HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.exe\shell\open\command �(Default)� = �av.exe� /START �%1″ %*I accidental deleted:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.exeWhat this means is that when Windows tries to execute an xxxx.EXE file, it doesn't know what to do and gives me an error message. Crap! OK -- I'll fire up Regedit and fix that right back up. Wait - regedit.exe is an .exe file. Crap! I went to another system, extracted the registry branch for the part I deleted, opened up a command.com (.com, not an .exe) window, copied regedit.exe to regedit.com and everything is copacetic now.
#1) - .com extensions are a legacy from the old MS/DOS Command programs.Outside of that, this has been a very pleasant evening... Posted by DaveH at March 27, 2010 9:40 PM
#2) - .exe (or Executable) programs allow for larger programs and makes multi-tasking a lot easier.
#3) - P.E.B.K.A.C. - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
As you noted the other day, having a version of Linux that can run from CD is handy for on-line banking. It can also be handy for when (not if) a PC gets bricked.
I'm not sure if it would have helped in this case, mostly because I'm not sure where you find the registry in the windows file system.
Anyways, aside from Ubuntu, Damn Small Linux is useful for this sort of thing. Here's the link:
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
I caught that one on my company laptop on the road a few weeks ago. A couple of hours on the phone and on line with a delightful lady from our IT department fixed it, but I was really disturbed about the whole thing. I could have fixed it myself had I been home and had access to my CD library of tools, but noooo.
MC
Posted by: mostly cajun at March 28, 2010 7:42 AM