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Posted by MAP on September 16, 2005, 1:24 pm
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"questionable software" at his website.
http://dougknox.com/
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Mike Pawlak
alexb wrote:
>> My son's computer (with Win XP Pro) has developed a bug that is
>> blocking almost all .exe files from operating. Hence, while we can
>> get to the desktop, we can't open Norton AntiVirus, or msconfig, etc.
>>
>> An application will run if we go to a Word .doc file, for example,
>> double-click, and Word will open with that file. However, if we go
>> to the Word icon on the desktop (or anywhere!) the application will
>> not open.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas?!
>
>
> I do have Win2K and I believe that XP is a simplified version of
> Win2K Pro. What I would do if I were in your place, I mean I would do
> it first before you've downloaded any questionable software, is to go
> to Control Panel-->Folder Options-->File Types--> <wait a couple of
> minutes after you cliked on that tab while the OS collects file
> extensions in a database>-->find file extensions that you need, e.g.
> .exe or .config or whatever -- you should find out the extensions
> that have been disabled by right clicking on the icons on your
> desktop and checking properties item -- then highlight your file
> extensions and make sure that it says: Open with ....... The name of
> the platform that opens files with this extension should match the
> executable file exactly. That association is subject to various
> deviations when you download something new. One of my applications
> lost this associations just today when I installed some MS software
> from a DVD. No viruses were involved.
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