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]

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"!

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]

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]

"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.