Hello ! Sorry for my bad english ! You cannot modify this branch : HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.Picture\shell The service TrustedInstaller is the owner of the Shell key. Have you an another suggestion ?

most helpful tool on the net thanks!

I can't get the fix for LNK to work. It's telling me that some keys are open by the system or other processes. Any way I can run it without opening these processes, because I have already tried closing all programs.

Thank you so much - saved my life!!!

I've found that after installing Visual Studio 2005 the association for the .sln file doesn't work. I've had to manually change it to run 'devenv.exe'. Don't know if that's the correct solution or not.

Thank you so much for this website, your registry script saved me from having to re-install Vista. I had somehow corrupted the EXE file association and NONE of my programs would run. I'm all good now thanks to you. :D

Thank you so much. I can now open my PPS and ZIP files. Nobody were able except you. I am so glad and I keep in file your address for future uses.

thank, a real life saver here. One thing though, anyone know how to fix it for DivX files??? I HATE NERO!!!

OH! I've found a truly helpful site..I'm transitioning from ME to Vista Home Premium and feel lost and alone. The file association list was enlightening. What else am I going to find missing ? Thanks for sharing your expertise. I'll be back.

This all works great, but does anyone have a reg file for ".mov"? That's the only file type that I have to fix still. Thanks!

Excellent - fixed a problem with photos not showing in Vista Media Center. Now just got to sort out the Canon scanner!

Thank you so much!! I am so happy! This fixed my problems and now I can use my computer fully again!!

This is great help. It restored back the correct zip file association to windows default zip program from an erroneous zip file association to word application.

Thank you verymuch Ramesh!, says i dont have permission to import the Mpeg registry, if u could help me figure why its not allowing it to import, would be great! ones again Thank you verymuch! Editor's note: Which fix are you trying to import, Bharath?

Thanks so much for your effort, I haven't been able to run .bat files for weeks all the "how tos" I found on the until didn't resolve it. Much appreciated! 8)

Ramesh, good that I found you in the Microsoft Windows Support Community posting. You are a real great EXPERT!!! After 3 weeks looking by myself in the WWW, I didn't find any solution. 3 weeks ago , suddenly - and belief me - I have done NOTHING, Vista was from one second to the other unable to creatre new folders in the shell. Good that I know some old MS-DOS function and could create a workarround. Now merged the "Folder Fix" and as fast the issue appears, it disappears without booting the system. Ramesh, I can't express myself how you had helped me. Thx a lot. TS from Germany.

The html fix wont work for me (others will though), the error mesage says, "Not all data was successfuly written to the registry. Some keys are open by the system or other processes." Can anyone fix this? Thanks

Hey Jen, Your not alone the exe fix did not work for me either.

Thanks Ramesh! I couldn't open an exe file and was about ready to reinstall Windows, now everything works.

Thank you SO MUCH. I've been scouring around trying to find a fix for me being unable to create a new folder. excellent work Thank you! This was quick and painfully easy! Cheers, Jerome

I hwve never been able to access the Create Shortcut Wizard until now! I downloaded the .lnk fix installed it, and right away I was able to open the wizard. Thanks!!

I was having a problem that when I selected more than one jpg from Windows Explorer on my laptop, it would open several instances of my photo editing software. with this fix, it set my files association back to windows picture viewer and I was able to reset it to Paintshop pro. Now it opens all the files up in one instance of PSP. Thank you for a great fix.

Thank you so much, more helpful that the Windows site!

Many thanks your fix for folders worked, easy!

fixewd my problem regarding video file thumbnails!!! i hope you can find a fix for ASF files..

Thanks a lot!

used the avi fix since a lot of my files weren't showing up. it works! thanks!

hey! i tried but it DOES NOT work....when i double click on the folder, it attempts to open a window but after that, it just flashes and then closes itself....i tried double clicking the zip folder quite a number of times but it does not work too... CAN YOU TELL ME WHATS WRONG AND HOW DO I FIX IT? sry abt the caps, it was just to grab attention..=)

Somehow my .exe files became associated with Adobe Reader...no applications would open and Vista startup was clunky. I ran the .exe fix and it worked wonderfully. Thanks

OMG. thank you so much! i was having a Totaly&Complete meltdown bc once again i manged to mess up my very new computer. U ARE AWSOME! i luv u!!! u totally rock!

I love you! This has been driving me insane for quite some time. Thank you.

In regards to Quicktime .mov thumbnails this website did mysteriosly help. I did install K-lite software on Vista and checked every thumbnail type option while installing. Cleaned or cleared the thumbnail cache. Ran the .avi fix that is posted here, and then rebooted the machine. When I did log in to view my videos .mov thumbnails was showing. You might need to associate .mov with any other program and open it with it and then go back to Quicktime or K-lite association.

Thanks Ramesh for this great fix !

Thanx!! I had messed up all the exe files. exe fix helped me solve it. It is really appreciable. Thanx a lot!!!!

gracia a este prodocto pude solucionar todo los problema que tenia con mis trabajo

I am not that knowlegable about working with the registry. You say "Use right-click - Save as option in your browser to download the fixes". When I right-click I do not get a Save as option. Also do I merge the whole file or a part of it. What I want is to get back the "Extract all files" in Windows Explorer not Internet Explorer

Thank You SO SO SO SO SO VERY MUCH!!!!!

thank you thank you.......nth times. I was really frustrated with my exe file type problem. i spent 10 hours to fix this problem but i can't. i visited so many other site .......... at last you fix my problem. i am now can sleep well. thank you again.

Thank you so much!! my arse dropped out big time when my exe's were opening in word THANKS AGAIN

Thank you very much.You solved my problem in the very first go! Happy Diwali :-)

THANK YOU SO MUCH my batch file were changed to open with a text editor and my work depends on this thank you a million

For all of you complaining it says you don't have permission log in as the account called Administrator (might have to enable it) NOT a account in Administrator group for some reasojn that accouint can do more.

Thanks for helping me get my thumbnails back in video files. I always seem to have Ramesh help me when others can't. Thanks again!

Thanks for the fix. Just in case anyone had my problem: I wasn't able to merge files, as the file association problem was stopping me running that option, and i couldn't choose "run as administrator" to override it. To fix in this kind of situation, simply open regedit and import the reg file! Thanks again!!

many thanks, it saved me a trunk of works

Thx alot I could not open any zip files until i downloaded the fix patch, also the PKware the chaps yopu provide the ZIP software were unable to trace the problem, keep up the good work!

THANK YOU OMG THANK YOU THANK YOU i was worried my computer was attacked by the friggin April Fools Config thingy but I was wrong, as I am sure my computer is protected - seriously, this page has my debts >_<'

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I have lived with not being able to read pdf files for over a year now because my exe files got associated with adobe somehow and I could not get it fixed short of a format/reinstall of Vista. You are a life saver!!!