applications try to run as paint!!

[dazman]

basically any application i try to open tries to open in paint (a bo
appears saying something about cant open coz its not a valid bitma
image)...obviously this isnt right so i need to know how to change the
back... when i right click on the application then i dont get the optio
of "open with" so i cant do it that way. if u can help me please add m
to msn or reply ASAP. thanks guys.

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[Will Denny]

Hi

Please try the following programs as to check for any spyware that
might be on your system:

Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.or­g/
CWShredder - http://forum.aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip
Spy Sweeper - www.webroot.com
Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com

Try SpyWareBlaster to stop intrusions:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.co­m/spywareblaster.html

Also see the following links:

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.ht­m
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/un­wanted.htm

Have you also virus-checked your system with the latest definitions for your
AV program?

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Will Denny
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

To fix the associations, see

..EXE files always open with Notepad or any other application ?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exeasso.htm