Need Urgent Help please. Cannot open any .exe files

[WelshDdraig]

Hey everyone. I really need your help.

 

I was creating a link source and accidently told windows to open all .exe files in 7-zip.

Now i can not open any .exe files.

 

I checked the extensions that 7-zip can open and .exe was not on the list. So I uninstalled 7-zip thinking that would fix the issue.

It hasn't and I am now in limbo.

 

I can not do anything, I can not access the explorer, open command prompt or the regestry normally.

I can only open the command prompt via the task manager and thus access the regestry, and I did what is said on the microsoft support site and it still will not open exe files.

 

TL;DR?

I changed the program to open the exe file extension and can not change it back or open the file extension at all.

 

Please help!!

[Samfisher]

Hey everyone. I really need your help.

 

I was creating a link source and accidently told windows to open all .exe files in 7-zip.

Now i can not open any .exe files.

 

I checked the extensions that 7-zip can open and .exe was not on the list. So I uninstalled 7-zip thinking that would fix the issue.

It hasn't and I am now in limbo.

 

I can not do anything, I can not access the explorer, open command prompt or the regestry normally.

I can only open the command prompt via the task manager and thus access the regestry, and I did what is said on the microsoft support site and it still will not open exe files.

 

TL;DR?

I changed the program to open the exe file extension and can not change it back or open the file extension at all.

 

Please help!!

 

Here you go.

 

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

 

Download the .reg file for .exe and Merge it as the thread says.  

 

Alternatively you can try this as well.  It opens up as .msi so it's a workaround to install the fix.

[WelshDdraig]

Here you go.

 

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

 

Download the .reg file for .exe and Merge it as the thread says.  

I found that before you posted. And it works. Thanks.

I can now open .exe files, but now all my programs look like this? All 7-zip icons.

Any help would be appreciated. 

[Samfisher]

I found that before you posted. And it works. Thanks.

I can now open .exe files, but now all my programs look like this? All 7-zip icons.

Any help would be appreciated. 

 

 

Another fix

 

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/default-programs-editor-change-file-type-icon-windows-7-vista/

[WelshDdraig]

Another fix

 

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/default-programs-editor-change-file-type-icon-windows-7-vista/

Thank you, you are a life saver. I honestly thought I had gone and messed my computer up and would have to re-install the os.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

[Samfisher]

Thank you, you are a life saver. I honestly thought I had gone and messed my computer up and would have to re-install the os.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

 

You're welcome Many people just say go Google, but it really helps to know the specific terms to search on Google, and I did so you benefited from the Google-fu

[WelshDdraig]

You're welcome Many people just say go Google, but it really helps to know the specific terms to search on Google, and I did so you benefited from the Google-fu

I was typing into google for help, but I must not have been explaining it properly in the search terms.

That's why i like this forum, you can type as much as you need to get your point across.

 

Edit: 600th Post, woooo!