EXE Files that won't open !!!

[siggy]

Has anyone experienced this strange phenomenon. None of my control panel icons will open. No downloaded exe files will open when prompted. No program exe files will open from inside my programs folder. As you can gather I am using the internet which is a bonus perhaps and my machine will boot up but none of my Desktop shortcuts will open their respective programmes. All my scans have removed all known adaware and my maintenance programmes that do work assure me that my PC is virus free. Anything I download to my Desktop will not open. I can't even use system restore because that exe file won't open either. Help !!!! Any suggestions glady received. Thanks
Siggy

[Wesley Vogel]

Windows® XP File Association Fixes
Copyright 2003 - Doug Knox
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

CPL File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for CPL files)
Control Panel

EXE File Association Fix (Restore default association for EXE files)

LNK (Shortcut) File Association Fix (Restores Default Shortcut Behavior)


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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siggy > hunted and pecked:
> Has anyone experienced this strange phenomenon. None of my control
> panel icons will open. No downloaded exe files will open when
> prompted. No program exe files will open from inside my programs
> folder. As you can gather I am using the internet which is a bonus
> perhaps and my machine will boot up but none of my Desktop shortcuts
> will open their respective programmes. All my scans have removed all
> known adaware and my maintenance programmes that do work assure me
> that my PC is virus free. Anything I download to my Desktop will not
> open. I can't even use system restore because that exe file won't
> open either. Help !!!! Any suggestions glady received. Thanks
> Siggy
>
>
> --
> siggy

[siggy]

Thanks Wes for taking the time to reply. The main sticking point is not being able to open anything I have downloaded, which includes the .reg files. I can't get into the registry either.
Best wishes
Siggy



Windows® XP File Association Fixes
Copyright 2003 - Doug Knox
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

CPL File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for CPL files)
Control Panel

EXE File Association Fix (Restore default association for EXE files)

LNK (Shortcut) File Association Fix (Restores Default Shortcut Behavior)


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
siggy hunted and pecked:
Has anyone experienced this strange phenomenon. None of my control
panel icons will open. No downloaded exe files will open when
prompted. No program exe files will open from inside my programs
folder. As you can gather I am using the internet which is a bonus
perhaps and my machine will boot up but none of my Desktop shortcuts
will open their respective programmes. All my scans have removed all
known adaware and my maintenance programmes that do work assure me
that my PC is virus free. Anything I download to my Desktop will not
open. I can't even use system restore because that exe file won't
open either. Help !!!! Any suggestions glady received. Thanks
Siggy


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siggy

[Wesley Vogel]

Siggy,

What happens if you double click the *.reg files?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
siggy > hunted and pecked:
> Thanks Wes for taking the time to reply. The main sticking point is
> not being able to open anything I have downloaded, which includes the
> .reg files. I can't get into the registry either.
> Best wishes
> Siggy
>
>
>
> Wesley Vogel Wrote:
>> Windows® XP File Association Fixes
>> Copyright 2003 - Doug Knox
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>>
>> CPL File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for CPL
>> files)
>> Control Panel
>>
>> EXE File Association Fix (Restore default association for EXE files)
>>
>> LNK (Shortcut) File Association Fix (Restores Default Shortcut
>> Behavior)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In ,
>> siggy hunted and pecked:-
>> Has anyone experienced this strange phenomenon. None of my control
>> panel icons will open. No downloaded exe files will open when
>> prompted. No program exe files will open from inside my programs
>> folder. As you can gather I am using the internet which is a bonus
>> perhaps and my machine will boot up but none of my Desktop shortcuts
>> will open their respective programmes. All my scans have removed all
>> known adaware and my maintenance programmes that do work assure me
>> that my PC is virus free. Anything I download to my Desktop will not
>> open. I can't even use system restore because that exe file won't
>> open either. Help !!!! Any suggestions glady received. Thanks
>> Siggy
>>
>>
>> --
>> siggy-
>
>
> --
> siggy