All of my desktop shortcuts will not work. After doing some digging I found
that all my .exe files were reassociated to a .lnk file. I tried to reboot in
safemode and run a scan and do a system restore and nothing seems to help.

Windows® XP File Association Fixes
Copyright 2003 - Doug Knox
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Read the instructions.

EXE File Association Fix (Restore default association for EXE files)

LNK (Shortcut) File Association Fix (Restores Default Shortcut Behavior)
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EXE files always open with Notepad or any other application
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exeasso.htm

Cannot run EXE files - Programs don't open
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exefile.htm

You receive an error message when you try to start a program that has an
..exe file name extension
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837334

You Are Unable to Start a Program with an .exe File Extension
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310585

You cannot start programs when your computer is infected with the SirCam
virus
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=311446

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:9ED3971A-5404-4BC1-915E-(E-Mail Removed),
James <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> All of my desktop shortcuts will not work. After doing some digging I
> found that all my .exe files were reassociated to a .lnk file. I tried to
> reboot in safemode and run a scan and do a system restore and nothing
> seems to help.