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JEWells - 08 Nov 2006 09:14 GMT

i messed up...i was creating a log.sys file & i opened it in paint...
however, i had the
always use this program to open this type of file checked by accident & now
all my .sys files open in paint...so, log.sys file doesn't work...how do i
restore the default windows setting for opening files....i also would like to
know how do u close programs that are running in the background but show up
on system information running task...(not all of those running show when u
click ctrl+alt+delete)...thanks

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Don Phillipson - 08 Nov 2006 13:23 GMT

> i messed up...i was creating a log.sys file & i opened it in paint...
> however, i had the
> always use this program to open this type of file checked by accident & now
> all my .sys files open in paint...so, log.sys file doesn't work...how do i
> restore the default windows setting for opening files....i also would like to

1. Theory is explained in
/ start / help / index
where you enter
ASSOCIATING FILE TYPES . . .

2. Practice. It is a bad idea to associate
file type SYS with any program at all. So
simply remove this particular file association.

> know how do u close programs that are running in the background but show up
> on system information running task...(not all of those running show when u
> click ctrl+alt+delete)...thanks

The full list of all programs currrently running is
provided by
MSINFO32.EXE / Software Environment / Running Tasks
and
MSINFO32.EXE / Software Environment / Running Tasks
(latter also shown by Ctl Alt Del.)

Post again here to explain the purpose of your
file named LOG.SYS.

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Carlsbad Springs
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JEWells - 08 Nov 2006 19:43 GMT

> 1. Theory is explained in
> / start / help / index
> where you enter
> ASSOCIATING FILE TYPES . . .

yeah, i have that but it doesn't list sysfiles as one of the file
types :-)

> 2. Practice. It is a bad idea to associate
> file type SYS with any program at all. So
> simply remove this particular file association.

how do i remove the file association?

> The full list of all programs currrently running is
> provided by
> MSINFO32.EXE / Software Environment / Running Tasks
> and
> MSINFO32.EXE / Software Environment / Running Tasks
> (latter also shown by Ctl Alt Del.)

how do i stop those running task?

> Post again here to explain the purpose of your
> file named LOG.SYS.

you can install or change your startup/shutdown screens; logo.sys is
the startup screen; i did not mean log that was a typo :-); thank you for
your help

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Don Phillipson - 08 Nov 2006 21:25 GMT

> > 2. Practice. It is a bad idea to associate
> > file type SYS with any program at all. So
> > simply remove this particular file association.
>
> how do i remove the file association?

Read the Help file about
Associating Files with Programs. Go via
EXPLORER (My Computer) /View / Folder Options / Filetypes
and if you find any such association for *.SYS
delete it.

> > The full list of all programs currrently running is
> > provided by
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> how do i stop those running task?

This must be done separately for each program
(and may be impossible for those that are components
of the Windows OS.)

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

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