Re: laptop cannot run any programs

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Thanks for the suggestions they are great help. It is a laptop and I don't
have a way to slave the hard drive here so I'm downloading Knoppix while also
scanning for viruses using sysclean. It's tricky to follow some of the
directions on your website because of the nature of my problem. I have to do
everything from the command line.

"Malke" wrote:

> BigWaveDave wrote:
>
> > Desktop has no icons, but does have a nice background picture. Cannot
> > run any programs from the start button and the programs that are
> > listed just have
> > the default icon on them. When trying to use the run command to run a
> > program (cmd.exe for example) the error "This file does not have a
> > program
> > associated with it for performing this action. Create an association
> > in the
> > Folder Options control panel." pops up. Same thing happens in safe
> > mode unless you choose command prompt only.
> >
> > Contacted Fujitsu tech support and they said there is no way of
> > repairing
> > this other than reinstalling windows. Before I do that I need to
> > transfer
> > the important data files such as pictures to another drive. Is there
> > a way
> > to load network drivers from safe mode command prompt? Or is there a
> > way to get an IEEE 1394 drive to work in safe mode command prompt?
> >
> > Maybe the problem could be fixed without reinstalling windows. I
> > tried running regclean, but it was no help.
> >
> It sounds like you've got viruses and/or other malware. You can try
> cleaning them up or, if you don't feel confident in your skills, have a
> professional computer repair shop do it. Otherwise, if you've decided
> to reinstall Windows, you can get your data off in a number of ways.
> First, here are general malware removal steps:
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
>
> 1. You can slave the hard drive in another machine with a working XP
> installation. If you suspect viruses have caused the issue, scan the
> drive with your installed av (on the host machine) first. If this is a
> laptop and you don't have the necessary external drive enclosure or
> laptop drive-IDE adapter then see next step.
>
> 2. You can either boot with Knoppix or a Bart's PE to get the files.
> Here is information about using Knoppix, with a link to Bart's PE
> Builder afterwards.
>
> An easy way to retrieve Windows files is to boot with Knoppix, a Linux
> distro on a live cd. You will need a computer with two cd drives, one
> of which is a cd/dvd-rw OR a usb thumb drive with enough capacity to
> hold your data. To get Knoppix, you need a computer with a fast
> Internet connection and third-party burning software. Download the
> Knoppix .iso from www.knoppix.net and create your bootable cd. Then
> boot with it and it will be able to see the Windows files. If you are
> using the usb thumb drive, right-click on its icon (on the Desktop) to
> get its properties and uncheck the box that says "Read Only". Then
> click on it to open it. Note that the default mouse action in the
> window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open instead
> of the traditional MS Windows' double-click. Otherwise, use the K3b
> burning program to burn the files to cd/dvd-r's.
>
> http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ (Bart's PE)
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
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>
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