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Starting yesterday, the Windows Installer began to switch on when I
would click a totally unrelated command, liking loading a program or
clicking a link. Windows Installer would start up, begin to
configure Word 2002, and persist despite a dozen or so clicks on
'cancel.' I finally had to disable the service, which is not really
good, since it controls various resources other than installing
programs. What could possibly have caused this problem, and what can
I do to set it right again?

<Followup-To set to 24hoursupport.helpdesk>

It sounds like your executable file association has been
compromised. Copy/paste the following into Notepad,
and save is as a .reg file. Merge the .reg file into your
registry by double clicking on it, or right click/merge.
NOTE: Everything between [ and ] MUST be one line
only, and there must be a blank line at the end.

***** <-- omit this line
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]
@="Application"
"EditFlags"=hex:d8,07,00,00

[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\" %*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHan dlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHan dlers\{86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]
@="%1"

***** <-- omit this line



On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:43:27 GMT, in
<Xns947E774AC97FF1j0b1n61x@207.225.159.7>
Anon scrawled:

>Starting yesterday, the Windows Installer began to switch on when I
>would click a totally unrelated command, liking loading a program or
>clicking a link. Windows Installer would start up, begin to
>configure Word 2002, and persist despite a dozen or so clicks on
>'cancel.' I finally had to disable the service, which is not really
>good, since it controls various resources other than installing
>programs. What could possibly have caused this problem, and what can
>I do to set it right again?

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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:26:46 +0000, °Mike°
<> wrote:

><Followup-To set to 24hoursupport.helpdesk>
>
>It sounds like your executable file association has been
>compromised. Copy/paste the following into Notepad,
>and save is as a .reg file. Merge the .reg file into your
>registry by double clicking on it, or right click/merge.
>NOTE: Everything between [ and ] MUST be one line
>only, and there must be a blank line at the end.
>
>***** <-- omit this line
>REGEDIT4
>
>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
>@="exefile"
>"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"
>
>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]
>@="Application"
>"EditFlags"=hex:d8,07,00,00
>
>[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\" %*"
>
>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex]
>
>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHan dlers]
>
>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHan dlers\{86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}]
>@=""
>
>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]
>@="%1"
>
>***** <-- omit this line
>
>
How on earth does all this work.
Simply amazing.
I had a similar prob a while back with some different programs. It
seems to have cleared up.
It does make one wonder.
joevan

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:29:21 GMT, in
<>
joevan scrawled:

>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:26:46 +0000, °Mike°
><> wrote:
>
>><Followup-To set to 24hoursupport.helpdesk>
>>
>>It sounds like your executable file association has been
>>compromised. Copy/paste the following into Notepad,
>>and save is as a .reg file. Merge the .reg file into your
>>registry by double clicking on it, or right click/merge.
>>NOTE: Everything between [ and ] MUST be one line
>>only, and there must be a blank line at the end.
>>
>>***** <-- omit this line
>>REGEDIT4
>>
>>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]

<snip>

>>***** <-- omit this line
>>
>>
>How on earth does all this work.

Erm, that would be the subject of a book.

<snip>

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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:32:50 +0000, °Mike°
<> wrote:

>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:29:21 GMT, in
> <>
> joevan scrawled:
>
>>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:26:46 +0000, °Mike°
>><> wrote:
>>
>>><Followup-To set to 24hoursupport.helpdesk>
>>>
>>>It sounds like your executable file association has been
>>>compromised. Copy/paste the following into Notepad,
>>>and save is as a .reg file. Merge the .reg file into your
>>>registry by double clicking on it, or right click/merge.
>>>NOTE: Everything between [ and ] MUST be one line
>>>only, and there must be a blank line at the end.
>>>
>>>***** <-- omit this line
>>>REGEDIT4
>>>
>>>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
>
><snip>
>
>>>***** <-- omit this line
>>>
>>>
>>How on earth does all this work.
>
>Erm, that would be the subject of a book.
>
><snip>
Well now since I seem to have supplied the title, when are you going
to write it? )
joevan

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:45:21 GMT, in
<>
joevan scrawled:

>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:32:50 +0000, °Mike°
><> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:29:21 GMT, in
>> <>
>> joevan scrawled:
>>
>>>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:26:46 +0000, °Mike°
>>><> wrote:
>>>
>>>><Followup-To set to 24hoursupport.helpdesk>
>>>>
>>>>It sounds like your executable file association has been
>>>>compromised. Copy/paste the following into Notepad,
>>>>and save is as a .reg file. Merge the .reg file into your
>>>>registry by double clicking on it, or right click/merge.
>>>>NOTE: Everything between [ and ] MUST be one line
>>>>only, and there must be a blank line at the end.
>>>>
>>>>***** <-- omit this line
>>>>REGEDIT4
>>>>
>>>>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>>***** <-- omit this line
>>>>
>>>>
>>>How on earth does all this work.
>>
>>Erm, that would be the subject of a book.
>>
>><snip>
>Well now since I seem to have supplied the title, when are you going
>to write it? )

Who says I already haven't?

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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:26:46 GMT, °Mike° wrote in
<news:>:

> It sounds like your executable file association has been
> compromised. Copy/paste the following into Notepad,
> and save is as a .reg file.

Mike, thanks. That's some serious registry tinkering. What exactly
will it accomplish? (And how in the world did you learn that stuff?)

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:11:35 GMT, in
<Xns947EAEE69C5231j0b1n61x@207.225.159.7>
Anon scrawled:

>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:26:46 GMT, °Mike° wrote in
><news:>:
>
>> It sounds like your executable file association has been
>> compromised. Copy/paste the following into Notepad,
>> and save is as a .reg file.
>
>Mike, thanks. That's some serious registry tinkering. What exactly
>will it accomplish? (And how in the world did you learn that stuff?)

It will restore your executable (.exe) file association, as I
stated. As to how I learned it, let me ask you this; how
did you learn what you do in your job?

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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:56:30 +0000, °Mike°
<> wrote:

>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:45:21 GMT, in
> <>
> joevan scrawled:
>
>>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:32:50 +0000, °Mike°
>><> wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:29:21 GMT, in
>>> <>
>>> joevan scrawled:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:26:46 +0000, °Mike°
>>>><> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>><Followup-To set to 24hoursupport.helpdesk>
>>>>>
>>>>>It sounds like your executable file association has been
>>>>>compromised. Copy/paste the following into Notepad,
>>>>>and save is as a .reg file. Merge the .reg file into your
>>>>>registry by double clicking on it, or right click/merge.
>>>>>NOTE: Everything between [ and ] MUST be one line
>>>>>only, and there must be a blank line at the end.
>>>>>
>>>>>***** <-- omit this line
>>>>>REGEDIT4
>>>>>
>>>>>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
>>>
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>>>***** <-- omit this line
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>How on earth does all this work.
>>>
>>>Erm, that would be the subject of a book.
>>>
>>><snip>
>>Well now since I seem to have supplied the title, when are you going
>>to write it? )
>
>Who says I already haven't?
You are wonderful. When will it be on line? But it is already here. I
have been reading it for over a year. )
joevan