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How
to Restore the .exe File Association
When the file association for
the .exe extension in the registry gets corrupted, and it can be caused
by a virus. You can edit the registry to restore the association. Here's
how:
- Click Start, Run. In the
Run box, type cmd.
- Type the following at the
command prompt. Hit Enter after each line:
cd\windows
copy regedit.exe regedit.com
start regedit.com [or regedit.com]
- Open the registry editor
and go to the following key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command.
- Double-click the (Default)
value in the right pane.
- Delete the value data shown,
and type: "%1" %*" in the Value Data field. Include the
quotes.
- Close the Registry Editor.
- Restart Windows.
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