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

[Guest gmgj]

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 data 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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