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liddokun

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all, or most of my .exe does not work.  
« on: December 17, 2006, 03:11:17 PM »
hi,

Everytime I try to open an .exe file, a box pops up saying it is an unknown file, and windows does not know which program to use to open this file.  It is an .exe, so there really isn't any program used to open it.  I did a search online, and I found that it might be a problem with my registry, so I tried accessing regedit, however windows gave me the same message "this file is an unknown file..." etc.   I can't use system restore either, because it is an .exe.  Are there any ways of fixing this without re installing windows?  (BTW, this problem began after I rebooted).
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GX1_Man

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Re: all, or most of my .exe does not work.  
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2006, 03:32:25 PM »
Probably some malware caused this especially if you didn't do anything unusual.

What are you using for protection?

Can you get to safe mode and try a system restore?

The problem appears to be one of file associations.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_easy_file.htm

Do you have any important data to back up if you cannot fix this?
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liddokun

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Re: all, or most of my .exe does not work.  
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2006, 07:39:36 PM »
I can't search for malware either seeing as my malware scan is an .exe and also, i can't use cmd as that is .exe as well.  
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GX1_Man

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Re: all, or most of my .exe does not work.  
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2006, 07:55:01 PM »
Well then you are ready for a format and reinstall, or at the least a repair install.


Do you have a shiney Windows CD that says Microsoft all over it, or what? What version of Windows?


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liddokun

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Re: all, or most of my .exe does not work.  
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2006, 05:35:24 AM »
Do you mean the XP install cd?
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GX1_Man

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Re: all, or most of my .exe does not work.  
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2006, 06:20:29 AM »
Yes. What does the CD say on it?
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liddokun

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Re: all, or most of my .exe does not work.  
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2006, 04:27:36 PM »
XP SP2
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GX1_Man

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Re: all, or most of my .exe does not work.  
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2006, 04:31:19 PM »
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liddokun

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Re: all, or most of my .exe does not work.  
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2006, 05:45:52 PM »
is there any other way of fixing this without doing re install of windows? i can re install some of my programs because i have lost the discs.
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GX1_Man

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Re: all, or most of my .exe does not work.  
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2006, 06:21:01 PM »
If you have a real Windows CD of the same OS that is loaded you can try a repair install:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx

This will not solve the issue with what caused these problems. As I said, probably malware.
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