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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: ZachSand on April 04, 2011, 08:13:10 PM

Title: Registry Problem HELP!
Post by: ZachSand on April 04, 2011, 08:13:10 PM

I downloaded Microsoft Visual C++ Express. When I tried to create a new project it gave me an error saying that the project creation failed.

Somehow after a bit of looking for solutions I was suggested to do this
http://www.brianpeek.com/blog/archiv...try-issue.aspx

At first my window looked like the second picture considered to be the "problem".

I changed it to match the first picture.

Now I can't open anything. When I try to open something I get this error: C/Windows/system32/CompMgmt.msc
"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel".
(The only way I had firefox opened, was it was up when I changed all the permissions)

I tried opening Run to go back and change it to what it was orignally, but I can't even open that.


I'm running Windows Vista 32 Bit.

Save me

Title: Re: Registry Problem HELP!
Post by: Allan on April 05, 2011, 05:33:08 AM

I have no idea what you did and the link you posted goes nowhere, but try system restore to go back to before you messed up the works.

Title: Re: Registry Problem HELP!
Post by: gvstn on April 05, 2011, 10:39:57 AM

This looks like the full link http://www.brianpeek.com/blog/archive/2007/11/29/weird-vista-registry-issue.aspx

I agree with Allan that System Restore is the easiest solution to repair the registry.  If you can't run System Restore from within Vista do you have a Vista installation disc?