Billy Pang
tuxedoman888 at gmail.com
Thu Aug 31 18:00:05 CDT 2006
I didn't even know that there was a restore button that replaces the advanced button on the filetypes tab of the folder options window. i just always assumed that that spot was occupied by one button alone. Perhaps in the next version of windows (vista or beyond), they should allow either and/or both the restore and advanced buttons to be greyed out depending on the situation, if it is still applicable. On 8/31/06, DJK(John) Robinson <djkr at msn.com> wrote: > > Billy, that was a good link. Thanks! I finally got to the client > yesterday > and fixed the problem. > > In fact, the registry edit didn't do the job, but there were some useful > tips - for instance, if .exe files won't work and you really want to run a > particular one, then change its extension to .com temporarily. > > In the end, it came down to the final suggestion, trying to handle the exe > association in Explorer's File Types. The difficulty is that you can't > see > this unless you "create" it afresh, whereupon the pre-existing entry > magically appears. I've put up a page with the details if you're > interested > (watch for wrap): > http://www.djkr.co.uk/djkrco/tech/misc/EXE_file_association_problem.doc > > We haven't been able to reproduce exactly the finger trouble that brought > about the problem, but there is an area of vulnerability that I'm sure was > involved. If the user goes to the executable and right-clicks on "Pin to > Start menu", then what appears on the Start menu is a particular kind of > shortcut (don't know what MS call it, but it's not the usual sort). It > will > appear on the Start menu with the name of the .exe file, which he will > want > to change to something more meaningful. Right-click on it and select > Rename, and all will be well: the name of the link will have been chaged. > > But if instead of Rename he selected Properties, he would have been able > to > change the name there, too. BUT - in this case he's changing the name of > the actual executable itself! The name on the Menu changes too, but his > troubles have only just begun... > > Although nothing showed up in the registry, I still suspect the problem > was > in there somewhere. I've got Before and After copies (100MB each) and > will > explore when I have time. > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: 24 August 2006 21:56 > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] .exe always runs Acrobat > > > Yes, you can put the registry entries into a text file and save it as a > *.reg. Then double click the file, it'll enter the required data into the > registry without using regedit. Voila... > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Billy Pang > Sent: 24 August 2006 21:24 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues; djkr at msn.com > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] .exe always runs Acrobat > > i found this... "How to Fix a Broken .EXE Association" > > http://filext.com/info/showthread.php?t=12 > > it is possible to fix problem by editing the registry without using > regedit? > i haven't tried it so not sure if it works. > > anyways hope it helps and good luck > > Billy > > > On 8/24/06, DJK(John) Robinson <djkr at msn.com> wrote: > > > > Got a phone call from a (database) client in a pickle. > > > > He's running Win XP, and has done *something* that has resulted in > > Adobe Acrobat trying to run whenever he tries to run ANY .exe program: > > Word, regedit, ..., as if Explorer had somehow got a file type > > association of exe with Acrobat - which doesn't make sense. > > > > Double-clicking on a .doc file opens up Word ok, for instance, but > > trying to run Word directly brings up Acrobat. > > > > The last thing he recalls doing was something like pinning a new > > program onto the upper pane in the Start menu, and then changing its > > ?name, ?properties. Sorry, it gets a bit confused here. > > > > I've got him to run System Restore from command prompt in Safe Mode, > > to get back to a previous checkpoint, but this failed at a late stage > > on starting up Windows when it was apparently trying to run its own > > restore utility program - yes, an exe, which tried to run Acrobat > > ...!!&$%"@%! > > > > This is outside my experience, and it's a difficult thing to try to > > look up in the KB. > > > > Any bright ideas I can pass on to him when he gets back to work in > > about > > 12 > > hours? > > > > John > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > Billy Pang > http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ > "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - > Italian proverb _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more > available at http://www.plus.net > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb