M
Mike
Windows XP Home Edition SP 1
I have a problem in which I get the above error message
when I try to access any program via an icon on the
desktop, the start button, or even via Windows Explorer.
I am also unable to access any windows tools such as
regedit or msconfig. The only programs that I can run is
Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, and only via the
start button. I cannot run these problems from the
desktop icon or from the tool bar.
I have looked for three viruses without success. I have
downloaded from Symantec a tool to repair the Sircam worm,
the Swen worm and the Pretty Park virus. This tool has
not found any virus.
My virus scanner doesn't work, but I have been able to use
an on-line virus scanner from Symantec, but it has not
found any viruses on my system. A similar on-line scan
was done via the McAfee site with no success.
I have checked the apropriate places in the registry that
might have been effected by these viruses and see nothing
out of the ordinary there.
I have booted up into safe mode, which gives me two log in
options: either as administrator or in my own account
name. I experience the same problem when I boot to safe
mode and log in under my name. I have more success when I
boot into safe mode and log in as administrator, as many
of these programs seem to work. While logged in as
administrator, I ran the XP installation disk (as I can't
run it in normal start up), but that hasn't helped.
I am unable to use system restore because all of the
restore points were deleted because I had to shut this off
in order to run the virus repair tools mentioned earlier.
Any suggestions on what the problem might be and the best
way to resolve it????
TIA
I have a problem in which I get the above error message
when I try to access any program via an icon on the
desktop, the start button, or even via Windows Explorer.
I am also unable to access any windows tools such as
regedit or msconfig. The only programs that I can run is
Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, and only via the
start button. I cannot run these problems from the
desktop icon or from the tool bar.
I have looked for three viruses without success. I have
downloaded from Symantec a tool to repair the Sircam worm,
the Swen worm and the Pretty Park virus. This tool has
not found any virus.
My virus scanner doesn't work, but I have been able to use
an on-line virus scanner from Symantec, but it has not
found any viruses on my system. A similar on-line scan
was done via the McAfee site with no success.
I have checked the apropriate places in the registry that
might have been effected by these viruses and see nothing
out of the ordinary there.
I have booted up into safe mode, which gives me two log in
options: either as administrator or in my own account
name. I experience the same problem when I boot to safe
mode and log in under my name. I have more success when I
boot into safe mode and log in as administrator, as many
of these programs seem to work. While logged in as
administrator, I ran the XP installation disk (as I can't
run it in normal start up), but that hasn't helped.
I am unable to use system restore because all of the
restore points were deleted because I had to shut this off
in order to run the virus repair tools mentioned earlier.
Any suggestions on what the problem might be and the best
way to resolve it????
TIA