Can someone help me with my PC?

Question

I have Windows Vista and I'm having a problem with it. I think there must have been a virus on my computer when I was away on holiday and I don't know what my dad has done to it.

The problem is the internet works fine, however, if I try to open ANY programme, even the computers own features the page comes up asking "Open with" and "Choose the programme you want to use to open this file" and so it does not let me open anything. It does the same when I try to open Windows System Restore or any other features.

Help please!

Answer 1

If it's a problem with file extentions check to see if you have the latest version of JAVA. Here is a link for the latest free version: http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp



**OR**



Run the Fix it for Vista from the URL given below.



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950505



Click Run, and click Yes to Add the File to Registry. Restart the PC and check if the issue has fixed.







If the you are unable to open .REG File, follow the steps,



Click Start->Default Programs->click ‘Associate a File Type or Protocol With Program’->under ‘Name’, navigate to .REG, select it, click ‘Change Program’, choose ‘Registry Editor’, if it is not listed, click Browse, navigate to ‘C:\Windows\System32\REGEDIT’, click Apply/Ok.





***If it does not work:***



http://www.askvg.com/solution-exe-files-always-open-with-notepad-or-other-applications/

Answer 2

Easy...your dad screwed up your registry...the key that tells windows "how" to open the program. Unless you have created a restore point in the past, there is nothing you can do to restore it. However, you can re-make those entries.



What this will do is it will fix the unknown association, and redirect them to wordpad. However, it seems your problem is in the EXE file system. To correct that, there is a very simple program that you can run to fix that.



Download the file here: http://www.winhelponline.com/downloadattachment.php?aId=0c29b045a103b7542fac32bb2e06f44a&articleId=165



Then, Save the file to your desktop (transfer it on a thumbdrive from a different computer if you need to) and right click, and select merge. Then you should be all fixed.







If that doesn't fix the problem then try reasigning the shell to open exe and unknown files:

Your registry key should look like for unknown files:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell]

@="notepad"



[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\notepad]

@="Open with Notepad"



[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\notepad\command]

@="C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE %1"



[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\UserChoice]



To check if this will solve your problem, click start -> Run -> Type REGEDIT

Then locate these files and make sure they are assigned correctly (or even there)

If they are not there, add them!



GOOD LUCK!

Answer 3

Sounds like you are correct about a virus or malware. It also sounds like some changes have been made to the registry either deleting the default "open" entries or altering their content to a non-existent program.



May be a tedious endeavor, click start, run and enter regedit. search the word "open" and confirm the program listed for each.



You may have to do this in safe mode if the change was extensive enough.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

First, you should boot your computer into safe mode. See the first link below. Make sure to chose "Safe Mode with Command Prompt"



Once you are in, enter "rstrui.exe" in command prompt and hit enter, which will open system restore.



Good luck!

Answer 6

try clicking the star menu and selecting default programs. then go through the list and set everything as defult... this mite be a good place to start

Answer 7

Go to the start menu, and click on default programs:) Then click set your default programs:)

Answer 8

It sounds like a virus. Update your virus software definitions and then do a full scan while booted in Safe Mode (Press F8 at logo screen during boot up). Try that and see if that helps.

Answer 9

try going to default programs in start menu and click on set your default programs.

Answer 10

That way I suggest you ask an online help. http://www.teesupport.com, 24/7 online service

Answer 11

Look at this link , it may help you

http://www.computing.net/answers/security/open-with-virus/24063.html

Answer 12

you lost file associations.Try this link:http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread25743.html