error message: Can't find xxx.exe file

[pal]

Suddenly when I click an icon for any exe-file, I get an
error message telling me that the computer can't find it.
The icons have worked before. Using the icon for E-mail
(Outlook) in Internet Explorer, I get the same message,
but the icon for Outlook in the START menu works.
What's wrong - is it a virus?
pal

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Pal,

Copy exe_fix.reg from ftp://12.107.147.141/regfiles to your desktop and
double click it. It should reset the default file associations for .exe
files. IF the fix does not hold through a system restart, you may be
infected.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"pal" > wrote in message
...
> Suddenly when I click an icon for any exe-file, I get an
> error message telling me that the computer can't find it.
> The icons have worked before. Using the icon for E-mail
> (Outlook) in Internet Explorer, I get the same message,
> but the icon for Outlook in the START menu works.
> What's wrong - is it a virus?
> pal

I copied the file, but when I double clicked the icon, I
got he message "Cannot find gsdhgfi.exe - you have to
have this program to open register...." (sorry, the
message is in norwegian, so this is an attempt to
translate). Seems to be the old problem!
pal
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Pal,
>
>Copy exe_fix.reg from ftp://12.107.147.141/regfiles to
your desktop and
>double click it. It should reset the default file
associations for .exe
>files. IF the fix does not hold through a system
restart, you may be
>infected.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"pal" > wrote in
message
...
>> Suddenly when I click an icon for any exe-file, I get
an
>> error message telling me that the computer can't find
it.
>> The icons have worked before. Using the icon for E-mail
>> (Outlook) in Internet Explorer, I get the same message,
>> but the icon for Outlook in the START menu works.
>> What's wrong - is it a virus?
>> pal
>
>
>.
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Sounds like the trojan has also infected a few other associations. Manual
removal instructions to follow:

Start/run cmd

Run "copy %windir%\regedit.exe %windir%\regedit.com"

Then run regedit.com (double click it from Windows Explorer or enter it into
a start/run) and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command

Replace the default value in the right pane (double click it to edit) with:

"%1" %*

you can copy/paste this value from here.

Then navigate here:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe (that's period - exe)

Replace the "default" value in the right pane (double click it to edit)
with:

exefile

Close the registry editor, you can leave regedit.com for any future
emergencies, and restart the machine.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

> wrote in message
...
> I copied the file, but when I double clicked the icon, I
> got he message "Cannot find gsdhgfi.exe - you have to
> have this program to open register...." (sorry, the
> message is in norwegian, so this is an attempt to
> translate). Seems to be the old problem!
> pal
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Pal,
> >
> >Copy exe_fix.reg from ftp://12.107.147.141/regfiles to
> your desktop and
> >double click it. It should reset the default file
> associations for .exe
> >files. IF the fix does not hold through a system
> restart, you may be
> >infected.
> >
> >--
> >Best of Luck,
> >
> >Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> >Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> >"pal" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> Suddenly when I click an icon for any exe-file, I get
> an
> >> error message telling me that the computer can't find
> it.
> >> The icons have worked before. Using the icon for E-mail
> >> (Outlook) in Internet Explorer, I get the same message,
> >> but the icon for Outlook in the START menu works.
> >> What's wrong - is it a virus?
> >> pal
> >
> >
> >.
> >