Where is "Open"?

[emailaatif786]

I cannot open any file in my system.
Open is NOwhere in the context menu.
When I right-click on a file, it shows:
Pin to Start Menu
Send to
Cut
Copy
Create Shortcut
Delete
Rename
Properties

I even could'nt open Paint, to make a Screenshot of the Problem!

How Can it be solved?

[Ecko]

rebuild your registry i would suggest

[Liggy]

CTRL+O Open an item
run sfc /scannow. if still not working PM/or wait for Mr. Vista (Vishal Gupta). He's the registry God!

[sivarap]

I wish something like this wld happen to my office comp....

[CA50]

use winxp manager 2 solve ur prob

[Vishal Gupta]

If I'm correct then its happening bcoz of some other program's context menu entry, which is causing this problem. We can check it.

Open regedit and goto following keys one by one:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex

Now rename "shellex" key to "shellex2" or any other name in both above mentioned keys.

Now again check the right-click options in any file and tell me whether it works or not.

[ravi_9793]

If nothing works,,than restore your XP to best known time.

[emailaatif786]

Originally Posted by Vishal Gupta

If I'm correct then its happening bcoz of some other program's context menu entry, which is causing this problem. We can check it.

Open regedit and goto following keys one by one:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex

Now rename "shellex" key to "shellex2" or any other name in both above mentioned keys.

Now again check the right-click options in any file and tell me whether it works or not.

But how can I open the registry Editor ? When I try to open "regedit", it says, "Windows cannot open this file----Open with----Use the web service to find"!

Originally Posted by ravi_9793

If nothing works,,than restore your XP to best known time.

How can I restore, as System restore cannot open!

[sakumar79]

Try in Safe mode.

Arun

[ravi_9793]

Originally Posted by emailaatif786

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How can I restore, as System restore cannot open!

you are logged as adminstrator??

[tarey_g]

"Only if windows was 'open' source, this would have never happened"

it says, "Windows cannot open this file----Open with----Use the web service to find

Are the file associations gone? you can repair(to default) it by downloading and running this: Download .
But you are unable to open the registry, so this may not work , but give it a try. Or you can repair the windows installation by using your windows installation CD.

Have you tried safe mode yet?

[emailaatif786]

Originally Posted by tarey_g

"Are the file associations gone? you can repair(to default) it by downloading and running this: Download .
But you are unable to open the registry, so this may not work , but give it a try. Or you can repair the windows installation by using your windows installation CD.

Have you tried safe mode yet?

Yes I downloaded that reg file, but nothing happens on clicking!

Also tried in Safe mode, but in Vain!

[tarey_g]

only thing that will surely work is to repair your windows installation using the windows cd.

[Liggy]

so if u browse ur windows directory u should see a file regedit32.exe. when u double click on that nothing happens? you could try a repair of windows, but i'm thinking yu might be infected now, try running hijackthis and post log back here

[emailaatif786]

I created a BAT file in Windows\system32\restore\ having text:

rstrui.exe

I ran it, and System restore opened.
Then i restored my system to an earlier date.

[CA50]

thanks 4 ur mails. WinXp Manager solved the prob.