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    Windows 7 Most applications are opening in Vim

    Thanks for the link Trouble. I ran the "Fix it for me" and rebooted. But still the applications open in Vim. My desktop works fine. On boot up, about 10 windows of Vim open, one for each application that normally opens at boot up. Is there anything else I can try?
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    Windows 7 Most applications are opening in Vim

    Thanks for the link Trouble. I ran FixExec.com and rebooted. But executables files still open in Vim. My PC does not have a CD. Two years ago I installed Window 7 via iso on USB. So I can not boot from installation media. And I don't have System Recovery. Any other suggestions?
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    Windows 7 Most applications are opening in Vim

    Good idea kemical, unfortunately "System Protection" opens in Vim, so I can't restore the system. from Control Panel > System and Security > System > System Protection (SystemPropertiesProtection.exe opens in Vim)
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    Windows 7 Most applications are opening in Vim

    Starting this morning, my Windows 7 is opening most applications in Vim (Vim is my editor of choice). The following is an itemized list of this bizarre behavior. From Start menu, most applications display the Vim icon (screen shot below). From Start menu, most applications open in Vim...
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    Windows 7 symbolic link to a folder not working

    I attempted to create a soft symbolic link to a folder, but the link is not working. In Explorer, the "keybrd_lib" link does not look like a folder (screen shot below). When the link is double clicked, an "Open with" dialog opens. Here is how I made the symlink from the command line, run as...
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    Windows 7 Power button and wake from sleep not working

    Thanks Fixer1234. I already bought a replacement computer and disposed of the old one. It may very well have been the power supply.
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    Windows 7 Installed Windows 7 - what is the second ISO file for?

    I purchased Windows 7 professional and downloaded two ISO files: en_windows_7_professional_with_sp1_x64_dvd_u_676939.iso en_windows_7_professional_with_sp1_x86_dvd_u_677056.iso I copied the first ISO file to a USB stick and then successfully installed Windows 7 from the USB stick. I never used...
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    Windows 7 Power button and wake from sleep not working

    I have been using Widows 7 for over a year without incident. Up until a few days ago the power button and wake from sleep all worked normally, but not anymore. Please tell me how to trouble shoot this. I am using Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 Processor: Intel Core i3-2105 CPU @ 3.10GHz...
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