CNET Forums: Message List - MY PC says to Choose a program to open the file you want http://forums.cnet.com/ The latest posts in MY PC says to Choose a program to open the file you want. CNET Forums: Message List - MY PC says to Choose a program to open the file you want http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cobd/cnet/cnet_88x31.gif http://forums.cnet.com/ 31 88 CNET.com CNET http://www.cnet.com I tried this too. I tried doing exactly the same, but It just said it couldn't find it. And I have it unzipped on my desktop.<br><br>And i ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5291614.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5291614.html 27 Mar 2012 15:13:37 PDT Thank you THANK YOU SOO MUCH!! Thank you bhargavsura for asking the question, and thank you Grif for answering!!<br>I thought this ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5278791.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5278791.html 24 Feb 2012 17:01:58 PST Not Grif but.. Jenn..<br><br>Did you read at the top of <a href="http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofoll ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5270200.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5270200.html 05 Feb 2012 07:45:30 PST Try Running it in safe mode Hello Grif,<br>I did all of the steps above, in safe mode. It is still saying; Registry Editor <br>cannot import C:/user ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5269980.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5269980.html 04 Feb 2012 12:06:26 PST How To Start In Safe Mode.. See the instructions in the link below:<br><br><b><a href=" http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6121_102-274875.html" target="_b ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5264268.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5264268.html 23 Jan 2012 08:24:15 PST Try running it in safe mode hello, griff. how do you run it in safe mode? ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5263519.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5263519.html 21 Jan 2012 13:31:22 PST YW, Grif! Glad WE could be of help. :) ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5257555.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5257555.html 08 Jan 2012 12:48:03 PST And Thank You Carol ! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5257541.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5257541.html 08 Jan 2012 12:30:25 PST Grif Saves The Day!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Grif!!!!!!! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5257525.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5257525.html 08 Jan 2012 12:04:20 PST File Associaton Fixes for Vista.. Not Grif but...<br><br>Presuming you're also looking for the &quot;exe&quot; file association fix. For Vista see the be ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5256659.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5256659.html 06 Jan 2012 13:00:27 PST Vista Grif do you have a fix for vista users? ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5256679.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5256679.html 06 Jan 2012 12:22:31 PST Thank You I was having the exact same problem as the original poster. I did exactly what you suggested and everything now works. I ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5255973.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5255973.html 05 Jan 2012 09:03:36 PST Thank you so much. IT WORKS ON WINDOWS 7 A virus surfaced on my computer earlier today and it was terrible. AVG did catch it, but my computer had several problem ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254367.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254367.html 01 Jan 2012 19:54:51 PST Good Job & Glad We Could Help ! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254365.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254365.html 01 Jan 2012 18:52:07 PST NO... Stinger Is... ...a standalone virus removal tool by McAfee which removes specific type of malware. It's an executable file. (.exe). <b ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254374.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254374.html 01 Jan 2012 18:50:41 PST Never mind i am DONE! Grif man i luv ya ur awesome i hope you become something big in the world cuz you helped me so much. i really dont know ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254338.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254338.html 01 Jan 2012 18:31:55 PST I need help right on my computer cuz this isnt working forme Can somone just like go onto Teamviewer or something and just do it for me because i tried everything here i downloaded ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254337.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254337.html 01 Jan 2012 18:21:28 PST Fixswen its old isnt it called stinger now? ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254354.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5254354.html 01 Jan 2012 18:14:44 PST File Association Fixes for Windows 7 With the little information provided, I'm left to guess you're looking for the (exe) file association for Windows 7.<br ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5249611.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5249611.html 22 Dec 2011 09:06:31 PST Windows 7 What about Windows 7, that's good for XP<br> ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5249411.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5249411.html 21 Dec 2011 16:42:27 PST it worked! Thanks Girf, you saved me dude!! it was amazing how easily i could fix the problem following your instruction..thanks a ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5244216.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5244216.html 11 Dec 2011 00:38:28 PST Give this a try! :) &lt;span id=&quot;INSERTION_MARKER&quot;&gt; </u>&lt;span id=&quot;INSERTION_MARKER&quot;&gt; </u>&lt;span id=&quot;INSE ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5244179.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5244179.html 10 Dec 2011 19:31:57 PST This Worked For Me Download Freefixer and scan your computer. After scan, delete anything that<br>shows up in the registry section. Be care ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5207977.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5207977.html 24 Sep 2011 18:40:20 PDT Be More Specific... Which file type are you trying to open? If the file type is a .zip or .rar file, then download the free unzipper tool fr ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5198870.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5198870.html 06 Sep 2011 16:19:44 PDT apication I got the website up but htere all these differnt links and i cant open them because its says i have to use winzip wich ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5198833.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5198833.html 06 Sep 2011 15:11:41 PDT Yep, &quot;Merge&quot; Is Correct Too ! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5198765.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5198765.html 06 Sep 2011 13:24:12 PDT Yes. Click &quot;Merge&quot;. Click &quot;Merge&quot;. Then &quot;OK&quot;. Restart your system.<br><br>If you run into a problem, <a href="http://w ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5197716.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5197716.html 04 Sep 2011 11:19:05 PDT .reg Opens in Notepad - Right Click &quot;Install&quot; is no option I right click the xp_exe_fix.reg file, the only top option is MERGE. No &quot;install&quot; though. Not before or after ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5197487.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5197487.html 03 Sep 2011 23:37:17 PDT not due to removal of virus/malware I have an HP Pavilion x-64 running windows 7 - the issue started occuring after I installed AVG free anti-virus and the ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5184711.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5184711.html 11 Aug 2011 15:15:58 PDT As far as the other issue.. When I suggested uninstalling one of the two A/V's, I did so without addressing your &quot;issue&quot; in mind. The p ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5184626.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5184626.html 11 Aug 2011 13:21:03 PDT Removed AVG and AVG PC cleanup tools - still have issue Hi Carol,<br>Yep, had both installed, called AVG and they said it sometimes has a conflict with MSE, so uninstalled thei ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5184595.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5184595.html 11 Aug 2011 12:25:23 PDT Are Both AVG and MSE Installed? jack..<br><br><b>==&gt;&gt;</b> I recently added AVG to my system and it started happening, but ran the scan with Malwar ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5184550.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5184550.html 11 Aug 2011 10:48:57 PDT Only happens at restart for me, but it is for User Profile I recently added AVG to my system and it started happening, but ran the scan with MalwareBytes as well as AVG and Micros ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5184507.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5184507.html 11 Aug 2011 09:23:03 PDT Thanks so much! Grif, you are my new best friend! Same as another poster, I googled my problem, that I have been living with for over a ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5169772.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5169772.html 19 Jul 2011 18:14:54 PDT Excellent, Grif. Thanks a lot! Excellent, Grif - it worked like magic! Thanks a lot! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5166728.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5166728.html 14 Jul 2011 06:56:05 PDT It worked! It worked! Thank you! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5164481.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5164481.html 11 Jul 2011 10:01:52 PDT Thank you! The program worked great. Thanks for your help.<br>Joseph ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5162716.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5162716.html 08 Jul 2011 08:03:59 PDT Yes, You Can Safely Delete The .zip File ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5155816.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5155816.html 27 Jun 2011 11:51:36 PDT Many thanks- this worked for me Do I need to delete this zip file from my computer after I have used it? Thanks. ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5155770.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5155770.html 27 Jun 2011 10:46:02 PDT Questions answered W7 Pro/64 is the operating system and the problem was there before I recently upgraded to the SSD. It's a good thought ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5132607.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5132607.html 16 May 2011 13:24:01 PDT Just A Couple Of Thoughts.. If this doesn't help with your issue, I'd recommend starting a new thread in this forum.. Other eyes, and thoughts, migh ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5132520.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5132520.html 16 May 2011 11:19:00 PDT Perhaps there is something... One of those things I've been meaning to get around to fixing. My very fast machine, (I7 950, 6 gb ddr3, GA x58 UDR3 ma ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5132331.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5132331.html 16 May 2011 05:42:26 PDT If You Haven't Scanned With These Tools, Please Do Here are two more antimalware removal tools that might find a few things the others have missed. Of course, even these t ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5132163.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5132163.html 15 May 2011 19:10:14 PDT Yep, I'm Still Here,, Can I Help With Something? ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5132155.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5132155.html 15 May 2011 19:06:08 PDT I wonder if Grif is still around here? Have you noticed that this fix is several years old? I clean a lot of systems and this was one of the more difficult fi ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5131894.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5131894.html 15 May 2011 09:33:54 PDT This is the Fix - Grif Thomas is the MAN Thank you so much for posting this fix. This is the worst computer problem I have ever had or heard of. Tried System R ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5131850.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5131850.html 15 May 2011 08:05:09 PDT THANKS! The web site is a lifesaver! Thanks! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5131629.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5131629.html 14 May 2011 16:01:35 PDT IT WORKED! After removing his hard drive and scan/remove malware on my machine, no files could be executed. The inf fix proposed b ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5131386.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5131386.html 14 May 2011 05:54:13 PDT re: exe file association fix Just created this account to thank you for your registry fixes, very much appreciated ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5128663.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5128663.html 09 May 2011 09:41:29 PDT :) thank you very much for the vista instructions<br><br>I LOVE YOU!!!!! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5126388.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5126388.html 03 May 2011 19:08:14 PDT