Windows XP Pro with SP2.

After replacing AVG with Avira I cannot open my drives directly.

When I click the drives a window opens with the message - "choose the
program you want to use to open this file"

I have to go to windows explorer to open the drives.

Your advice will be of great help to me.

Thanks.

Jag Chan wrote:

> Windows XP Pro with SP2.
>
> After replacing AVG with Avira I cannot open my drives directly.
>
> When I click the drives a window opens with the message - "choose the
> program you want to use to open this file"
>
> I have to go to windows explorer to open the drives.

Open the drives (I am assuming these are hard drives) and look for an
autorun.inf file. If you find it, delete it. If you don't see autorun.inf,
do a thorough scan for malware.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

Malke
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Malke <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> Jag Chan wrote:
>
>> Windows XP Pro with SP2.
>>
>> After replacing AVG with Avira I cannot open my drives directly.
>>
>> When I click the drives a window opens with the message - "choose the
>> program you want to use to open this file"
>>
>> I have to go to windows explorer to open the drives.
>
> Open the drives (I am assuming these are hard drives) and look for an
> autorun.inf file. If you find it, delete it. If you don't see
> autorun.inf, do a thorough scan for malware.
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
>
> Malke

I have run both Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and SUPER Antispyware.
No Malware found.
As I wrote earlier problem started after replacing AVG with Avira.

Should I format and reinstall.

Regards.

Thanks.

Jag Chan wrote:

> Malke <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> Jag Chan wrote:
>>
>>> Windows XP Pro with SP2.
>>>
>>> After replacing AVG with Avira I cannot open my drives directly.
>>>
>>> When I click the drives a window opens with the message - "choose the
>>> program you want to use to open this file"
>>>
>>> I have to go to windows explorer to open the drives.
>>
>> Open the drives (I am assuming these are hard drives) and look for an
>> autorun.inf file. If you find it, delete it. If you don't see
>> autorun.inf, do a thorough scan for malware.
>>
>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

> I have run both Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and SUPER Antispyware.
> No Malware found.
> As I wrote earlier problem started after replacing AVG with Avira.
>
> Should I format and reinstall.

Did you find an autorun.inf file? Are these hard drives you're talking
about? I don't know what you mean by "wrote earlier problem started.."
since I have no idea to what earlier problem you're referring.

I don't have enough information to say whether you should reinstall Windows
or not.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
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