Windows cannot open WPI.hta

[yxqzme2]

i know alot of people will tell me to search the forum for anwsers but i have, i have made my Unattended install disk with sp2 and no errors except windows cannot open the wpi.hta file

it doesnt reconize it or know what program to use to open it

i tried using IE and it opens it in an editing file.

i just made my disk so i dont think it is a prob with WPI.

i just need to know what to do to fix the disk. did i disable something or whatever. plz help.

[Alanoll]

assuming you didn't use nLite...

Is the error can't OPEN or can't FIND?

Also wrong forum.

[yxqzme2]

sorry bout being in wrong forum but i thought i was in WPI

no i didn't use nlite though

[yxqzme2]

and it says can't open

like it doesnt know what type of file it is

[Alanoll]

odd...

It should be of type HTML Application I believe.

Only thing I can think of is that the File Associations are messed up.

Do you get the "Open With" box when you try and open it?

check in your C:\Windows\System32 folder for a file called mshta.exe and see if it exists.

[yxqzme2]

yeah it is there

[yxqzme2]

i tried to open the wpi.hta with mshta.exe and it worked

is there anyway i did something to unregister this during install?

[Clint]

i tried to open the wpi.hta with mshta.exe and it worked

is there anyway i did something to unregister this during install?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That is quite possible if you modify your setup, I remove the whole IE shabang and ofcourse looses references in the registry in the process..

use this @ T-12 or anytime you see fit :

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.hta]
@="hta_auto_file"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\hta_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\mshta.exe\" \"%1\""