commands all mixed up

[Guest]

currently: right click on application: "Read" is default choice. Double click
on icon: Adobe Reader launches, and error "can't open xyz.exe"
right click on icon: select "open" and opens fine.
Reveiwed File types in Folder Options: same programs/advanced: Read is not
listed in options. Open is default. with "%1" at end.
Tried creating Read directed to corrrect application; no good.
Looked at a few Reg entries per other troubleshooting comments; all appeared
to have correct "%1" %* entries.

What happened: selected app "pinned to start menu" and changed directory to
update of same app in different folder. tried to launch: couldn't find...
Browse, I selected correct app, opened fine. After that, Adobe tries to open
everthing.

What I'm finding very strange is that the Read is the defualt on
right-click, but isn't listed in File types.

Wanted to remove Adobe (then what would happen?) but can't launch Remove
Apps and can't find Uninstaller. I also can't launch Restore System.

Logged on as Me, administrator.

Any recomendations? What and where is the actual app for Restore Sys that I
could launch by right-click/Open?

Bamboozled in VT,

 

[Guest]

Well, I found the Restore app, and succesfully returned to my state of Oct 30
(my computer, that; my state wasn't so great then either.)

This time, I deleted the older app in the Pinned menu, and added the new
version as Pinned; no rerouting/renaming.

Oh well, Hopefully I'm all set now.

Thanks.