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andy
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      27th Jan 2008
Hi All. I'm new to these boards. I am encountering an issue on my parent's
machine that I can not resolve. The machine is a DELL running Win XP with
all the latest patches. Today if I try to run a MS Office application (Word,
Excel, etc) I get the error "Application Not Found". If I try to run McAfee
Security Center I get a pop up asking me to "Choose the program you want to
use to open this file:" But none of them are the right programs. If I try
to access Control Panel and run any application like click on Add Or Remove
Programs I get the error c:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe Application Not
Found. But the file rundll32 is in that folder. I saw it in Windows
explorer.

I'm not sure what could have happened to the machine. Maybe a virus? Has
enyone encountered a similar issue before? I'm not sure what changed but if
I can not fix it, is there a way I can restore the settings on the machine as
they were a week ago so at least my control panel applications work? Did the
registry get messed up? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in
advance.
 
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bojimbo26one@aol.com
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      27th Jan 2008
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:42:06 -0800, andy
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi All. I'm new to these boards. I am encountering an issue on my parent's
>machine that I can not resolve. The machine is a DELL running Win XP with
>all the latest patches. Today if I try to run a MS Office application (Word,
>Excel, etc) I get the error "Application Not Found". If I try to run McAfee
>Security Center I get a pop up asking me to "Choose the program you want to
>use to open this file:" But none of them are the right programs. If I try
>to access Control Panel and run any application like click on Add Or Remove
>Programs I get the error c:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe Application Not
>Found. But the file rundll32 is in that folder. I saw it in Windows
>explorer.
>
>I'm not sure what could have happened to the machine. Maybe a virus? Has
>enyone encountered a similar issue before? I'm not sure what changed but if
>I can not fix it, is there a way I can restore the settings on the machine as
>they were a week ago so at least my control panel applications work? Did the
>registry get messed up? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in
>advance.


I would suggest uninstall McAfee SC and use a different firewall and
antivirus .
 
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Gerry
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      27th Jan 2008
Andy

Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in
a previous boot.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

andy wrote:
> Hi All. I'm new to these boards. I am encountering an issue on my
> parent's machine that I can not resolve. The machine is a DELL
> running Win XP with all the latest patches. Today if I try to run a
> MS Office application (Word, Excel, etc) I get the error "Application
> Not Found". If I try to run McAfee Security Center I get a pop up
> asking me to "Choose the program you want to use to open this file:"
> But none of them are the right programs. If I try to access Control
> Panel and run any application like click on Add Or Remove Programs I
> get the error c:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe Application Not Found.
> But the file rundll32 is in that folder. I saw it in Windows
> explorer.
>
> I'm not sure what could have happened to the machine. Maybe a virus?
> Has enyone encountered a similar issue before? I'm not sure what
> changed but if I can not fix it, is there a way I can restore the
> settings on the machine as they were a week ago so at least my
> control panel applications work? Did the registry get messed up?
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.



 
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andy
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      27th Jan 2008
Thanks Gerry. I've pasted an error and warning log below. I'm not sure if
it points to anything useful but please let me know.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Hang
Event Category: (101)
Event ID: 1002
Date: 1/27/2008
Time: 4:10:56 PM
User: N/A
Computer: JOEKNAN
Description:
Hanging application pspa.exe, version 4.0.0.3, hang module hungapp, version
0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 48 61 6e 67 ion Hang
0010: 20 20 70 73 70 61 2e 65 pspa.e
0018: 78 65 20 34 2e 30 2e 30 xe 4.0.0
0020: 2e 33 20 69 6e 20 68 75 .3 in hu
0028: 6e 67 61 70 70 20 30 2e ngapp 0.
0030: 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 61 74 0.0.0 at
0038: 20 6f 66 66 73 65 74 20 offset
0040: 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 00000000

-------------

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Microsoft Fax
Event Category: Initialization/Termination
Event ID: 32068
Date: 1/27/2008
Time: 2:50:24 PM
User: N/A
Computer: JOEKNAN
Description:
The outgoing routing rule is not valid because it cannot find a valid
device. The outgoing faxes that use this rule will not be routed. Verify that
the targeted device or devices (if routed to a group of devices) is connected
and installed correctly, and turned on. If routed to a group, verify that the
group is configured correctly. Country/region code: '*' Area code: '*'

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

--------------



"Gerry" wrote:

> Andy
>
> Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
> the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
> Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in
> a previous boot.
>
> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.
>
> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
> Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
> the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
> Event Viewer.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> andy wrote:
> > Hi All. I'm new to these boards. I am encountering an issue on my
> > parent's machine that I can not resolve. The machine is a DELL
> > running Win XP with all the latest patches. Today if I try to run a
> > MS Office application (Word, Excel, etc) I get the error "Application
> > Not Found". If I try to run McAfee Security Center I get a pop up
> > asking me to "Choose the program you want to use to open this file:"
> > But none of them are the right programs. If I try to access Control
> > Panel and run any application like click on Add Or Remove Programs I
> > get the error c:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe Application Not Found.
> > But the file rundll32 is in that folder. I saw it in Windows
> > explorer.
> >
> > I'm not sure what could have happened to the machine. Maybe a virus?
> > Has enyone encountered a similar issue before? I'm not sure what
> > changed but if I can not fix it, is there a way I can restore the
> > settings on the machine as they were a week ago so at least my
> > control panel applications work? Did the registry get messed up?
> > Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

>
>
>

 
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Gerry
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      27th Jan 2008
Andy

They do not point to the problem you are complaining about.


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Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

andy wrote:
> Thanks Gerry. I've pasted an error and warning log below. I'm not
> sure if it points to anything useful but please let me know.
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: Application Hang
> Event Category: (101)
> Event ID: 1002
> Date: 1/27/2008
> Time: 4:10:56 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: JOEKNAN
> Description:
> Hanging application pspa.exe, version 4.0.0.3, hang module hungapp,
> version
> 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.
>
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> Data:
> 0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
> 0008: 69 6f 6e 20 48 61 6e 67 ion Hang
> 0010: 20 20 70 73 70 61 2e 65 pspa.e
> 0018: 78 65 20 34 2e 30 2e 30 xe 4.0.0
> 0020: 2e 33 20 69 6e 20 68 75 .3 in hu
> 0028: 6e 67 61 70 70 20 30 2e ngapp 0.
> 0030: 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 61 74 0.0.0 at
> 0038: 20 6f 66 66 73 65 74 20 offset
> 0040: 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 00000000
>
> -------------
>
> Event Type: Warning
> Event Source: Microsoft Fax
> Event Category: Initialization/Termination
> Event ID: 32068
> Date: 1/27/2008
> Time: 2:50:24 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: JOEKNAN
> Description:
> The outgoing routing rule is not valid because it cannot find a valid
> device. The outgoing faxes that use this rule will not be routed.
> Verify that the targeted device or devices (if routed to a group of
> devices) is connected and installed correctly, and turned on. If
> routed to a group, verify that the group is configured correctly.
> Country/region code: '*' Area code: '*'
>
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>
> --------------
>
>
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> Andy
>>
>> Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
>> the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
>> Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear
>> in a previous boot.
>>
>> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
>> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.
>>
>> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and
>> double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which
>> appears is a button resembling two pages. Click the button and close
>> Event Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the
>> body of the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting
>> from Event Viewer.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> andy wrote:
>>> Hi All. I'm new to these boards. I am encountering an issue on my
>>> parent's machine that I can not resolve. The machine is a DELL
>>> running Win XP with all the latest patches. Today if I try to run a
>>> MS Office application (Word, Excel, etc) I get the error
>>> "Application Not Found". If I try to run McAfee Security Center I
>>> get a pop up asking me to "Choose the program you want to use to
>>> open this file:" But none of them are the right programs. If I try
>>> to access Control Panel and run any application like click on Add
>>> Or Remove Programs I get the error c:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe
>>> Application Not Found. But the file rundll32 is in that folder. I
>>> saw it in Windows explorer.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what could have happened to the machine. Maybe a
>>> virus? Has enyone encountered a similar issue before? I'm not sure
>>> what changed but if I can not fix it, is there a way I can restore
>>> the settings on the machine as they were a week ago so at least my
>>> control panel applications work? Did the registry get messed up?
>>> Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.



 
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andy
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      28th Jan 2008
Is it possible that any application file that is an executable has lost its
file association? It seems like the computer does not know how to open or
run .exe files.

"Gerry" wrote:

> Andy
>
> They do not point to the problem you are complaining about.
>
>
> --
> ~~~~
>
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> andy wrote:
> > Thanks Gerry. I've pasted an error and warning log below. I'm not
> > sure if it points to anything useful but please let me know.
> >
> > Event Type: Error
> > Event Source: Application Hang
> > Event Category: (101)
> > Event ID: 1002
> > Date: 1/27/2008
> > Time: 4:10:56 PM
> > User: N/A
> > Computer: JOEKNAN
> > Description:
> > Hanging application pspa.exe, version 4.0.0.3, hang module hungapp,
> > version
> > 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.
> >
> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> > Data:
> > 0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
> > 0008: 69 6f 6e 20 48 61 6e 67 ion Hang
> > 0010: 20 20 70 73 70 61 2e 65 pspa.e
> > 0018: 78 65 20 34 2e 30 2e 30 xe 4.0.0
> > 0020: 2e 33 20 69 6e 20 68 75 .3 in hu
> > 0028: 6e 67 61 70 70 20 30 2e ngapp 0.
> > 0030: 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 61 74 0.0.0 at
> > 0038: 20 6f 66 66 73 65 74 20 offset
> > 0040: 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 00000000
> >
> > -------------
> >
> > Event Type: Warning
> > Event Source: Microsoft Fax
> > Event Category: Initialization/Termination
> > Event ID: 32068
> > Date: 1/27/2008
> > Time: 2:50:24 PM
> > User: N/A
> > Computer: JOEKNAN
> > Description:
> > The outgoing routing rule is not valid because it cannot find a valid
> > device. The outgoing faxes that use this rule will not be routed.
> > Verify that the targeted device or devices (if routed to a group of
> > devices) is connected and installed correctly, and turned on. If
> > routed to a group, verify that the group is configured correctly.
> > Country/region code: '*' Area code: '*'
> >
> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> >
> > --------------
> >
> >
> >
> > "Gerry" wrote:
> >
> >> Andy
> >>
> >> Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
> >> the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
> >> Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear
> >> in a previous boot.
> >>
> >> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
> >> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.
> >>
> >> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and
> >> double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which
> >> appears is a button resembling two pages. Click the button and close
> >> Event Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the
> >> body of the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting
> >> from Event Viewer.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~
> >> FCA
> >> Stourport, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >> andy wrote:
> >>> Hi All. I'm new to these boards. I am encountering an issue on my
> >>> parent's machine that I can not resolve. The machine is a DELL
> >>> running Win XP with all the latest patches. Today if I try to run a
> >>> MS Office application (Word, Excel, etc) I get the error
> >>> "Application Not Found". If I try to run McAfee Security Center I
> >>> get a pop up asking me to "Choose the program you want to use to
> >>> open this file:" But none of them are the right programs. If I try
> >>> to access Control Panel and run any application like click on Add
> >>> Or Remove Programs I get the error c:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe
> >>> Application Not Found. But the file rundll32 is in that folder. I
> >>> saw it in Windows explorer.
> >>>
> >>> I'm not sure what could have happened to the machine. Maybe a
> >>> virus? Has enyone encountered a similar issue before? I'm not sure
> >>> what changed but if I can not fix it, is there a way I can restore
> >>> the settings on the machine as they were a week ago so at least my
> >>> control panel applications work? Did the registry get messed up?
> >>> Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

>
>
>

 
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      28th Jan 2008
andy wrote:
> Is it possible that any application file that is an executable has lost its
> file association? It seems like the computer does not know how to open or
> run .exe files.


Try the .exe repair here:
Fix File Associations.
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

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      23rd May 2008
cart0181 wrote:
> I just wanted to confirm that Doug Knox's fix worked for me, since no
> one else bothered to take the time to confirm this fix.
>
> IF THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THAT WINDOWS DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR HOW
> TO OPEN .EXE FILES, THEN THIS IS THE FIX FOR YOU!
>
> Thanks Joe (Elmo) for posting this fix!
>> Try the .exe repair here:
>> Fix File Associations.
>> http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm


Great news! Thanks for reporting your success.

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