Cannot Open .bat programs.

Question

Hi, I have several .bat programs I need to open but my Win7 64bit refuses to open them. All the .bat programs are in a folder. When I go to open them (double-click on them) I get this error: "Windows cannot find 'C:\Users\Home\Desktop\MCP\Decompile.bat. Make sure you typed the name correctly and try again." That is the file I try to open and the error that comes up. I could open it before, but I think something happened that I can't now and I can't remember. I am the admin of the computer and the only user. Help?

Answer 1

If you are still having issues with opening.bat files on a 64bit, computer this might be a fix.

I ran in to an issue when using some legacy .bat.exe application this resolved my issues.

Copy your .bat files to the x86 program files.

Right click your .bat file and select to create a shortcut

Create a folder on your Desktop or C:\drive and added your .bat file and the newly created x86 shortcut.

THis will allow the .bat file to use x86 directory for .bat execution

Example:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\v2.0 mod\v2.0 mod.bat"

Answer 2

Thank you!

Answer 3

Any batch file.

Answer 4

"it will not open from any file on my computer"  - Do you mean folder rather than file?

Again, all batch files or just this one?

Restoring to factory settings would work but is extreme overkill for what may be a simple problem.

Answer 5

Is the problem only with batch files from that folder?  If you copy Decompile.bat elsewhere can you launch it?

The error you report does not appear to be a file association problem.  It may involve a file system problem or a rights issue.