Yesterday, for some reason all my file associations in my registry were wiped off. I cannot open .exe files anymore and restoring the value "%1" %* as it should be for the .exe file doesnt help. I've tryed safe mode, booting linux on a cd, nothing helped. Anyone has another idea on how to fix this?
btw I'm using Windows 2000 pro and nothing else has been lost on the pc: my files are still there but the file associations are all off.
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Shade!piGNeTKu7c2005-06-12 14:19
To put it simply, the easiest way would be to reinstall Windows with the repairing installation mode.
Or wait, is there a System Restore function in W2k?
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Anonymous2005-06-12 14:29
There is a repair option for windows 2000 but no repair install like with windows xp. I managed to restore the file associations with a backup from another pc running with windows 2000 and now at least the computer is working. The problem now is that it is a little bit unstable: "Add/Remove programs" in Control Panel doesnt work, some programs dont work either.
My dad suggests updating to windows XP, but I wonder if I would lose anything on my current system?
You shouldn't lose configuration or software, but theres one thing you'll lose if you update to Windows XP - performance.
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Anonymous2005-06-13 17:12
Yeah I know XP is less stable and secure than 2K but it isnt as bad as I thought it would be. And it did save me the hassle to repair or reformat. The only thing is that it is now upgrading to sp2 and I've heard a lot of bad things from sp2...I think next time I should definitly switch to linux, its less trouble