There will be times when you lose the EXE file association. That means that you cannot import a .reg to get the association back since it uses Registry which is an exe file. You cannot try VB or Batch script since all these methods use an application to run and that application itself is an exe.
Below steps show how to open a command prompt even when the EXE file association is lost.
- Open Windows Task Manager by pressing CTRL+ALT+ESC
- Click File Menu
- Keep the CTRL button pressed and click on “New Task (Run…)” which will open a command prompt
Once command prompt is opened you can import a reg file by using “REG /import” command
The .reg file is available here: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
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