All programs open with Notepad HELP!!!!

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wildwolf672 -

Good evening,

I have a problem with my laptop running Vista. All my programs (like Mozilla, VLC, AVG, and others) open exclusively with Notepad. I don’t know what to do and I don’t want to lose all my data.

If you have a solution, I’m all ears.
Just to let you know, I’m not sure what I did to cause this.

Thank you in advance.

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fabul Moderator
Hi,

Run RstAssociations (version .scr)

Click on "All" then "Restore"

Restart the PC.

Otherwise, are your shortcuts or your exe files opening directly with Notepad?

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1. FeLynX Moderator
  
  If it works, it's the best solution to the problem ;-)
  
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2. fabul Moderator
  
  Hi,
  
  If it doesn't work, I just need to know if it's the .LNK or .EXE extensions that need to be repaired, then copy the registry data to paste into a created .reg file and merge it into the registry.
  
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3. fabul Moderator
  
  Or just copy this (in bold) into a .TXT file, then rename it to fichier.REG and click on it; it repairs both.
  
  Then restart the PC afterwards.
  
  Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
  
  ;LNK file association fix for Windows Vista.
  ;Updated on April 24, 2007
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk]
  @="lnkfile"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx]
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{000214EE-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
  @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
  @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{00021500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
  @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
  @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew]
  "Handler"="{ceefea1b-3e29-4ef1-b34c-fec79c4f70af}"
  "IconPath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
  00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,\
  31,00,36,00,37,00,36,00,39,00,00,00
  "ItemName"="@shell32.dll,-30397"
  "MenuText"="@shell32.dll,-30318"
  "NullFile"=""
  "Command"=-
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew\Config]
  "DontRename"=""
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
  @="Shortcut"
  "EditFlags"=dword:00000001
  "FriendlyTypeName"="@shell32.dll,-4153"
  "NeverShowExt"=""
  "IsShortcut"=""
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID]
  @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex]
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\OpenContainingFolderMenu]
  @="{37ea3a21-7493-4208-a011-7f9ea79ce9f5}"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
  @=""
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler]
  @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler]
  @="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
  
  [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.lnk\UserChoice]
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.EXE]
  @="exefile"
  "Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.EXE\PersistentHandler]
  @="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]
  @="Application"
  "EditFlags"=hex:38,07,00,00
  "FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\
  00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\
  32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\
  00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,30,00,31,00,35,00,36,00,00,00
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]
  @="%1"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell]
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open]
  "EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]
  @="\"%1\" %*"
  "IsolatedCommand"="\"%1\" %*"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas]
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas\command]
  @="\"%1\" %*"
  "IsolatedCommand"="\"%1\" %*"
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex]
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\DropHandler]
  @="{86C86720-42A0-1069-A2E8-08002B30309D}"
  
  [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\UserChoice]
  
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4. wildwolf672 Author
  
  The shortcuts and .exe programs that are in Notepad. If I test the thing to copy "Windows registry editor" should I back up all my data on an external hard drive? (even if I'm already doing it)
  
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5. fabul Moderator
  
  There is no risk in carrying out this operation.
  
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Answer 2 / 6
Anonymous user
Hi,

launch this program (if you want):

"Using " Kaspersky Cleaner ":

First, click on "START SCAN".

Second, click on "FIX".

Third, click on "REBOOT NOW" (Windows will restart by itself ...).

Very important attention:

The boxes are checked by default, so you should not touch anything ...

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1. wildwolf672 Author
  
  Thank you for your reply, but where can I find "Kaspersky Cleaner"??
  
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2. Anonymous user
  
  @wildwolf672It's fixed, I put the link back, sorry...
  ;)
  
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3. Anonymous user
  
  @Anonymous userSorry, but I've posted the link three times and it keeps disappearing!
  
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4. wildwolf672 Author
  
  @Anonymous userIt also opens in Notepad so I can't use it.
  
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5. FeLynX Moderator
  
  Hi, some questionable download platforms are blacklisted. It's better to provide the official link when possible: https://free.kaspersky.com/fr?product=pc-cleaner, it avoids unpleasant surprises like unwanted programs slipped into the installation file.
  
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Answer 3 / 6
Anonymous user
Otherwise, download this:
https://www.winhelponline.com/fileasso/lnkfix_vista.zip

Then decompress it (right click on it and select "Extract All" from the list).

After that, right click on it and run it as administrator...

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1. wildwolf672 Author
  
  right click and merge??
  
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2. Anonymous user
  
  @wildwolf672Yes.
  
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3. wildwolf672 Author
  
  It’s not working!!!! I don’t know what to do anymore??
  
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Answer 4 / 6
FeLynX Moderator
Look here then: https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/6514-vista-associations-de-fichiers-sous-windows-vista
Feedback on the proposed solutions is always appreciated, whether they helped you resolve your issue or not.

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1. wildwolf672 Author
  
  I'm on Vista so I don't have the same terms or windows. I'm already really bad at computers, now I'm lost.
  
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2. FeLynX Moderator
  
  @wildwolf672Oh yes, sorry, I'm not quite awake anymore. I modified the link.
  
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3. wildwolf672 Author
  
  @FeLynXI just tested it. However, once I am in "associate a file type or protocol with a specific program," I don't know which "extensions" to click on. Do I have to do all of them with the default program proposed??
  
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4. FeLynX Moderator
  
  @wildwolf672Follow Fabul's procedure which seems to me the best one offered to you.
  
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Answer 5 / 6
Anonymous user
Did you do the restoration DVDs?

Otherwise, start Windows "in safe mode with networking" by tapping the F8 key in the first few seconds of booting, then try the various proposed solutions...

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1. wildwolf672 Author
  
  I just went into safe mode and tried the solutions again, it still doesn't work. What are the recovery DVDs? Don't they erase all my data and personal files?
  
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2. Anonymous user
  
  @wildwolf672Yes, it resets the PC to how it was at its first startup...
  
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3. wildwolf672 Author
  
  @Anonymous userAnd is it provided with the PC or do you have to buy them?
  
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4. Anonymous user
  
  @wildwolf672No, you need to do them right after buying the PC, but never mind, apparently you haven't done it...
  
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5. wildwolf672 Author
  
  It's my father's old computer, so I'm not sure if he did.
  
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Answer 6 / 6
Anonymous user
So if nothing works, you should launch the recovery console "Hdd recovery" to restore your PC to its original state:
https://www.informatruc.com

But first, you should move your personal documents to USB drives or an external hard drive, at least if you still have that option right now, so we’ll see...

Or buy a new legal Windows here, for example (this site is reliable from personal experience):
https://www.boutique-pcland.fr/retrouver-sa-cle-de-produit-windows/

But again, you'll need to move your documents if you want to keep them...

;)

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