Hi,
I am having problems in vbs files in win 7 64 bit laptop.
When i try to open a default vbs compressed file to write the info to registry, i get an error message from Windows Script Host stating that " There is no script engine for file extension ".reg".
Due to this I am unable to restore/ correct file associations to win7 default status.
Pl. halp.
How do I correct this problem?
I'm not completely sure if this will work, but it's worth a go:
- In the Start menu, type "default" then click on Default Programs.
- Click on "Associate a file type or protocol to a program".
- Scroll down to the ".reg" entry, double-click on it.
- If "Registry Editor" is already in the list shown, then select it and click OK. Otherwise, click Browse, go to C:\Windows and select RegEdit.exe, then click Open, and then OK in the other window.
- This should have set ".reg" files to open with Registry Editor (as they should).
Hi creepinJesus and esebee,
I tried both the options sugeested but none helps.
The problem persists.
futuristic6, See if this tutorial will help. I am quickly running out of suggestions. If this doesn't help I will try to find someone who can.
Windows 7 64-bit
If you have a 64-bit operating system, you will need to follow these steps:
Open a command window as Administrator, click Start type cmd in the search box, when found right-click on the cmd.exe program and choose "Run as Administrator". Paste the following commmand line in the command and hit enter.
reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{B54F3741-5B07-11CF-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}" /f
That comand removes the wrong registry entry for VBScript support on Windows 7 64-bit. Then register VBSscript engine by typing the following command:
c:\windows\syswow64\regsvr32 vbscript.dll
Windows 7 32-bit
For a 32-bit Win 7, the steps are similar:
Open a command window as Administrator, click Start type cmd in the search box, when found right-click on the cmd.exe program and choose "Run as Administrator". Paste the following commmand line in the command and hit enter.
reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B54F3741-5B07-11CF-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}" /f
That comand removes the wrong registry entry for VBScript support on Windows 7 64-bit. Then register VBSscript engine by typing the following command:
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32 vbscript.dll
After following these steps you should be able to install your program without Error 2738 on on a Windows 7.
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