Benny wrote:
what type of computer do you have?

A dell with windows xp

Icecold Images wrote:
Hugh is right, but what I would try first before you reinstall everything is, if you can still get online, is go to McAffee's website and do their online virus scan to see if you have a virus.

I got a virus a while back and the first thing the virus did was to turn off and disabled my virus program and then started disabling other systems and programs. So I went to McAfee and did the online virus scan and it found it. Then downloaded the virus fix to remove it. Then restored the system.

Since you have XP, did you also try to restore the computer to an earlier date, like a week before you had the problem, to see if those systems and programs come back online.

If your going to reinstall XP, I would suggest you reformat the hard drive first, then reinstall it.

I'll try that virus scan, but I can't get into my system restore. Otherwise I would have done that!

Benny wrote:
try this site I had better results if it is a virus on your comp http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ , and I also have a dell and i have the windows xp cd for dell

gah! i hate you! haha, i need that cd. i'm running a scan online right now, we'll see if i have any ..

Icecold Images wrote:
Hugh is right, but what I would try first before you reinstall everything is, if you can still get online, is go to McAffee's website and do their online virus scan to see if you have a virus.

I got a virus a while back and the first thing the virus did was to turn off and disabled my virus program and then started disabling other systems and programs. So I went to McAfee and did the online virus scan and it found it. Then downloaded the virus fix to remove it. Then restored the system.

Since you have XP, did you also try to restore the computer to an earlier date, like a week before you had the problem, to see if those systems and programs come back online.

If your going to reinstall XP, I would suggest you reformat the hard drive first, then reinstall it.

Yea Ice is right i forgot to tell ya that!!

Just do what he says..

And get a good virus program!!!!!

(:------

Hj

Hugh  Jorgen wrote:
Hit f-4-f-8 at the same time after your bios screen is over that will get ya into safe mode..
Then try system restore but if ya have virus ya still gotta kill it

Hj

Actually, the F4 is unnecessary.

In the short time between the time the POST is finished and Windows starts to load, press F8.

You'll then be presented with a screen which allows you to go into safe mode.

From the message you're getting, it looks like Windows has unassociated the .exe extension with executable programs. I didn't know it could do that.

You might get some results from the command line.

For example....

Click Start - Run - and type in CMD in the box and click ok.

You'll get a black DOS window.

At the prompt, which is probably C:>, type SOL and press enter.
Solitare should pop up.

Let me know what happens and I'll see if I can think something else up.   You might want to message me directly at [email protected]

xLoLLy wrote:
1.) Scanned the computer, NO VIRUSES.
2.) I tried safe mode and i still cannot do anything.

I guess i just need to find someone with the CD and re install?

Sounds to me like your registry got all F-ed up. Did you try restoring to an earlier date?

Peter Dattolo wrote:
I would try the "Restore" before you do the CD reinstall.

For XP:

Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, (top left of screen under "See Also") System Restore. Click on each as written here. You should be able to get to that. if not i have some other options you can try. Restore to the day before you had the problem.
Have you made any changed on the computer the day of or the day before this problem started?

If you look at her list of programs that won't run, system restore is on the list.

Bill Sylvester wrote:

If you look at her list of programs that won't run, system restore is on the list.

I see that but that depends on how she was going about getting there. She can post on here so IE is working. Control panel uses IE so if she can get into the control panel she should be able to get to restore.

xLoLLy wrote:
Okay so some of you were asking for more details on what is wrong with my computer so here goes.

I turned on my computer yesterday before work and some of the applications will not work IE:

AIM
Ad Aware
Microsoft Office
System Restore
Adding or Removing Programs
Virus Scan
Any Games like solitare and hearts
Disk Clean up
Defragmenting
Notepad
Calulator
Windows Media Player
Software for my Digital Camera
& probably more I can't think of.



Whenever I try to open one of those it gives me this message:

"Windows Cannot Open This File

File Name: aim.exe (or whatever the file name is)

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program created it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs on your computer......"



And when I go online to get it fixed it sends me to a website that really does nothing for me. And I have been told to start my computer in safe mode and remove programs that way, but for some reason when I press F2 it doesn't give me that option.

So if you're going to tell me to run a scan or anything like that, I can't... I am guess what I have to do is re install XP??

This can happen when you have a virus protection program and it quantines or fixes the virus.  this sometimes breaks exe's from launching properly.  The only way I have been able to fix this in the past has been to reinstall Windows.

Peter Dattolo wrote:

I see that but that depends on how she was going about getting there. She can post on here so IE is working. Control panel uses IE so if she can get into the control panel she should be able to get to restore.

I was assuming she was on a different computer. I suppose I shouldn't assume.

Bill Sylvester wrote:

I was assuming she was on a different computer. I suppose I shouldn't assume.

LOL Well i should not assume either i figured she was using using the one with the problems.

Mike Brouwer wrote:
DON'T WASTE TIME TRYING TO FIX IT.

Do you know how much time it takes to reformat a computer and load everything back on it?  I say TRY FIXING IT.  Most of the time, it's just a simple problem that takes minutes to correct.