Big Problem

[y06hci0175]

Hi everyone.  I beg all of you to think of a solution to help solve my very stupid mistake.

My mistake:
I right clicked an exe programme, clicked "open with.." and pressed notepad.  And apparently, the checkbox for "open all similar programmes with this" was ticked.   And thus, all my exe programmes would all only be opened using notepad.  After some time, I managed to access mozilla through some links.  And when I right-clicked some exe programmes again, the "open with.." was not there..  Plz help me..

What I beg you to do:
Help me not make my programmes open with notepad.

[honvetops]

There are many smart people here in this site*
1.  post the operating system u are using !
2.  the techies want to see what u are using , list your system and all your hardware.
3.  be patient

[soybean]

See this: How to change file associations in Windows XP

[Google]

See this: How to change file associations in Windows XP

Can you take that gea picture of caesar off please!!!!!!!

[patio]

See this: How to change file associations in Windows XP

Can you take that gea picture of caesar off please!!!!!!!

Well you started it...

[y06hci0175]

There are many smart people here in this site*
1.  post the operating system u are using !
2.  the techies want to see what u are using , list your system and all your hardware.
3.  be patient

I'm using a sony laptop.  And its Windows XP professional.

[y06hci0175]

See this: How to change file associations in Windows XP

Btw, I tried it out.  The problem is that I can't see the "open with..." for all my exe programs anymore.  >.<  I tried doing what they told me to.  It didn't work.

[Raptor]

Try it again because that is the only solution.

[sealbee]

Would doing a restore help?

[y06hci0175]

Would doing a restore help?

I'm a newbie at computor stuff... So how do I restore my computor??  :-/

[sealbee]

Here is a link from microsoft telling you about system restore. I'd like to tell you, but this computer can't do it so I might miss something in explaining it if I can't check it out... Hope that kinda made sense. I'm at work, on their computer.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx

[Raptor]

This is what you have to do:

• Start
• Settings
• Control Panel
• Folder settings
• File types
• New
• Type .exe
  
• Advanced
• Search for application in the list
  
• Click ok
• Click Apply

That should fix it.

System restore might do it as well, but try this first.

[y06hci0175]

Here is a link from microsoft telling you about system restore. I'd like to tell you, but this computer can't do it so I might miss something in explaining it if I can't check it out... Hope that kinda made sense. I'm at work, on their computer.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx

The system restore can't work as the the prob with my com is that all the exe programmes are opened using notepad.  And system restore is a exe program..

And to raptor:  I can't find map and settings.

Just to repeat, my computer's a Sony-VIAO laptop and its Windows XP Professional.

Is there another way??  

[Raptor]

I can't find map and settings.

It was freely translated; it's a folder with a red V through it.

Folder settings it's called.

[y06hci0175]

I can't find map and settings.

It was freely translated; it's a folder with a red V through it.

Folder settings it's called.

Can't find it.  Could you kindly place a screenshot of how to access it here?

I have encountered a big problem...  Aahh!