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exe files - Lem0 - 2004-02-14
So I finally decided to switch back to my xp harddrive and battle the viruses. I cleaned them up thanks to www.trendmirco.com but they've left a little damage. Exe files wont run anymore without circumventing some things...
Double-clicking an exe file, using a shortcut to it, or attempting to run it from the run dialogue gives an error "Windows cannot find '[file]'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search."
However, I can get around this by right-clicking it, using "run as" and using any setting in there.
I have no idea whats up with that, I'll probably end up reformatting it anyway, but I'd like to fix it first--it would save me the trouble of trying to burn a xp copy and install it under a seperate partition on my good (linux) hardrive. Any tips here would be appreciated.
exe files - Lem0 - 2004-02-16
I have an idea.
Could someone who's running xp look in the registry and tell me the entries for the following folders:
HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Classes > .exe
HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Classes > .exe > PersistantHandler
exe files - kZo - 2004-03-26
Uh... I don't have a "persistanthandle" I think that might be your problem.
Regardless, go into "File Explorer" and Tools>Folder options>File Types> and make sure you don't have .exe as registered. Check that and I would delete persistanthandle.
exe files - Guest - 2004-04-01
.exe
(Default) REG_SZ exefile
Content Type REG_SZ application/x-msdownload
.exe/PersistentHandler
(Default) REG_SZ {098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
that's what i have
exe files - Lem0 - 2004-05-09
btw, it kinda repaired itself after awhile. since then, though, i caught sasser and reformatted with rh9.. and here i am again.