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Try opening a CMD windows in the same folder as the .exe. Then run the .exe in the CMD window,<br />
Maybe it's a service program, which many times do not have user interfaces.<br />
Maybe it's an older program which doesn't run in Windows 7.<br />
Maybe it's meant to run only under the administrator;s or System account
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Try opening a CMD windows in the same folder as the .exe. Then run the .exe in the CMD window,
Maybe it's a service program, which many times do not have user interfaces.
Maybe it's an older program which doesn't run in Windows 7.
Maybe it's meant to run only under the administrator;s or System account

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Do you get any error message?
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Added the PATH variable. Solved. Thanks Joe
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Added the PATH variable. Solved. Thanks Joe

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You're welcome. I'm glad that worked for you.
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You're welcome. I'm glad that worked for you.

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My program has an .exe but if I type the .exe in the start&gt;run dialog it does not run. Other programs like notepad.exe will run. Why will some program run and some won't?
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My program has an .exe but if I type the .exe in the start>run dialog it does not run. Other programs like notepad.exe will run. Why will some program run and some won't?

Run program by typing the .exe in the start&gt;run dialog

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Run program by typing the .exe in the start&gt;run dialog

Run program by typing the .exe in the start>run dialog