[Solved] what is this error

[vefiyo]

hi,

when i open a .reg file, it does not open with registry editor but open with a list of lo of software to choose from.

what is the solution.

os: windows 10.

thanks.

[cosy]

12 minutes ago, vefiyo said:

when i open a .reg file, it does not open with registry editor but open with a list of lo of software to choose from.

 

Check, the .reg file has  been accidentally associated to open another program

you can try to fix this with this command line
 

Spoiler

 

Open your CMD as admin, copy and paste the lines below in your CMD

    assoc.reg=regfile

 

 

OR

this was suggested by someone in a forum discussion

 

Spoiler

 

1.Right-click on .REG file and select "Open with -> Choose default program" option.

 It'll open "Open with" window. Now look for "Registry Editor" program in the given list. If you find it, select it.

2. If you don't find the program in the given list, click on "Browse" button, type %windir%\regedit.exe in file name text box and click on "Open" button. If you don't want to type the whole path, you can go to C:\Windows folder in browse dialog box and there you'll get regedit.exe file to select.

3. Now make sure to select the checkbox "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" and click on OK button.
That's it. It'll re-associate Registry Editor with .REG files and now whenever you'll try to open a Registry script, it'll directly merge the data into Windows Registry instead of opening the file in another program

 

 

if this doesn't work, let us know, and we make other suggestion for you

[frankl1n]

1 hour ago, vefiyo said:

but open with a list of lo of software to choose from

pick registry editor and make it default...easy breezy

[sky19]

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8703-restore-default-file-type-associations-windows-10-a.html

 

Download reg.reg

From Exlorers right context menu click MERGE

restart

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https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/36106-file-association-problem-reg-bat-files.html

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[vefiyo]

k will try.

 

[vefiyo]

not working.

 

 

[spudboy]

Uh. I thought you said it was a .reg file. What exactly are you trying to open, and why?

[Lexionline]

7 hours ago, vefiyo said:

not working.

 

 

 

From what I notice you are trying to open rarreg.key which is a .key file not a .reg file

 

Registry scripts have .reg file extension and when you run them (I presume that's what you wanted ) Windows merges their data into Windows Registry.

 

Otherwise,you can open easily your rarreg.key by clicking <<Open With>> and choosing Notepad.

[vefiyo]

thanks.

 

solved.

 

 

[Kalju]

@vefiyo 

By the way, let's say that .key is not a Windows file extension, you've probably got a fake rarreg.key file from home craftsmen.
They uses that extension, the original rarreg key file don't has such an extension.

[Matrix]

 

3 hours ago, vefiyo said:

thanks.

 

solved.

 

 

 

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