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Changed Shell32.dll to notepad by accident!

Answered Changed Shell32.dll to notepad by accident!

  • Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:10 PM
     
     
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    I'm far from a computer expert, other than games I don't know much at all.

    I was trying to get a file for a game to work so I turned to google for help, It looks like I've gone onto something I shouldn't have.

    The instruction on the website was to click start and type "Shell32.dll" into the search box.
    The next instruction was to open it with Notepad, which I did... The box saying something like "always open using this program" was ticked.

    After spending time googling what I'd just done it seems like that was a huge mistake, I have no idea how to change it back to its original state.
    So far everything seems to be fine but from what I read on another site the shell32.dll file has something to do with the start up so I haven't turned my laptop off yet.


     

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  • Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:16 PM
     
     
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    Here you go.

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258860 

     

     

     

    Regards, Dave Patrick ....
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    Microsoft MVP [Windows]

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  • Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:31 PM
     
     
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    Thanks but even that is a bit over my head. 

    I'm not sure how to find: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\FileExts\.<var style="font-family:'Segoe UI', Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;text-align:left;">extension</var>\OpenWithList

    and if I do find it and remove Shell32 from the list will it refer back to it's original state before I changed it? 



    • Edited by Sean206 Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:31 PM
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  • Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:35 PM
     
     
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    Start|Run|regedit

    You're looking for .DLL

    Yes, it will.

    For windows desktop versions you can ask them here.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/

     

     

     

    Regards, Dave Patrick ....
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    Microsoft MVP [Windows]

    Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

     
  • Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:40 PM
     
     
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    Ok so I bring up the registry editor, done that.

    Now I'm assuming I go to Edit > Find

    I'm not sure what to put into the find box 

     
  • Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:42 PM
     
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    You browse the tree in left pane. This won't affect anything really so you can just leave it. Also you can just create a new user account.

     

     

     

    Regards, Dave Patrick ....
    Microsoft Certified Professional
    Microsoft MVP [Windows]

    Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.