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March 30th, 2017, 11:24 PM
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[RESOLVED] 2 strange program installations
In XP, Opera installed in Program Files, a perfectly normal place. In Win 7, the Opera 43 Start Menu shortcut points to an installation in C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\launcher.exe,
a location normally for a profile. And Opera seems to be functioning perfectly. Weird.
However, my Firefox extension "Open with Opera" refuses to accept that strange location. Should I just uninstall and reinstall?
PowerPoint Viewer installed into a normal Program Files (86) folder. Excel Viewer didn't set up a P F folder, and a search for it in SuperFinder, which I use instead of Windows Search, came up with this, mostly in the infamous Application Data Hall of Mirrors. Is there no exe file I can link to?
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Last edited by foxy; March 30th, 2017 at 11:35 PM.
Win7 Ult/ 3.40 GHZ Intel Core i5-3570K /ASRock mobo Z77 Pro4 /SSD/ EUFI MS 3400 MHZ/8 GB RAM; Win 7 Ult/Verizon FIOS wired network
Waterfox Classic/Chrome / Firefox 115esr
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"The medium is the message." - Marshall McLuhan
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March 31st, 2017, 01:41 AM
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mostly in the infamous Application Data Hall of Mirrors.
You should repair the default Windows Junction Points. Taking ownership of the Junction point is probably screwing a lot of things up. I'd uninstall and reinstall the apps after you restore the Junction Points.
Download Junction Box: http://iwrconsultancy.co.uk/junctionbox
To restore default Windows Junction point permissions:
Extract JunctionBox201.zip to a folder
Run JunctionBox.exe
In the Profile Folder field, choose the profile/username you want to restore
Click Restore Junctions
Select DefaultJunctions.ntj
Click Open
I don't use Opera or the "Open with Opera" extension, so maybe someone else can assist with that. Are you sure it's compatible with the latest versions of Firefox and Opera?
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March 31st, 2017, 02:31 AM
#3
"Are you sure it's compatible with the latest versions of Firefox and Opera?"
The extension? Yes for FF. Opera's my secondary browser for pages that don't look right in FF. Compat w Opera? Don't know. Opera is structured like Chrome.
Ran the zip file. 5 errors "Can not open file." Should I run it as the Secret Underpaid Admin?
Win7 Ult/ 3.40 GHZ Intel Core i5-3570K /ASRock mobo Z77 Pro4 /SSD/ EUFI MS 3400 MHZ/8 GB RAM; Win 7 Ult/Verizon FIOS wired network
Waterfox Classic/Chrome / Firefox 115esr
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"The medium is the message." - Marshall McLuhan
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March 31st, 2017, 04:05 AM
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What do you mean "ran the zip file"? You have to extract the files first, then run the .exe. Yes, you should run it as an administrator.
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March 31st, 2017, 05:52 PM
#5
That's what I meant. Ran it. Did "Backup." Restored Junctions for "All profiles and system junctions" and it created a file defaultjunctions.ntj, which I opened. Is that it, aside from reinstalling those 2 programs? The rest of the instructions at IWR aren't clear to me.
Win7 Ult/ 3.40 GHZ Intel Core i5-3570K /ASRock mobo Z77 Pro4 /SSD/ EUFI MS 3400 MHZ/8 GB RAM; Win 7 Ult/Verizon FIOS wired network
Waterfox Classic/Chrome / Firefox 115esr
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"The medium is the message." - Marshall McLuhan
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March 31st, 2017, 05:57 PM
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Restored Junctions for "All profiles and system junctions" and it created a file defaultjunctions.ntj, which I opened. Is that it, aside from reinstalling those 2 programs? The rest of the instructions at IWR aren't clear to me.
That's not what I said to do. You're supposed to RESTORE the default settings, not backup your current settings. I gave you the exact steps.
Download Junctionbox201.zip again, because you need the DefaultJunctions.ntj file. Do NOT overwrite this file!
To restore default Windows Junction point permissions:
Extract JunctionBox201.zip to a folder
Run JunctionBox.exe
In the Profile Folder field, choose the profile/username you want to restore
Click Restore Junctions
Select DefaultJunctions.ntj
Click Open
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