Oh God What Have I done :( HELP !

Kheldar · Jun 13, 2007, 18:08:30

no doubt someone here can put me out of my misery

just installing a mod and add on expansion pack for sim city 4.

somehow i've managed to associate .exe files with adobe acrobat !

i cannot uninstall sim city / reinstall it let alone run it.

it wont run up an IE window either cos what comes up ? yes a bloody adobe acrobat window complaining about iexplore.exe not a supported file type.

cant run any exe at all !

and its not my pc either its the wife's

so i am gonna be in trouble if i cannot sort it quick !

Rik · Jun 13, 2007, 18:13:18

Have you got a restore point you could roll back to?

If not, can you open explorer? If so, click on Tools > Folder Options > File types, and see if you can see the file association, if you can, try restoring it to the default. Of course, it may have affected more than one file type.

Kheldar · Jun 13, 2007, 18:32:18

rik you're a star.

ie crashed ! and would not re open but could get into control panel to get intot the file types bit to reset .exe to being 'application'

cheers a lot

i wont be in anymore trouble now than usual !

Rik · Jun 13, 2007, 18:33:32

Glad that worked, my next words were going to include "re-install".

J!ll · Jun 13, 2007, 18:52:18

Well that's saved him a trip to the garage for some flowers!

J!ll · Jun 13, 2007, 19:19:47

Quote from: Kheldar on Jun 13, 2007, 18:32:18
rik you're a star.

ie crashed ! and would not re open but could get into control panel to get intot the file types bit to reset .exe to being 'application'

cheers a lot

i wont be in anymore trouble now than usual !

Rik's star

Kheldar · Jun 13, 2007, 19:59:36

Quote from: Jill on Jun 13, 2007, 18:52:18
Well that's saved him a trip to the garage for some flowers!

more likely a trip to the doctors !

J!ll · Jun 13, 2007, 23:15:04

Don't touch things that don't belong to you

Inactive · Jun 13, 2007, 23:20:11

Quote from: Kheldar on Jun 13, 2007, 18:08:30

and its not my pc either its the wife's so i am gonna be in trouble if i cannot sort it quick !

Recipe for disaster..

J!ll · Jun 13, 2007, 23:23:32

He will learn

Kheldar · Jun 14, 2007, 07:54:06

i was able to tell Rach that the pc screwed up but my skills allowed me to fix it

Rik · Jun 14, 2007, 07:55:51

Given that the MS patches were out yesterday, you could have blamed them... 8)

Kheldar · Jun 14, 2007, 08:02:13

Quote from: Rik on Jun 14, 2007, 07:55:51
Given that the MS patches were out yesterday, you could have blamed them... 8)

they were ?

i did notice the pc kept wanting me to reboot for an update !

i'll keep that excuse in my back pocket Rik for next time

Rik · Jun 14, 2007, 08:03:21

It can prove very useful.

Did you manage to re-install the Sim City stuff?

Kheldar · Jun 14, 2007, 08:06:54

Yeah i got Sim City re-installed. after rebooting the pc cos the .exe file was locked somehow and did not free up after resetting the file type properly it needed a reboot.

then the Rush Hour expansion pack.

and it had not deleted my saved cities so quite a result.

but with a lot of cussing and swearing i have to admit

Rik · Jun 14, 2007, 08:09:42

Quote from: Kheldar on Jun 14, 2007, 08:06:54
but with a lot of cussing and swearing i have to admit

That's called computing.

It's worth setting a restore point before installing any new software, just in case. It can prove to be a get out of jail free card.

Lance · Jun 14, 2007, 08:11:04

I tend to do a full disk image myself

Rik · Jun 14, 2007, 08:11:48

Not everyone is like us, Lance.

I do too, I was just suggesting the simplest option.

Kheldar · Jun 14, 2007, 08:18:06

Quote from: Rik on Jun 14, 2007, 08:09:42
That's called computing.

It's worth setting a restore point before installing any new software, just in case. It can prove to be a get out of jail free card.

sounds a good idea rik.

is it easy to do for a simpleton like me ?

i mean i've only been here a little while but you already know the limits of my skills

Quote from: Lance on Jun 14, 2007, 08:11:04
I tend to do a full disk image myself

there's always one

Rik · Jun 14, 2007, 08:23:40

Quote from: Kheldar on Jun 14, 2007, 08:18:06
sounds a good idea rik.

is it easy to do for a simpleton like me ?

Very, just find the System Restore utility (I have a shortcut to it on the desktop), fire it up and choose "Create a restore point". It will chunter for a few seconds, and that's it. If you need to restore, fire the utility up again, then choose "Restore my computer to an earlier time", select the restore point from the calendar and you're done. If you can't find Syestem restore in your menu structure (I don't know where it would be as I don't use XP menus) then use explorer to navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Restore\rstrui.exe.

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there's always one

Actually, there's two.

Kheldar · Jun 14, 2007, 12:59:42

Quote from: Rik on Jun 14, 2007, 08:23:40
Very, just find the System Restore utility (I have a shortcut to it on the desktop), fire it up and choose "Create a restore point". It will chunter for a few seconds, and that's it. If you need to restore, fire the utility up again, then choose "Restore my computer to an earlier time", select the restore point from the calendar and you're done. If you can't find Syestem restore in your menu structure (I don't know where it would be as I don't use XP menus) then use explorer to navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Restore\rstrui.exe.

Actually, there's two.

kewl i'll take a look tonite when i drive back down the jolly old m4 and m5 !

yeah there are 2 but only 1 actually used more techy jargon like full disk image

Rik · Jun 14, 2007, 13:02:43

Quote from: Kheldar on Jun 14, 2007, 12:59:42
yeah there are 2 but only 1 actually used more techy jargon like full disk image

I was saving it for later!

RobMc · Jun 14, 2007, 13:26:42

Quote from: Rik on Jun 14, 2007, 08:23:40
If you can't find System restore in your menu structure (I don't know where it would be as I don't use XP menus)

Start
All Programs
Accessories
System Tools
System Restore

Rob.

Inactive · Jun 14, 2007, 13:30:44

Or;

Help and Support Centre;

Second Green Arrow from the bottom of list..

Rik · Jun 14, 2007, 14:17:27

Thanks, guys. For myself, I prefer just to have a direct shortcut available.

Kheldar · Jun 14, 2007, 15:06:31

cheers guys will look in a couple ish hours when get home, motorway traffic dependent.

Rik · Jun 14, 2007, 15:10:13

Couldn't you dial in remotely while you sit in a traffic jam somewhere?

Inactive · Jun 14, 2007, 16:32:30

Quote from: Rik on Jun 14, 2007, 14:17:27
Thanks, guys. For myself, I prefer just to have a direct shortcut available.

There is one subtle difference Rik;

You know what you are doing..

Rik · Jun 14, 2007, 16:34:15

Those are merely rumours put about by Tony to try and divert attention!

RobMc · Jun 14, 2007, 16:58:20

I use System Restore with a great deal of caution. I've seen it remove files and folders from the desktop so I'd be wary about using it other than for serious problems and even then I'd be inclined to do a backup first.

Rob.

Rik · Jun 14, 2007, 17:00:23

It does seem to have a habit of screwing up the desktop, doesn't it, Rob.

OTOH, in a crisis, it might just recover a system, albeit with a slightly messy desktop. In an ideal world, everyone would use something like Acronis True Image regularly.