The file extension .cmd somehow got associated with Vim on my Windows 7 machine. When I try to run the cmd file, either by double clicking or running it by typing its name into a command prompt, it opens in Vim. I need to actually run this script.

In the right click menu, there's no "Open With..." or "Run" or anything like that.

The file is shared by many people, so I cannot change it's extension or modify it in anyway.

How can I run this file? (I would consider resetting the file associate back to whatever is default to be an acceptable answer).

Edit: Worth nothing that the CMD file I need to run is on a network machine, which is accessed from an .lnk file on my machine.

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Manual Start:

You could start cmd and passing parameters to start the file. From :

Options:

/C Run Command and then terminate
Command : The command, program or batch script to be run...

Open up the run command (WIN+R) and type in

cmd /C "Path_to_your_file"

For example:

cmd /C "C:\Users\name\Desktop\script.cmd"

Reset .cmd to cmdfile association

You could also reset the file association of .cmd files to cmdfile, assuming this is what caused your .cmd files to be opened in vim: Start up the cmd as administrator and type

assoc.cmd=cmdfile

Reset registry

This one can cause harm to your computer if you do something wrong since you're working on the registry.

Open up regedit (WIN+R: regedit)

First we want to check if .cmd art associated with cmdfiles.

Goto: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmd and check if the (Default) String contains the data cmdfile

Also check if HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\open\command contains the (Default) String "%1" %*.

If so, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.cmd

.cmd should contain 2 Keys: OpenWithList and OpenWithProgids. If there is an UserChoice key, delete it with all its contents.

The OpenWithList should only contain a (Default) String with an empty value. It should say (value not set). Delete any other values within OpenWithList.

The OpenWithProgids should only contain a (Default) String with an empty value and a binary value with the name cmdfile. Again, delete any other values within OpenWithProgids.

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