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The user "Shmuel" reports that modifying the registry's executable key caused all EXE files, including system tools like regedit and cmd, to become unopenable, and attempts to fix it, including restoring earlier backups, failed. "Neemobeer" suggests booting into recovery mode to manually fix the registry hive. Another user criticizes the advice by warning that editing the registry without proper knowledge can be dangerous, implying that reinstalling Windows might be the only safe solution for most users.
Shmuel

Shmuel

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Hi ,
I changed in the regedity editor the exe file key , and now i cant open any exe file , even the regedit i cant open or cmd too ,
I tried anything (also reset to an early saving of the pc i cant)
I dont know what to do please help , ill be glad if someone will find the solution.
Also i tried to be on safe mode but i cant too cause the f8 wont work , and the other option is an exe file so you know.. heres a picture of one exe file so you can see what im talking about.
 

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Neemobeer

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You'll have to boot into the recovery console, mount the registry hive manually and fix the key.
 

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ussnorway

ussnorway

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yes this is why telling people to muck about with regedit is irresponsible

if he doesn't know how to mount the registry manually... and lets face it most people don't, then the other fix is to replace the haddrive [for backup] and reinstall Windows
 

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