Guest test Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Hi Everyone, I have a pc running windows xp sp2. However this is the strage behaviour I am observing. When I click on Start => Run and type msconfig, I expect the system configuration utility to open up. However it is opening the msconfig in the notepad and showing all the executable code. So I went to the \windows\system32 folder and saw the executables. What I noticed is that all the applications (including msconfig.exe) are shown as File Folder instead of applications. I dont know what is going on. Is there any setting which might have caused this? Can some one help me out on this issue. Because of this, I am not able to run any utilities /executables. Help is immediately requested. Thanks.
Guest DL Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Executables are shown as File Folders. we read your other post; dont multi post "test" <lakshmij@comcast.net> wrote in message news:EOydnexP3rttUlTbnZ2dnUVZ_t2inZ2d@comcast.com... > Hi Everyone, > I have a pc running windows xp sp2. However this is the strage behaviour I > am observing. When I click on > Start => Run and type msconfig, I expect the system configuration utility > to open up. > > However it is opening the msconfig in the notepad and showing all the > executable code. > > So I went to the \windows\system32 folder and saw the executables. What I > noticed is that all the applications (including msconfig.exe) are shown as > File Folder instead of applications. I dont know what is going on. Is > there any setting which might have caused this? > > Can some one help me out on this issue. Because of this, I am not able to > run any utilities /executables. > > Help is immediately requested. > > Thanks. > >
Guest Kelly Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Executables are shown as File Folders. Merge line 12: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "test" <lakshmij@comcast.net> wrote in message news:EOydnexP3rttUlTbnZ2dnUVZ_t2inZ2d@comcast.com... > Hi Everyone, > I have a pc running windows xp sp2. However this is the strage behaviour I > am observing. When I click on > Start => Run and type msconfig, I expect the system configuration utility > to open up. > > However it is opening the msconfig in the notepad and showing all the > executable code. > > So I went to the \windows\system32 folder and saw the executables. What I > noticed is that all the applications (including msconfig.exe) are shown as > File Folder instead of applications. I dont know what is going on. Is > there any setting which might have caused this? > > Can some one help me out on this issue. Because of this, I am not able to > run any utilities /executables. > > Help is immediately requested. > > Thanks. > >
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