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How to Fix File Associations and Lnks from Program menu
« on: March 02, 2015, 03:17:40 am »
See photo attached

MS OFFICE and a few programs not running from all program menu start menu

that includes you ADOBE

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please note, it is only msoffice and adobe link;
sounds like a registry is needed
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Re: How to Fix File Associations and Lnks from Program menu
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2015, 03:39:38 am »
Hi, I think your computer is infected with some browser virus, which kills your exe file. Please see this link and then download the exe fix from the page. Just download and execute it. You may find the solution
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/file-asso-fixes-for-windows-7/
just download the exe in the page
The Bottom line is "Check your hardware first if it supports the task you try".

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Re: How to Fix File Associations and Lnks from Program menu
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2015, 07:03:25 am »
Hi, I think your computer is infected with some browser virus, which kills your exe file. Please see this link and then download the exe fix from the page. Just download and execute it. You may find the solution
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/file-asso-fixes-for-windows-7/
just download the exe in the page

problem is, i ran every related type of software to find or fix it...

for example see here;

http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-browser-redirect-virus/
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Re: How to Fix File Associations and Lnks from Program menu
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2015, 08:24:50 am »
With MS programs you can right click on them in Programs and Features - click on Change then use the Repair option.

You can do the same with Adobe Reader so try the same on your other troublesome Adobe program - this doesn't work on Adobe Air or Flash Player but does for Shockwave.

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Re: How to Fix File Associations and Lnks from Program menu
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2015, 11:00:29 am »
Did the Fix File Associations in my Windows Repair tool help at all?

Shane

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Re: How to Fix File Associations and Lnks from Program menu
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2015, 12:14:52 am »
Did the Fix File Associations in my Windows Repair tool help at all?

Shane

I had go back and re-install from the adm account; luckily, it did not affect other users accounts settings, it did recover the needful start-up lnks;

Adobe still has trouble though, I tried run re-pair from Adobe setup menu;
maybe I forgot to run repair from the adm account. try again...

Please Note this Image on the left;    ( Adobe Folder ) When right click, the open function gone too...
Even after run repair... ADOBE, please fix your software...


After Running the ADOBE repair or install again, it only added them to the program menu and did not correct the program menu folder;
As they are in the Program menu now, I just deleted the Folder...
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Re: How to Fix File Associations and Lnks from Program menu
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2015, 03:53:23 am »
Hi, Did you  try the exe fix.
                              I have seen the problem of exe turning generic icons and not executable. I could only fix thro the exe of microsoft , the link of which is given in my post. Hi, Rick, you say related fixes. Did you try the exe fix.
The Bottom line is "Check your hardware first if it supports the task you try".

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Re: How to Fix File Associations and Lnks from Program menu
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2015, 06:21:57 am »
Hi, Did you  try the exe fix.
                              I have seen the problem of exe turning generic icons and not executable. I could only fix thro the exe of microsoft , the link of which is given in my post. Hi, Rick, you say related fixes. Did you try the exe fix.

at some point, we need move on.

I copied important user program settings to the new user account, then, I deleted the old user accounts that were defective;