Hi

I have a virus which messed up my file associations. I cannot run any .exe
applications.
I have tried renaming regedit.exe to regedit.com but I cannot run .com
either .

Any suggestions


Thanks

I cannot run .reg files either . An error message saying cannot locate
GDC.exe .
"Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
>
> I have a virus which messed up my file associations. I cannot run any .exe
> applications.
> I have tried renaming regedit.exe to regedit.com but I cannot run .com
> either .
>
> Any suggestions
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

Try here:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exefile.htm

There is a link there to download fixreg.com from Grisoft.com if
needed. You might have to start the pc in Safe Mode to do the work.

John

Leon wrote:

> I cannot run .reg files either . An error message saying cannot locate
> GDC.exe .
> "Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Hi
>>
>>I have a virus which messed up my file associations. I cannot run any .exe
>>applications.
>>I have tried renaming regedit.exe to regedit.com but I cannot run .com
>>either .
>>
>>Any suggestions
>>
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

I looked in the file association for com files and when I clicked on file
extention , advanced, open , edit it says
c:\windows\system32\uninstallset.pif""%1" %* .
The uninstallset.pif is not longer on my PC

"Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
>
> I have a virus which messed up my file associations. I cannot run any .exe
> applications.
> I have tried renaming regedit.exe to regedit.com but I cannot run .com
> either .
>
> Any suggestions
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

I cannot run .com files either

"John John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uz%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Try here:
>
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exefile.htm
>
> There is a link there to download fixreg.com from Grisoft.com if needed.
> You might have to start the pc in Safe Mode to do the work.
>
> John
>
> Leon wrote:
>
>> I cannot run .reg files either . An error message saying cannot locate
>> GDC.exe .
>> "Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>I have a virus which messed up my file associations. I cannot run any
>>>.exe
>>>applications.
>>>I have tried renaming regedit.exe to regedit.com but I cannot run .com
>>>either .
>>>
>>>Any suggestions
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

Sounds like your machine is pretty messed up. Command.Com doesn't run?
You might need to change the registry entries from a remote/network
machine or from a parallel installation. You can also slave the disk in
another Windows 2000/XP machine to do the work but without knowing what
this virus is you should be careful that the host machine doesn't get
infected as well.

John

Leon wrote:

> I cannot run .com files either
>
> "John John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uz%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Try here:
>>
>>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exefile.htm
>>
>>There is a link there to download fixreg.com from Grisoft.com if needed.
>>You might have to start the pc in Safe Mode to do the work.
>>
>>John
>>
>>Leon wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I cannot run .reg files either . An error message saying cannot locate
>>>GDC.exe .
>>>"Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi
>>>>
>>>>I have a virus which messed up my file associations. I cannot run any
>>>>.exe
>>>>applications.
>>>>I have tried renaming regedit.exe to regedit.com but I cannot run .com
>>>>either .
>>>>
>>>>Any suggestions
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

How do I open a registry from a slave hard drive ?

thanks for your help


"John John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sounds like your machine is pretty messed up. Command.Com doesn't run?
> You might need to change the registry entries from a remote/network
> machine or from a parallel installation. You can also slave the disk in
> another Windows 2000/XP machine to do the work but without knowing what
> this virus is you should be careful that the host machine doesn't get
> infected as well.
>
> John
>
> Leon wrote:
>
>> I cannot run .com files either
>>
>> "John John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:uz%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>Try here:
>>>
>>>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exefile.htm
>>>
>>>There is a link there to download fixreg.com from Grisoft.com if needed.
>>>You might have to start the pc in Safe Mode to do the work.
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>>Leon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I cannot run .reg files either . An error message saying cannot locate
>>>>GDC.exe .
>>>>"Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi
>>>>>
>>>>>I have a virus which messed up my file associations. I cannot run any
>>>>>.exe
>>>>>applications.
>>>>>I have tried renaming regedit.exe to regedit.com but I cannot run .com
>>>>>either .
>>>>>
>>>>>Any suggestions
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>

Hi All

I am ecstatic. After spending the entire day trying to fix this problem Alan
Edwards from the XP general newsgroup saved my day in a second. Thanks for
your help though
This Swen fix corrected my problem

http://download.nai.com/products/mca...rt/Fixswen.inf
"Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> How do I open a registry from a slave hard drive ?
>
> thanks for your help
>
>
> "John John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Sounds like your machine is pretty messed up. Command.Com doesn't run?
>> You might need to change the registry entries from a remote/network
>> machine or from a parallel installation. You can also slave the disk in
>> another Windows 2000/XP machine to do the work but without knowing what
>> this virus is you should be careful that the host machine doesn't get
>> infected as well.
>>
>> John
>>
>> Leon wrote:
>>
>>> I cannot run .com files either
>>>
>>> "John John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:uz%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>>Try here:
>>>>
>>>>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exefile.htm
>>>>
>>>>There is a link there to download fixreg.com from Grisoft.com if
>>>>needed. You might have to start the pc in Safe Mode to do the work.
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>Leon wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I cannot run .reg files either . An error message saying cannot locate
>>>>>GDC.exe .
>>>>>"Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have a virus which messed up my file associations. I cannot run any
>>>>>>.exe
>>>>>>applications.
>>>>>>I have tried renaming regedit.exe to regedit.com but I cannot run .com
>>>>>>either .
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any suggestions
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

We'll be ecstatic too, once you ensure us you've installed a good
antivirus package, a decent firewall, and so on. ;-)

Leon wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I am ecstatic. After spending the entire day trying to fix this problem Alan
> Edwards from the XP general newsgroup saved my day in a second. Thanks for
> your help though
> This Swen fix corrected my problem
>
> http://download.nai.com/products/mca...rt/Fixswen.inf
> "Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>How do I open a registry from a slave hard drive ?
>>
>>thanks for your help
>>
>>
>>"John John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>Sounds like your machine is pretty messed up. Command.Com doesn't run?
>>>You might need to change the registry entries from a remote/network
>>>machine or from a parallel installation. You can also slave the disk in
>>>another Windows 2000/XP machine to do the work but without knowing what
>>>this virus is you should be careful that the host machine doesn't get
>>>infected as well.
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>>Leon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I cannot run .com files either
>>>>
>>>>"John John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>news:uz%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Try here:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exefile.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>There is a link there to download fixreg.com from Grisoft.com if
>>>>>needed. You might have to start the pc in Safe Mode to do the work.
>>>>>
>>>>>John
>>>>>
>>>>>Leon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I cannot run .reg files either . An error message saying cannot locate
>>>>>>GDC.exe .
>>>>>>"Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have a virus which messed up my file associations. I cannot run any
>>>>>>>.exe
>>>>>>>applications.
>>>>>>>I have tried renaming regedit.exe to regedit.com but I cannot run .com
>>>>>>>either .
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Any suggestions
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>
>
>
>
> ---
> avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean.
> Virus Database (VPS): 0617-2, 04/26/2006
> Tested on: 4/26/2006 4:02:52 PM
> avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2006 ALWIL Software.
> http://www.avast.com
>
>
>



---
avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean.
Virus Database (VPS): 0617-2, 04/26/2006
Tested on: 4/26/2006 4:06:43 PM
avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2006 ALWIL Software.
http://www.avast.com

Glad to see you got it fixed. Thanks for the follow up.

John

Leon wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I am ecstatic. After spending the entire day trying to fix this problem Alan
> Edwards from the XP general newsgroup saved my day in a second. Thanks for
> your help though
> This Swen fix corrected my problem
>
> http://download.nai.com/products/mca...rt/Fixswen.inf
> "Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>How do I open a registry from a slave hard drive ?
>>
>>thanks for your help
>>
>>
>>"John John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>Sounds like your machine is pretty messed up. Command.Com doesn't run?
>>>You might need to change the registry entries from a remote/network
>>>machine or from a parallel installation. You can also slave the disk in
>>>another Windows 2000/XP machine to do the work but without knowing what
>>>this virus is you should be careful that the host machine doesn't get
>>>infected as well.
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>>Leon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I cannot run .com files either
>>>>
>>>>"John John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>news:uz%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Try here:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exefile.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>There is a link there to download fixreg.com from Grisoft.com if
>>>>>needed. You might have to start the pc in Safe Mode to do the work.
>>>>>
>>>>>John
>>>>>
>>>>>Leon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I cannot run .reg files either . An error message saying cannot locate
>>>>>>GDC.exe .
>>>>>>"Leon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have a virus which messed up my file associations. I cannot run any
>>>>>>>.exe
>>>>>>>applications.
>>>>>>>I have tried renaming regedit.exe to regedit.com but I cannot run .com
>>>>>>>either .
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Any suggestions
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>
>