Don
Tue May 27 07:36:06 PDT 2008
All works in safe mode. It is curious though that a simple drag and drop
process can affect the whole of the system. There has to be a reason. While
I too believe Nuke and Pave is the answer, it only deals with the symptom
not the problem. ARGH!
"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:uU$D2YEvIHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> How about if you boot to Safe-Mode, does anything work there? I'm
> beginning to thing that this is going to be a "wipe & reinstall" job.
>
> John
>
> Don Cossitt wrote:
>> I got the results you show as well. exefile="%1" %*"
>>
>> I did remove the query tool and now get 'Appliction Not Found' error. :(
>>
>>
>> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>> news:%23Zhd5kDvIHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>But when what does the command: ASSOC .exe return?
>>>
>>>It should return: .exe=exefile
>>>
>>>If it returns the above run the following:
>>>
>>>ftype exefile
>>>
>>>Ftype should return: exefile="%1" %*
>>>
>>>Did you try uninstalling the query tool?
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>>Don Cossitt wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I can hack my way to cmd. But ALL instances of *.exe opens the query
>>>>tool even from cmd.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>>>news:uzUY5eCvIHA.4736@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Can you get to the Commmand Prompt? What does the following command
>>>>>return?
>>>>>
>>>>>assoc .exe
>>>>>
>>>>>John
>>>>>
>>>>>Don Cossitt wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Tried the reg updates but nothing has changed - still persistently
>>>>>>opening the query tool exclusively :(
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:OesSRW2uIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Try uninstalling that query tool program and see what happens.
>>>>>>>Unless you changed default options System Restore would have
>>>>>>>regularly made restore points. I think the the query tool may have
>>>>>>>taken the .exe or all the file associations, see if Doug Knox's EXE
>>>>>>>File Association Fix can fix the .exe for you.
>>>>>>>
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>John
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Don Cossitt wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Thanks John.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I really am beginning to think I am screwed cause the Run command
>>>>>>>>opens the query tool as well. As does RegEdit. Anyway as I have
>>>>>>>>studied system restore it requires a restore point which in this
>>>>>>>>case would be when XP was installed - probably.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>:(
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I really would like to have an opinion on what happened to cause the
>>>>>>>>problem to begin with?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>news:%23k8lil1uIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Roll back the machine to an earlier state. To start System Restore
>>>>>>>>>enter the following in the Start Menu Run box:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>%SystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>John
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Don Cossitt wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>OK, Care to ellaborate?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>news:u0Qk290uIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>System Restore to a point before you moved the icon.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>John
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Don Cossitt wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>I have a small open source query editor I downloaded to my
>>>>>>>>>>>>desktop and have been using for over a year. I got tired of
>>>>>>>>>>>>having to clear my desktop to access the icon to open this
>>>>>>>>>>>>program. So, I drag and drop the desktop Icon to the Start icon
>>>>>>>>>>>>on the task bar and dropped it in the menu like I have many
>>>>>>>>>>>>times with other programs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Now no matter what executable ( exe, bat, com, etc ) I attempt
>>>>>>>>>>>>to run either from Programs or Windows Explorer, the query
>>>>>>>>>>>>editor opens. I removed the icon from the Start menu but didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>change anything. I have rebooted, etc - no change
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Running Windows v 5.1 build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254 :
>>>>>>>>>>>>Service Pack 2
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Additional note: This is on a Toshiba Satellite laptop that came
>>>>>>>>>>>>with VISTA :( OS which was removed and replaced with XP PRO :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>TIA
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>
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