This link is not going to fix any file associations. It is 104Kb in
size and looks kind of suspicious, actually. I took a chance and ran
it, and the best it will do is fix the .exe command.
DougKnox has some good repair files at
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
Ardell Faul
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On 9/2/2011 9:22 AM, emailshere wrote:
>
> The forum member also posted a fix that works with Vista, XP, and 7:
>
> http://www.superantispyware.com/downloads/SAS_FixEXEfile.com
>
> SB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> vincentwinterling
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 3:21 AM
> To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Simply Computers] Re: SuperAnitSpyware reports HKCR broken file
> association
>
> I would certainly contact their tech support and at least pose your
> question.
>
> --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>, "emailshere" <emailshere@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I noticed the same thing....that it was supposedly fixed (posted
> > by the forum's Admin member).
> >
> > And the fact that it doesn't exhibit this issue with your Win7 system
> > using a paid version of SAS is, well, perturbing.
> >
> > I suppose I could try to communicate with SuperAntiSpyware's tech
> > support or submit a post to that 14-month-old thread. I'll post here
> > with any feedback I get.
> >
> > SB
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> > vincentwinterling
> > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 4:40 PM
> > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [Simply Computers] Re: SuperAnitSpyware reports HKCR broken
> file
> > association
> >
> >
> > The thread indicates that the error was apparently fixed when it was
> > brought to SAS's attention.
> >
> > Interestingly on W7 HP 32-bit with the Pro version no such problem is
> > identified. Just updated and scanned.
> >
> > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>, "emailshere" <emailshere@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, I saw that thread, but those posts are well over a year old.
> > > You'd think SuperAntiSpyware would have written a patch for this
> > > problem and included it with the various updates. My copy (free
> > > version) was up to date when I ran it two days ago. I've updated it
> > > again and will re-run it today to see if it persists in warning me
> about
> > the broken file association.
> > >
> > > SB
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of David Ron
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 3:31 PM
> > > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] SuperAnitSpyware reports HKCR broken
> > > file association
> > >
> > >
> > > Have you seen this forum posting about a similar issue:
> > > http://forums.superantispyware.com/index.php?/topic/3741-systembrokenf
> > > ileass
> > > ociation/
> > >
> > > It appears to be a problem with SuperAntiSpyware, not actually a
> > > problem with your computer. I don't use Windows, so I don't know if
> > > this is accurate information.
> > >
> > > --David
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 1:02 PM, emailshere <emailshere@>wrote:
> > >
> > > > **
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Last Friday, my internet experience became unstable (sites would
> > > > not load in either Chrome or MSIE7; entering a good URL resulted
> > > > in the URL's being altered with spaces or odd characters added).
> > > > This looked like a browser hijacking, but after running
> > > > SuperAntiSpyware in Safe Mode and deleting the only serious threat
> > > > it found, upon restart, Windows could not load a couple Start-up
> > > > programs ("Windows cannot find this program; please select from a
> > > > list or search online..." or words to that effect), I could no
> > > > longer open programs using my desktop shortcuts, and I could not
> > > > get online. Most of my quick-start icons had changed to generic
> > > > file icons. I tried to do a System Restore, but Windows could not
> > > > find that program either. If I'd had more patience and a second
> > > > computer, I may have been able to resolve these problems on my
> > > > own, but.......
> > > >
> > > > The threat SuperAntiSpyware found and removed was named "HKCR
> > > > broken file association" (HKEY_Classes_Root contains file name
> > > > extension associations...and is primarily intended for
> > > > compatibility with the registry in 16-bit Windows). Removing that
> > > > "threat" didn't fix the instability; it made it worse. You can
> > > > find posts online where people complain about this situation.
> > > > Apparently, SuperAntiSpyware reports this Critical Threat, but
> > > > when people remove it, their file associations go missing. There
> > > > are "fixes" suggested for this apparently false-positive result,
> > > > but I don't trust the sources of the "fixes," so I haven't run any
> > > > of them. I hired a roving tech who ran a program that
> > > > re-associated the files with their programs, but he ended up
> > > > simply doing a System Restore, because everything else he tried
> > > > didn't totally fix the problem. I re-ran SuperAntiSpyware which
> > > > found the so-called threat again, but I have NOT removed it, and
> > > > my computer is working just fine.
> > > >
> > > > I also ran a new, updated copy of MalwareBytes which found no
> > > > problems
> > > > on c, but it did find Trojan.AVKiller on my backup drive. Avast
> found
> > > > no threats on any drives.
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts on this HKCR broken file association that
> > > > SuperAntiSpyware reports as a Critical Threat?
> > > >
> > > > By the way, I posted about this same issue a month ago ("Does
> > > > antimalware program fix or delete a key?"). One reply said: "It
> > > > will not fix the broken association it will delete it. From what
> > > > your wrote(HKCR\.exe), there is nothing to be concerned about
> > > > because there is no file associated with that ".exe"."
> > > >
> > > > SB
> > > > WinXP,SP3
> > > >
> > >
> >
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