Wow.. you guys are SUPERB!!!
-- I followed your directions, and tips and all.. and I fixed this computer thatI was going to reload everything into.
I am so grateful with you, if you ever make it to Portland, OR I shall take you out for a spin in the city!
I had the error that is most common in this page, the one where windows cannot load anything but the girl.. I mean, not even .e.x.e. files..
thats so just so.. gosh.. almost ridiculous.
anyway, but the truth is that it wasnt working and I did what you said..
First made sure this:
My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\PersistentHandler\
(Default) REG_SZ
{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
was the same on the machine that needed the fix
ALas! they were identical keys.
But then the EXE file on the same section I had to 'export' the branch and put it on a microdrive and then I deleted the branch on the broken machine, and replaced it with the one donated from the clean machine.
It worked like a charm!!!!
Specially the trick of using Command to make the regesit run, i could have not thought it myself.
Thank you again.
and as promised or requested, the clean reg info:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]
@="Application"
"EditFlags"=hex:38,07,00,00
"TileInfo"="prop:FileDescription;Company;FileVersion"
"InfoTip"="prop:FileDescription;Company;FileVersion;Create;Size"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]
@="%1"
[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\shell\runas]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\CleanSweep]
@="{BA995680-DDEE-11cf-9E05-444553540000}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\DropHandler]
@="{86C86720-42A0-1069-A2E8-08002B30309D}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\PifProps]
@="{86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\ShimLayer Property Page]
@="{513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8}"
