My computer is fucked!!

[Tadpole]

Whenever I go to open a program on my desktop or from the start up menu, something along these lines appears...

Windows cannot find 'C:/Documents and Settings/Mike/Desktop/Firefox Setup 1.0.6.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To seach for a file, click the Start button, and then Click Search.

For some reason, I can open the IE from the start menu, but nothing else. I have no idea what the problem is...I can't even use SpyKiller or anything.

I DL'd FireFox about 30 mins ago and can't even open it and install. This shit is pissing me off...any ideas?




PS -- I can't even do a system restore.

[veeneedefeesh]

Unless you have Win 2K then try the following (if you have 2K its more complicated)

Start in safe mode then click start ---> Run and type msconfig and ok

look for an entry in the startup for that file and uncheck it, reboot

[alezrik]

run regedt32 and look at this registry path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command

make sure it has:
"%1" %*

as the value for that key (value name is "(Default)" )

if you cant run regedt32 from start->run then do this first:

start->run : cmd
copy c:\windows\system32\regedt32.exe c:\regedt32.com

then to open regedt32 do:
start->run : c:\regedt32.com

it sounds like a virus that messes up the .exe association.

[kaharthemad]

you might wanna download a copy of AVG from Grisoft.com. This sounds almost identical the the bug I posted yesterday. My clients pc was doing the same damn thing.

[Tadpole]

Didn't let me open any of that stuff, said that it couldn't find it. I also do have AVG.

[alezrik]

harsh that you cant run copy from command line

maybee try those steps from safemode (hold down left control key while reboot and choose safe mode) and log on as administrator.

[alezrik]

maybe try http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=311446 too.

[Martrae]

You'll have to run anti-virus from a disk and/or clean install, most likely.