Unable to open services.msc


  1. greg500
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    Windows 7 Starter 32 bit
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    Unable to open services.msc


    Hi,

    I have just got a new Dell mini 1018 with Windows 7 starter 32 bit edition. Each time I tried to access Services I get a pop-up window saying - Windows can't open this file: To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up...

    I have no idea how to resolve this issue. The 2 options of selecting a web service or an installed program do not seem suitable to resolve this.

    Any ideas on how to resolve this?

    Thanks.

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  3. Airbot
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       New #2

    See if restoring the "msc" default association from this list helps at all.

    Default File Type Associations - Restore
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  4. A Guy
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    Windows 10 Home x64
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    If Airbots suggestion doesn't work, you can associate it manually.

    When the message pops up> Choose select a program from the list of installed programs> Click Browse> Navigate to C:\Windows\System32 and locate mmc.exe> Make sure the option Always use the selected program to open this kind of file is selected> Click OK

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  6. greg500
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    Windows 7 Starter 32 bit
    Thread Starter
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    Hi,

    The suggestion from Airbot has worked, thank you for all your help.

    Greg
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  7. A Guy
    Posts : 53,365
    Windows 10 Home x64
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    Yeah, Airbot is good :) Glad you got it sorted. A Guy
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  8. Airbot
    Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    Thanks for letting us know.
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