Re: exe files. please help

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From: Linda B (someone_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 02/14/05 

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:45:12 -0800

I'm not sure if any of this will apply to you, but I found these:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311446

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310585

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555067

The registry hack in the third one sounds like it might be up your alley.
The first two make reference to viruses causing this kind of problem -- have
you run virus/malware sweeps on your machine?

HTH.

--LB

"martinbliss" <martinbliss.1kgf1p@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
news:martinbliss.1kgf1p@pcbanter.net...
>
> Hi there, i am having some major problems with my toshiba notebook. :(
> everytime i try to open any program it brings up the 'open with' box
> and asks me which program i would like to open it with.
> usually this would not be a problem as i would just choose the right
> program and put a tick in the ''always use the selected program to open
> this kind of file'' box but this option is not highlighted so am unable
> to put tick in the box.
>
> i have looked at the microsoft website for help and believe it is to do
> with .exe files that i cant open and is something to do with the
> registry editor. as i am not too clever with computers i dont want to
> edit any if the registry information without taking advice from someone
> that knows what they are talking about.
>
> i cant even open any of the control panel at the moment either, when i
> try to open any of the contol panel subjects it brings up a box saying
> 'c:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe application not found'
>
> i have tried to do a system restore but even this i cant open!! i have
> also gone into setup and chosen 'choose last known good configuration'
> but that doesnt work. :confused:
>
> any help or advice would be great
>
>
> --
> martinbliss

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