problem: can't open any exe

[Guest]

Hi

I just got a virus and my anti virus program put a file in quanrantine. Since then i can't open any .exe and i'm missing the file c:/windows/system32/realupd.exe

Can someone help me please

thanks

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi Spater,

D/load Doug Knox's EXE File Association Fix from here:
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Since you may not be able to d/load it or unzip it using the "problem"
computer, you could extract (unzip) the xp_exe_fix.reg file to a floppy
disk. Put the floppy disk in the "problem" computer, then go to Start>Run
and key in A:\xp_exe_fix.reg then click on OK or hit ENTER. Click on Yes to
add the information to the registry.

Now, open the registry editor (Start>Run key in regedit then click on OK or
hit ENTER). Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
In the right-hand pane, locate and delete the entry or entries that say
RealUpdater = "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\REALUPD.EXE"
Now, navigate to:
HKEY_USERS>.DEFAULT>Software>Microsoft> Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
In the right-hand pane, locate and delete the entry or entries that say
RealUpdater = "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\REALUPD.EXE"
Close the registry editor.

Restart the computer.


Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

Hi

I just got a virus and my anti virus program put a file in quanrantine.

Since then i can't open any .exe and i'm missing the file
c:/windows/system32/realupd.exe

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Just to mention that Regedit.exe need to be renamed as regedit.com as none of the .EXEs run. This can be done thru Command Prompt (command.com)

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Hi Spater,

D/load Doug Knox's EXE File Association Fix from here:
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Since you may not be able to d/load it or unzip it using the "problem"
computer, you could extract (unzip) the xp_exe_fix.reg file to a floppy
disk. Put the floppy disk in the "problem" computer, then go to Start>Run
and key in A:\xp_exe_fix.reg then click on OK or hit ENTER. Click on Yes to
add the information to the registry.

Now, open the registry editor (Start>Run key in regedit then click on OK or
hit ENTER). Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
In the right-hand pane, locate and delete the entry or entries that say
RealUpdater = "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\REALUPD.EXE"
Now, navigate to:
HKEY_USERS>.DEFAULT>Software>Microsoft> Windows>CurrentVersion>Run
In the right-hand pane, locate and delete the entry or entries that say
RealUpdater = "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\REALUPD.EXE"
Close the registry editor.

Restart the computer.


Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

Hi

I just got a virus and my anti virus program put a file in quanrantine.

Since then i can't open any .exe and i'm missing the file
c:/windows/system32/realupd.exe

 

[Russ]

I think you need to get a Anti Virus that can fix the file not just put it
in quarantine. I had a virus that went after all of my .exe files until my
computer would not run. I got a different anti virus program then I took
the files out of quarantine and I ran the new Anti Virus and it was able to
remove the virus, repair the files and put things back to normal as much as
possible.

Hi

I just got a virus and my anti virus program put a file in quanrantine.

Since then i can't open any .exe and i'm missing the file
c:/windows/system32/realupd.exe