.lnk/.exe will not work

[Jeffrey@discussions.microsoft.com Matt Jeffrey]

A couple days ago, Ad-Watch said something was trying to mess with my
registry. Since it gives the choice to block it or allow it, I blocked it.
When I blocked everything, all my shortcuts on my desktop became useless. I
can no longer open .lnk or .exe files. I have tried repair installing windows
2 times but no luck. I read on the internet a way to fix this, so I
downloaded the .inf and right clicked, then selected install just like what I
read, exept I get a "Windows cannot open this file: grpconv.exe. Not sure
what it does, but I think something happend to it. If I try to use a .exe
file, nothing happens. It has the icon of an invalid format, but it doesn't
even give me an error. Please help!

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi Matt,

Try d/loading and running the file association fixes for EXE and LNK
provided courtesy of Doug Knox:
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

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[Matt Jeffrey]

It's just like the .lnk/.exe files, nothing will open it. I can see it as a
.reg file as it should be when it's zipped, but when I unzip it, it becomes
an unknown format.

TYVM for your fast reply :)

[Patti MacLeod]

Let's try this and see if it works.......

Again to Doug Knox's File Association Fixes
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
D/load REG File Association Fix (will be in zipped format)
Unzip the file

Using Windows Explorer or My Computer, navigate to C:\Windows folder, locate
the regedit.exe file and rename it to regedit.scr
You'll receive a dialogue box warning you about changing a file
extension.....click on the Yes button to change the file extension. Not to
worry.........Windows will automatically create another regedit.exe file

Now, go back to the unzipped xp_regfile.reg file. Double-click on it, and
you should receive a "Windows cannot open this file..." dialogue box. Click
in the radio button beside Select the program from a list and then click on
OK. Uncheck the "Always use the selected program....." checkbox if there is
a checkmark there, then click on the Browse button, change the Files of type
field to All Files and navigate to C:\Windows\regedit.scr then click on OK.
When asked Are you sure you want to add the information....", click on Yes.
Click on OK.

If you were successful at entering the information into the registry using
the above instructions, then go back and run the .reg files for the .lnk and
.exe files.

Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

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