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we have windows xp home edition--my daughter downloaded
something called spybot---now the internet is really
fast, but other programs will not open--the error message
says that the file does not have a program associated
with it to perform the action--does this mean that
all .exe programs were lost? How can I fix this? Thank
you in advance for all your help
 
Can't open EXE files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555067&Product=winxp

Windows XP File Association Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

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| we have windows xp home edition--my daughter downloaded
| something called spybot---now the internet is really
| fast, but other programs will not open--the error message
| says that the file does not have a program associated
| with it to perform the action--does this mean that
| all .exe programs were lost? How can I fix this? Thank
| you in advance for all your help
 
From Spybot-S&D HELP:
Some of my internet programs stopped to work. What should I do? FAQ #003
[[If you remove a spy, the application that has installed it may notice this
and refuse to work any longer. Spybot-S&D is able to replace a few spies
with harmless dummies; but where that is not possible, I recommend to either
search for a good alternative that comes without spy- or adware, or using
the recovery option in Spybot-S&D to restore the spy. In the later case, you
can do it step by step, until you found the files that are absolutely
necessary for the spy, and at least keep some files from your system, like
the data saved about you.]]
 
From Spybot-S&D Help:
Some of my internet programs stopped to work. What should I do? FAQ #003
[[If you remove a spy, the application that has installed it may notice this
and refuse to work any longer. Spybot-S&D is able to replace a few spies
with harmless dummies; but where that is not possible, I recommend to either
search for a good alternative that comes without spy- or adware, or using
the recovery option in Spybot-S&D to restore the spy. In the later case, you
can do it step by step, until you found the files that are absolutely
necessary for the spy, and at least keep some files from your system, like
the data saved about you.]]
 
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