the in-house developed apps) that is launched
gets the Windows cannot open this file. To open this file, Windows needs to
know what program created it. Windows can go online to look it up
automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs on your
computer.
Is there anyway through the registry (was able to launch regedit by renaming
to regedit.com) to get exe's launching again?
Thanks,
DP
 
What happens if you logon as another user?

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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|I am having an issue with a development box. We have many in-house
| applications that our users access off of a terminal server. With the
| Security that comes along with SP1 a developer was having a hard time with
a
| security dialogue box that kept prompting the users if they really wanted
to
| launch this app. Somewhere between that and now he has managed to
| unassociate exe files with what program they should launch. Now any exe
file
| (ie, explorer, regedit, plus the in-house developed apps) that is launched
| gets the Windows cannot open this file. To open this file, Windows needs
to
| know what program created it. Windows can go online to look it up
| automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs on your
| computer.
| Is there anyway through the registry (was able to launch regedit by
renaming
| to regedit.com) to get exe's launching again?
| Thanks,
| DP
 
All users were affected.
However I was able to fix it by opening File Types dialogue from any
Explorer Window (Tools>Folder Options>File Types). Click on New button,
typed in EXE and by picking Application under Assosiated File Type under the
Advanced options....
Thanks,
David P.
 
Glad to hear it's sorted.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| All users were affected.
| However I was able to fix it by opening File Types dialogue from any
| Explorer Window (Tools>Folder Options>File Types). Click on New button,
| typed in EXE and by picking Application under Assosiated File Type under
the
| Advanced options....
| Thanks,
| David P.
|
 
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