Rajeev asks:
I mistakenly ‘opened with’ an .exe file in Adobe Reader. Now all the .exe files open in Adobe Reader. All program shortcuts are also not working due to that. There is no option to open the program by default. How can I solve dis problem? HELP ME!
3 Answers -
Tina
December 10, 2010Rajeev,
the quickest way to fix this is to change a registry setting.
In case you’re running Windows XP, you can use a tool, which can be found here. The site also provides an explanation about how to change the registry setting manually. Please be careful when editing the registry!
A very similar question was also asked in the Microsoft Answers forum. Check out the answer here.
Let us know whether any of the methods worked for you!
rajeev
December 10, 2010i m using window7 and registry editing is also disabled , and i m not able to enable it.
cmd is also not starting due to exe problem…..
My bad, I wasn’t thinking. Of course you cannot use the tool when .exe files aren’t working!
Here are instructions for Windows Vista, which should be almost identical for Windows 7:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/165/1/Restore-the-exe-file-association-in-Windows-Vista-after-incorrectly-associating-it-with-another-application.html
However, if you are a limited user and cannot edit the registry, this is going to be very difficult to fix. Can you log in as administrator?
There is another way to change file type associations in Windows 7, however, as far as I can see it won’t let you remove an association, you can only replace it. Since you have this issue with .exe files, there is not other program you want to assign to this extension.
December 10, 2010Anonymous
December 11, 2010Hi
You will need first to remov restrictions
Quick Disaster Recovery
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qdr/
then download the file which is here and try it
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore-17.html
also
To set File Associations in Windows 7 or Vista, Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations. Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.Alternatively, you can also Right click the file whose association you want to change > Properties > General tab > Type Of File > Change > Choose a program from the list or recommended or other programs or else click Browse to select one
Default Programs Editor
http://defaultprogramseditor.com/
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