Error: there is no script engine for file extension ".vbs" at Windows XP startup.

Question

Original Title: there is no script engine for file extension ".vbs"

When I log on, I get this box titled "Windows Script Host" that includes a red "x" and the statement:  there is no script engine for file extension ".vbs".  I was haveing problems with my .exe extensions changing, but that was fixed, but this remains.

Answer 1

Another solution might be to reassociate the vbs files with the following command:

• assoc .vbs=VBSFile

Answer 2

Hi,

Have you made any changes on your computer prior to this issue?

“wscript.exe” is Windows Script Host which is a default program to open “.vbs” file types.

Let’s follow these methods & check if the issue persists:

Method 1

a. Type ‘cmd’ in Start, Run box. Right click on cmd in the Program list and then select the option Run as Administrator.

b. Type the following command, and then press ENTER on the keyboard:

cscript.exe //H:WScript

Method 2

You may re-register the vbscript.dll file:

a. Type ‘cmd’ in the Start, Run box, right-click on Command Prompt, click on Run as Administrator. 

b. Type ‘Regsvr32 <space> vbscript.dll’.

c. Click the OK button.

Hope the information helps.

Answer 3

I had the same issue using WEBuilder.

To solve it, I went in the Options/Preferences/Files/Associations

and removed the association with .vbs files.

Cheers!

Answer 4

THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!

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IT WORKS LIKE A HOTROAD!

Answer 5

It's not a file type association issue, necessarily. I'm experiencing the same issue, and it occurs for me even when I don't leave it to chance; I run the command (in the directory where the script is located) "wscript scriptname.vbs".