Manually activating Windows 7
January 21, 2015
Steven Whiting
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Manually fix .lnk file association
January 20, 2015
Steven Whiting
Need both these posts first one is only if the user is a domain user and has regedit locked down.
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http://stevenwhiting.com/blog/?p=1306
Found by Phaz
Run cmd
whoami /all
Find their SID
Run regedit as admin and go to HKEY_USERS
Find their SID and edit whatever is needed.
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http://www.technologynext.org/lnk-file-association-fix/
Manually fixing the registry
This is yet another way to fix the issue. Follow these steps:
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Click on the “Start Menu”, type regedit in “Search Programs and files” and hit Enter. If that doesn’t work, go to C: drive -> Windows and then double click on regedit.exe.
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Navigate to following location in registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.lnk
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Expand this registry branch by clicking on the arrow. Delete the “UserChoice” sub-key.
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Close the Registry editor and restart your PC.
