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"Nathan McNulty" <525676@betaweb.com> wrote in message
news:e19hqCSaEHA.3704@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> He did try it in a different machine. His association for .exe file type
> sounds like it is missing. He needs to reregister that file type. Try
> this link:
If that was true, no exe's at all would run.
Re-read my post.
Try a different CD-ROM IN THE SAME MACHINE.
The drive itself may have failed, a very common occurence
with the cheesy optical drives manufacured today.
>
>
http://filext.com/faq/article.php?id=016
>
> Also, make sure it is really a .exe file. Click Start-Control
> Panel-Folder Options-View-Uncheck hide file extensions for known file
types.
>
> Nathan McNulty
>
> V Green wrote:
>
> > Try a different CD-ROM drive in this machine.
> >
> > <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:2bc1301c468e5$9db99040$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >
> >>This executable will run on all other PC's except this one.
> >>It cannot execute exe's from the cd rom. The extension is
> >>somewhat corrupt. It looks like this for
> >>example..program.e?e, and only on this pc.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>Is this a Windows executable?
> >>>
> >>>If so, two things:
> >>>
> >>>It can't find all the .DLL's etc. necessary to run
> >>>when launched in this manner.
> >>>
> >>>Many Windows executables don't like to be read-only,
> >>
> >>which they
> >>
> >>>will be when run off a CD-ROM.
> >>>
> >>>"Niki" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >>
> >>message
> >>
> >>>news:2c70c01c468d9$51272b90$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>
> >>>>I cant run an .exe file from the cdrom.
> >>>>The exe extension appears as a checkbox.
> >>>>I have changed disks and still the same thing occurs.
> >>>>I can however run an exe off the cdrom in dos.
> >>>>
> >>>>Anyone have any ideas ?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>.
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
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