Error from START cmd, "cannot find the file"

[BobK]

A while ago, ADOBE reader offered to download & install READER 10.0. Which I allowed. Now, when I attempt to START SOMEFILE.FLV, I get this error:
"TCC: (Sys) The system cannot find the file specified.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"

The old Reader 9.0 directory is still there, but empty!
ASSOC .FLV had a key which FTYPE didn't recognize, I tried to 'fix' things but nothing worked.
I thought by installing FLASH2X (which I didn't have before) would fix all. ASSOC .FLV now has a key which FTYPE DOES recognize, which points the the FLASH2X program..
BUT
I STILL get that "cannot find the file"

? WHERE AND HOW Does TCC determine what to call via a START CMD???
and how do I 'fix' it??
Bob K.

 

[Charles Dye]

A while ago, ADOBE reader offered to download & install READER 10.0. Which I allowed. Now, when I attempt to START SOMEFILE.FLV, I get this error:
"TCC: (Sys) The system cannot find the file specified.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"

That looks like a 64-bit version of Windows. Are you using a 64-bit Take Command? Which version?

 

[BobK]

That looks like a 64-bit version of Windows. Are you using a 64-bit Take Command? Which version?

Yes to both, 64 bit Window 7 & up-to-date, TCC v11.00.49x64

I can add, that even though ALLOC & FTYPE now point to FLASH2X,
After a reboot, still gat the same error this AM.

Bob

 

[rconn]

? WHERE AND HOW Does TCC determine what to call via a START CMD???
and how do I 'fix' it??

TCC just queries Windows (via the AssocQueryString API) for the command associated with that extension. If you're registry is munged (as seems to be the case here) there's nothing that TCC can do about it.

 

[BobK]

TCC just queries Windows (via the AssocQueryString API) for the command associated with that extension. If you're registry is munged (as seems to be the case here) there's nothing that TCC can do about it.

Thanks for that terse guesswork. I've already examined the registry.
There's nothing wrong there.

Why should all other file types be properly handled, but not .FLV?
Why does TCC not obey the rules of ALLOC & FTYPE?!

 

[Charles Dye]

Why should all other file types be properly handled, but not .FLV? Why does TCC not obey the rules of ALLOC & FTYPE?!

Have you checked both the system settings (under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT) and the per-user settings (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes) ? I think sometimes the per-user settings override the system ones -- or is it the other way around? -- which always confuses me when it happens.

(Might be handy if FTYPE and ASSOC had options to check whichever one it is they don't. Maybe both a /S and a /U, with the default clearly noted.)

 

[rconn]

Thanks for that terse guesswork. I've already examined the registry.
There's nothing wrong there.

Why should all other file types be properly handled, but not .FLV?
Why does TCC not obey the rules of ALLOC & FTYPE?!

TCC *does* obey the rules of ALLOC and FTYPE -- it obviously works for every other file type!

Until you post the contents of your ALLOC and FTYPE for that extension, I can't begin to guess what is wrong.

 

[BobK]

TCC *does* obey the rules of ALLOC and FTYPE -- it obviously works for every other file type!

Until you post the contents of your ALLOC and FTYPE for that extension, I can't begin to guess what is wrong.

RCONN: As I explained in my 12/20 post:

A while ago, ADOBE reader offered to download & install READER 10.0. Which I allowed. Now, when I attempt to START SOMEFILE.FLV, I get this error:
"TCC: (Sys) The system cannot find the file specified.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"

The old Reader 9.0 directory is still there, but empty!
ASSOC .FLV had a key which FTYPE didn't recognize, I tried to 'fix' things but nothing worked.

I thought by installing FLASH2X (which I didn't have before) would fix all. ASSOC .FLV now has a key which FTYPE DOES recognize, which points the the FLASH2X program..
BUT
I STILL get that "cannot find the file

Since the empty directory structure for ADOBE Reader 9.0 was still there, I deleted it all, hoping that TCC would stop giving the error. But it STILL named Reader 9.0 in the error message.

I then exported the Registry, (converted all x'00's to null and eliminated blank lines to make it all readable).
I used my editor to find any occurance of Reader 9.0, I did find 316 correct occurances of entries naming Reader 10.0. and two entries with Reader 9.0!
Those two entries were both under:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders]
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Reader 9.0\\"="1"
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Reader 9.0\\Reader\\"="1"

My understanding is that IS NOT AN EXECUTABLE section of 4,305 named folders - NO executable names. Note there is no "ACRORD32.EXE" named in those two entries.

I ran CCLeaner to clean my registry and it DID remove those two Reader 9.0 entries.. BUT I STILL GET THE ERROR..

To wit:

C:\]start video.flv
TCC: (Sys) No application is associated with the specified file for this operation.
"C:\video.flv"

Note, it no longer names Reader 9.0 as it did before. Just some mysterious lost executable.. And for my final,,
Here is my CURRENT ASSOC & FTYPE, copy/pasted

[C:\]assoc .flv
.flv=Flash2X.Player
[C:\]ftype flash2x.player
flash2x.player=C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash Player\FlashPlayer.exe "%1"
[C:\]

I just tried DOUBLE double quotes ("""") & they STILL get stripped out!

What else can I show you? So far JP "Support" has not supported me.

Bob

 

[rconn]

The error (and error message) is coming from Windows, not from TCC.

The associations (which are handled by Windows, not TCC) are not only in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE; they are also in HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Windows will look in those registry hives before it looks in HKLM.

Start a CMD session and try executing the .flv file there. If it also fails in CMD, then your problem is with your Windows configuration. If it works in CMD, then run ASSOC and FTYPE there and see how your file associations are defined.

 

[rconn]

Here is my CURRENT ASSOC & FTYPE, copy/pasted

[C:\]assoc .flv
.flv=Flash2X.Player
[C:\]ftype flash2x.player
flash2x.player=C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash Player\FlashPlayer.exe "%1"

It appears that you haven't included the (mandatory) double quotes around the program name.

 

[BobK]

It appears that you haven't included the (mandatory) double quotes around the program name.

If the quotes should be there, it was FLASH2X that omitted them.
I wouldn't think a product that's been around as long as that, would
make that kind of error.

 

[BobK]

The error (and error message) is coming from Windows, not from TCC.

The associations (which are handled by Windows, not TCC) are not only in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE; they are also in HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Windows will look in those registry hives before it looks in HKLM.

Start a CMD session and try executing the .flv file there. If it also fails in CMD, then your problem is with your Windows configuration. If it works in CMD, then run ASSOC and FTYPE there and see how your file associations are defined.

? How did "Windows" use the "TCC:" error message??

The following failed... with error msg
[C:\]ftype="C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash Player\FlashPlayer.exe" "%1
TCC: (Sys) The specified path is invalid.
""

This worked... (is this the right way??)
ftype filetype=["C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash Player\FlashPlayer.exe" "%1]

BUT STILL GET error! ..
[C:\]start video.flv
TCC: (Sys) No application is associated with the specified file for this operation.

"C:\start video.flv"
This CMD session also fails, but perhaps from my 'messing around' trying to put those quotes in (which, BTW, were removed when I requested what FTYPE has??!)

Under CMD, FTYPE still shows, but ASSOC says "association not found"????? (this is getting wierd)

Under CMD:
C:\>assoc .flv
File association not found for extension .flv
C:\>ftype flash2x.player
flash2x.player=C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash Player\FlashPlayer.exe "%1"

Under TCC:
C:\AOL>exit <<< back to TC
[C:\AOL]assoc .flv
.flv=Flash2X.Player
[C:\AOL]ftype flash2x.player
flash2x.player=C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash Player\FlashPlayer.exe "%1"

Now I HAD NOT touched either of those values, FLASH2X installed them.

But I still had the original ASSOC & FTYPE pointing to READER 10.0 but TCC (or Windows) was Calling READER 9.0 which didn't exist

 

[Steve Fabian]

BobK:
| rconn:
|| It appears that you haven't included the (mandatory) double quotes
|| around the program name.
|
| If the quotes should be there, it was FLASH2X that omitted them.
| I wouldn't think a product that's been around as long as that, would
| make that kind of error.

Unfortunately such things often happen when a new release is issued. A common cause is the use of a new installer (or installer version). The installed product is OK, but a mistake in the control information provided to the installer makes it inaccessible...
--
Steve

 

[BobK]

BobK:
| rconn:
|| It appears that you haven't included the (mandatory) double quotes
|| around the program name.
|
| If the quotes should be there, it was FLASH2X that omitted them.
| I wouldn't think a product that's been around as long as that, would
| make that kind of error.

Unfortunately such things often happen when a new release is issued. A common cause is the use of a new installer (or installer version). The installed product is OK, but a mistake in the control information provided to the installer makes it inaccessible...
--
Steve

I'll accept that screw up by FLASH2X.
But how should I code the fixed FTYPE?? When I added the double quotes it wouldn't work.. When I put the FILTYPE=[... the double quotes were stripped out?

Ok.. went into the registry... No quotes on cmd.. So, I added them..
BUT.. when I issued FTYPE .... fro cmd line (under TC),, it showed NO quotes, and still fails on "START x.FLV ..

I just tried DOUBLE double quotes ("""") & they STILL get stripped out!


Obviously, I keep 'guessing' wrong!!

 

[rconn]

? How did "Windows" use the "TCC:" error message??

When you see "(Sys)" in the error message, that means it's a Windows error, not a TCC error. TCC is merely displaying the text of the Windows error.

The following failed... with error msg
[C:\]ftype="C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash Player\FlashPlayer.exe" "%1
TCC: (Sys) The specified path is invalid.
""

That syntax is invalid; you're missing the file type.

This worked... (is this the right way??)
ftype filetype=["C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash Player\FlashPlayer.exe" "%1]

No; the brackets are meaningless.

BUT STILL GET error! ..
[C:\]start video.flv
TCC: (Sys) No application is associated with the specified file for this operation.

"C:\start video.flv"

Note that the START is unnecessary here (it just slows things down and uses more memory).

This CMD session also fails, but perhaps from my 'messing around' trying to put those quotes in (which, BTW, were removed when I requested what FTYPE has??!)

Under CMD, FTYPE still shows, but ASSOC says "association not found"????? (this is getting wierd)

That wouldn't have anything to do with quoting the argument in FTYPE.

But I still had the original ASSOC & FTYPE pointing to READER 10.0 but TCC (or Windows) was Calling READER 9.0 which didn't exist

Windows, not TCC. TCC doesn't know or care what the file association is; it simply calls Windows.

I suspect you have multiple definitions for the file association & type in HKLM, HKCR, and HKCU.

 

[samintz]

In my case I have the following values:

assoc .flv
.flv=RealPlayer.FLV.6

ftype RealPlayer.FLV.6
RealPlayer.FLV.6="c:\program files\real\realplayer\\RealPlay.exe" "%1"

For you, if you want to use Flash2X, then use:

assoc .flv=Flash2X.Player
ftype Flash2X.Player="C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash
Player\FlashPlayer.exe" "%%1"

Notice the use of double percents in the ftype command. That is so %1 is
not evaluated and replaced prior to executing the FTYPE command. If that
happens then you end up with no file specified to the FlashPlayer program.

-Scott

BobK <> wrote on 12/27/2010 06:26:19 PM:

> ---Quote (Originally by rconn)---
> TCC *does* obey the rules of ALLOC and FTYPE -- it obviously works
> for every other file type!
>
> Until you post the contents of your ALLOC and FTYPE for that
> extension, I can't begin to guess what is wrong.
> ---End Quote---
>
> RCONN: As I explained in my 12/20 post:
>
>
> ---Quote (Originally by BobK)---
> A while ago, ADOBE reader offered to download & install READER 10.0.
> Which I allowed. Now, when I attempt to START SOMEFILE.FLV, I get this

error:

> "TCC: (Sys) The system cannot find the file specified.
> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"
>
> The old Reader 9.0 directory is still there, but empty!
> ASSOC .FLV had a key which FTYPE didn't recognize, I tried to 'fix'
> things but nothing worked.
>
> I thought by installing FLASH2X (which I didn't have before) would
> fix all. ASSOC .FLV now has a key which FTYPE DOES recognize, which
> points the the FLASH2X program..
> BUT
> I STILL get that "cannot find the file
> ---End Quote---
>
> Since the empty directory structure for ADOBE Reader 9.0 was still
> there, I deleted it all, hoping that TCC would stop giving the
> error. But it STILL named Reader 9.0 in the error message.
>
> I then exported the Registry, (converted all x'00's to null and
> eliminated blank lines to make it all readable).
> I used my editor to find any occurance of Reader 9.0, I did find 316
> correct occurances of entries naming Reader 10.0. and two entries
> with Reader 9.0!
> Those two entries were both under:
>

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders]

> "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Reader 9.0\\"="1"
> "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Reader 9.0\\Reader\\"="1"
>
> My understanding is that IS NOT AN EXECUTABLE section of 4,305 named
> folders - NO executable names. Note there is no "ACRORD32.EXE" named
> in those two entries.
>
> I ran CCLeaner to clean my registry and it DID remove those two
> Reader 9.0 entries.. BUT I STILL GET THE ERROR..
>
> To wit:
>
> C:\]start video.flv
> TCC: (Sys) No application is associated with the specified file for
> this operation.
> "C:\video.flv"
>
> Note, it no longer names Reader 9.0 as it did before. Just some
> mysterious lost executable.. And for my final,,
> Here is my CURRENT ASSOC & FTYPE, copy/pasted
>
> [C:\]assoc .flv
> .flv=Flash2X.Player
> [C:\]ftype flash2x.player
> flash2x.player=C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash
> Player\FlashPlayer.exe "%1"
> [C:\]
>
> What else can I show you? So far JP "Support" has not supported me.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>

 

[BobK]

Here's all FLASH2X in my directory that either ARE associated to .FLV, or appear to be important to .FLV ... That second set below looks wrong, but obviously I don't know HOW to use FTYPE correctly, as when I use it the way I *THINK* it seems to be documented, I get an error. And now I see those square brackets and they appear wrong.. HOW should I code FTYPE to make it right??

If you'd like, I can send you my converted & exported REGEDIT into the form you see below, no x'00's, and no blank lines but it IS 24Mb !!
I'm COMPLETELY at a loss..


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flv] <<< ASSOC KEY....
@="Flash2X.Player"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flv\OpenWithProgIds]
"WindowsLive.MovieMaker.asset"=hex:


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FileType\SHELL\OPEN\COMMAND]<FTYPE p KEY<>@="[\"\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Flash2X\\Flash Player\\FlashPlayer.exe\"\" \"\"]" <<< FTYPE KEY result

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Flash2X.Player]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Flash2X.Player\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Flash2X\\Flash Player\\flash_player_document.ico"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Flash2X.Player\Shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Flash2X.Player\Shell\Open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Flash2X.Player\Shell\Open\Command]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Flash2X\\Flash Player\\FlashPlayer.exe \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache]
.........
.........
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Flash2X\\Flash Player\\FlashPlayer.exe"="FlashPlayer.exe"
..........

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{C90DBB52-46E0-4E65-92BC-799ADEE54C86}\InprocServer32]
@="C:\\PROGRA~2\\Flash2X\\FLASHP~1\\FLASHP~1.DLL"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flv]
@="Flash2X.Player"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FileType\SHELL\OPEN\COMMAND]
@="[\"\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Flash2X\\Flash Player\\FlashPlayer.exe\"\" \"\"]"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Flash2X.Player]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Flash2X.Player\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Flash2X\\Flash Player\\flash_player_document.ico"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Flash2X.Player\Shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Flash2X.Player\Shell\Open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Flash2X.Player\Shell\Open\Command]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Flash2X\\Flash Player\\FlashPlayer.exe \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache]
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Windows Media Player\\wmplayer.exe"="Windows Media Player"
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Flash2X\\Flash Player\\FlashPlayer.exe"="FlashPlayer.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{C90DBB52-46E0-4E65-92BC-799ADEE54C86}\InprocServer32]
@="C:\\PROGRA~2\\Flash2X\\FLASHP~1\\FLASHP~1.DLL"

Results: (note the quotes and square brackets are not showing now!)
[C:\]assoc .flv
.flv=Flash2X.Player
[C:\]ftype Flash2X.Player
Flash2X.Player=C:\Program Files (x86)\Flash2X\Flash Player\FlashPlayer.exe "%1"