Application "Properties"

Xeinix · 07-09-2009, 01:37 AM

I have a problem that whenever I right click on an executable application and select "properties" and then go to the "compatability" tab and change anything it changes those settings for every other application. So if I want to run a program under compatibility for windows xp it forces me to do that for everything.

These are the windows I am talking about:

I wouldn't care about this problem at all except that when I try to put Half Life 2 into Xp compatibility Steam changes also and freaks out that I'm trying to run it in compatibility:

And finally I would like to say that this is only a recent problem and I have been using both applications for a while and this has not happened before. I have never even heard of this problem

. Anyway I hope that's enough information.

Xeinix · 07-10-2009, 07:30 PM

Anybody know anything about this?

**jenae** · 07-10-2009, 09:37 PM

Hi, you have tried I take it to remove Steam from the compatibility mode using the control box? Go to start and in search type regedit.exe reg editor will open navigate to :-

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers

Locate the entry in the right payne that refers to steam and right click select "delete" before doing this you might like to export the key in case you need to restore it (just good protocol). I have no idea how this may have happened except do you have in folder options a check in (under "view") "Remember each folders view settings" if so uncheck.

Xeinix · 07-11-2009, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jenae

Hi, you have tried I take it to remove Steam from the compatibility mode using the control box? Go to start and in search type regedit.exe reg editor will open navigate to :-

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers

Locate the entry in the right payne that refers to steam and right click select "delete" before doing this you might like to export the key in case you need to restore it (just good protocol). I have no idea how this may have happened except do you have in folder options a check in (under "view") "Remember each folders view settings" if so uncheck.

Alright I did what you said and went into regedit but when I followed the folders the trail ends at the folder "CurrentVersion".

See that? Empty folder...

**jenae** · 07-11-2009, 04:42 AM

Hi, first time into here is it, be careful, next to "current version" you have a further expansion of the key click on the > CurrentVersion to further expand the tree. If this bothers you just let us know what you see, I will try to write a .reg file to do it for you.

Xeinix · 07-12-2009, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jenae

Hi, first time into here is it, be careful, next to "current version" you have a further expansion of the key click on the > CurrentVersion to further expand the tree. If this bothers you just let us know what you see, I will try to write a .reg file to do it for you.

Woops. Silly me. I've been here before just wasn't paying attention well enough. Didn't Really notice the ">"

. Thanks. But now it seems I can't find the steam entry in the list. I do have a lot of old stuff that I have already uninstalled from my computer.

Sorry about that lol. Thanks again.

Xeinix · 07-12-2009, 10:07 PM

Sorry didn't want to double post but can't seem to find edit button. To add to my previous problems it seems that now the problem of applying settings to one file and having them duplicated to other files has spread to the problem of all my files now being read only. And when I try to change them to no read only they go back.

07-09-2009, 01:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Xeinix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Windows Vista SP1	Application "Properties" I have a problem that whenever I right click on an executable application and select "properties" and then go to the "compatability" tab and change anything it changes those settings for every other application. So if I want to run a program under compatibility for windows xp it forces me to do that for everything. These are the windows I am talking about: I wouldn't care about this problem at all except that when I try to put Half Life 2 into Xp compatibility Steam changes also and freaks out that I'm trying to run it in compatibility: And finally I would like to say that this is only a recent problem and I have been using both applications for a while and this has not happened before. I have never even heard of this problem . Anyway I hope that's enough information.

07-10-2009, 07:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Xeinix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Windows Vista SP1	Re: Application "Properties" Anybody know anything about this?

07-10-2009, 09:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
jenae Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,310 OS: XP & Vista	Re: Application "Properties" Hi, you have tried I take it to remove Steam from the compatibility mode using the control box? Go to start and in search type regedit.exe reg editor will open navigate to :- Code: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers Locate the entry in the right payne that refers to steam and right click select "delete" before doing this you might like to export the key in case you need to restore it (just good protocol). I have no idea how this may have happened except do you have in folder options a check in (under "view") "Remember each folders view settings" if so uncheck. __________________

07-11-2009, 04:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
jenae Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,310 OS: XP & Vista	Re: Application "Properties" Hi, first time into here is it, be careful, next to "current version" you have a further expansion of the key click on the > CurrentVersion to further expand the tree. If this bothers you just let us know what you see, I will try to write a .reg file to do it for you. __________________

07-12-2009, 10:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
Xeinix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Windows Vista SP1	Re: Application "Properties" Sorry didn't want to double post but can't seem to find edit button. To add to my previous problems it seems that now the problem of applying settings to one file and having them duplicated to other files has spread to the problem of all my files now being read only. And when I try to change them to no read only they go back.