default application for batch files

[giomach]

I had associated .bat files with an editor, but now I'd like to restore the default situation that double-clicking a .bat file will run that file in the command line, as described in http://www.computerhope.com/batch.htm#windows

I've used the control panel to reset the associated program to cmd.exe, but double-clicking the batchfile name in Windows just runs the command line, it doesn't process the batch file in it but waits with a command line prompt.

assoc .bat returns .bat=batfile and ftype batfile returns batfile="%1" %*

I can't see what else to do.

[Geek-9pm]

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What OS?

Using XP my screen looks like this:

[Salmon Trout]

http://help.lockergnome.com/windows/BAT-File-Association-Broken--ftopict514456.html

[giomach]

Thanks, Salmon Trout, that's the answer to getting the batch file to actually run!

>Also look for the key;
>..BAT
>under
>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts
>and delete the key named
>..BAT

Many thanks (and to the other respondents too).