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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...

Hi guys The problem is as folllows; 1) I click on an application 2) I get the blue loading circle for a few seconds as if the application is about to open 3) Nothing happens I have had this problem on my laptop running Windows 7 home basic on the executable for "BMW M3 Challenge." This was...

What I'm looking for is software that can create backups of installed software just by right clicking a desktop shortcut and selecting 'create backup' or something like that, then the program would make a note of the install directory the shortcut is referring to, then it'll scan the HD for data...

Just to be clear, it's not one of those usual things. I got Win 7 Home Premium. CMD, Task Manager, all exe files and GPEdit works fine. Everything works fine actually - exept regedit just does not respond. I have Nod32 and my PC is virus / malware free. All I want is just access to registry...

I have a question about running "executable" programs in Windows without having to type the extension. I've recently learned that, in addition to the command prompt and run box, you can also run executable files (.exe, .bat, .lnk, .vbs) from the Windows Explorer address bar. The only problem...

Hi everyone, first post here, due to this problem I am having regarding appcrash on several programs, mostly games. I have tried researching this problem alone, but cant seem to find a solution. Here is an example of what i get every time i try to open the affected programs (the executable is...

I have a Lenovo Ideapad s510p running original Windows 8.1. Bought it in May'14. The problem is that it's not able to find & run some bat & exe files given in the '%Path'. Whereas it can find some - it can't find some others. So it doesn't run them unless full path is specified. This is a big...

Hi, I have written a Database management program, and it runs as an .exe. It has been working fine, but i have just added a backup option so you can can create a backup copy of the database. It has suddenly come to my attention that none of the program is now working. - I have done some...

Hello people, I would like to know if it's possible to setup a configuration with task manager that starts a p rogram as soon as it sees an executable in a directory. i.e : Lets say i have a file called adobe.exe and when I put it in a directory called C:\Adobe it should start automatically...

Hello, I want to create a .reg file, like this: ----------------------------------- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\C:_Users_Djap_Desktop_HelloOlla.exe] "FontSize"=dword:00080008 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Basically, i need...

Please someone help me how to fix my problem about the file target of all my programs. The operating system of my PC is Windows XP 2002. Last night, I opened the folder options then i forgot what i did (sorry). suddenly, all the programs including microsoft,mozilla firefox,google crome, even...

I'm new to batch files and I know a few basic commands but I want to go into the more in-depth commands, such as runnin files with different attrbutes etc. There is another I want to use by i'm not sure if it's possible. So: Is it possible to run a .exe (executable) file in a custom resolution...

I am very frustrated with Microsoft right now. I currently have a Macbook Pro with Retina Display and want to install Windows 8.1 in virtual box. I went to the MS website and was a little confused about the options so I started a live chat for help. They told me to purchase the Windows 8 Pro and...

"The version of this file is not compatible with the version of windows you're running. check your computers system information to see whether you need a x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher." I got this error when trying to open a .exe...

I'm in the IT department at my school and we have a room with about 12 computers that need CodeWarrior installed on them. I logged in as the administrator and installed this program which will make it available to all student accounts when a student logs in. However, later when I had a student...

I recently got COMODO and every time my windows 7 OS loads up it promts me if i want to run the snz.exe executable. I dont know if prior to me getting comodo SNZ.exe was executed or not, but my point is that from reading online about this executable i dontr know if it malware or not. Some...

Link Removed Two problems, possibly a single issue from Webroot Secure AnyWhere; I don't think my computer is infested, but I could be wrong. First, a number of AutoRun.INF files I have authored keep vanishing. I have a large number of drives on my computer, and I have created AutoRun files to...

I need to create a script that deny's all privilages to a folder for all users. the program runs from a hidden directory under individual user accounts is the tricky thing. example User A: did not install the program and cannot see that the program is installed. User B: installed the program and...

Don't laugh, but I have a very old Visual Basic program that I wrote many years ago, and I still use it for a quick-and-dirty checkbook balancing tool. Yes, of course I could do something similar with an Excel spreadsheet or Quicken, but I still want this program to work. It has run flawlessly...

The machine in question is a Dell 8300, core i7 chip, running Windows-7x64 and had Norton Internet Security on it. My internet IS working in my house. I have a number of wired and wireless connections, all working. 1 computer had an issue with an .exe that was taking about 50 % of CPU cycles...