error message: Can't find xxx.exe file

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pal

Suddenly when I click an icon for any exe-file, I get an
error message telling me that the computer can't find it.
The icons have worked before. Using the icon for E-mail
(Outlook) in Internet Explorer, I get the same message,
but the icon for Outlook in the START menu works.
What's wrong - is it a virus?
pal
 
Hi Pal,

Copy exe_fix.reg from ftp://12.107.147.141/regfiles to your desktop and
double click it. It should reset the default file associations for .exe
files. IF the fix does not hold through a system restart, you may be
infected.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
I copied the file, but when I double clicked the icon, I
got he message "Cannot find gsdhgfi.exe - you have to
have this program to open register...." (sorry, the
message is in norwegian, so this is an attempt to
translate). Seems to be the old problem!
pal
 
Sounds like the trojan has also infected a few other associations. Manual
removal instructions to follow:

Start/run cmd

Run "copy %windir%\regedit.exe %windir%\regedit.com"

Then run regedit.com (double click it from Windows Explorer or enter it into
a start/run) and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command

Replace the default value in the right pane (double click it to edit) with:

"%1" %*

you can copy/paste this value from here.

Then navigate here:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe (that's period - exe)

Replace the "default" value in the right pane (double click it to edit)
with:

exefile

Close the registry editor, you can leave regedit.com for any future
emergencies, and restart the machine.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
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