Cannot open regsvr32.exe after windows update cannot open ANY EXE file after regsvr error!

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may 14, 2014 win 7 hp 64 bit, after latest update


pops up box, title, Personalized Settings

setting up personalized settings for:

windows desktop update


next I got error, can't open regsvr32.exe


completes

I now get windows cannot open file, for any EXE.


really cute issue here.

can't run fixit exe, its an exe

I am not sure what to do next, as, update made impossible for me to run a program.


on my other machines the, the many many updates to registry entries completed fine.

I can open explorer, and it will start my browser if I click on an exe, it takes me to the file association screen.

In explorer , right mouse click, popup, I get 'removeproperties'

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If you're seeing removeproperties in the context menu, it's likely that you've somehow stripped the data0f19c9f479bdc177b6a3970c2d2abf44.png from these two keys in Windows 7:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\removeproperties
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\removeproperties \DropTarget

They should contain the following:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\removeproperties]
"ProgrammaticAccessOnly"="Apartment"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\removeproperties \DropTarget]
"CLSID"="{09a28848-0e97-4cef-b950-cea037161155}"



all programs, accessories, system tools , restore, --- windows cannot open this file (its an exe)

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