Rundll32.exe

[Steve]

I run Win XP Home. Two days ago, it started requiring I select which app to
use when opening ANY application. When I try to update using Win Update, it
asks me to download, then a box appears asking to save (I do) and the window
asking which app to use pops up again. A circle.

I keep getting this msg: windows/system32/rundll32.exe application not
found.

I can't open, delete, etc. almost all files. What is this (corrupted
registry?) and how do I fix it?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Restore Default File Associations Easily:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_easy_file.htm

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[David H. Lipman]

From: "Steve" <[email protected]>

| I run Win XP Home. Two days ago, it started requiring I select which app to
| use when opening ANY application. When I try to update using Win Update, it
| asks me to download, then a box appears asking to save (I do) and the window
| asking which app to use pops up again. A circle.
|
| I keep getting this msg: windows/system32/rundll32.exe application not
| found.
|
| I can't open, delete, etc. almost all files. What is this (corrupted
| registry?) and how do I fix it?

Please don't Multi-Post.
Please learn to Cross-Post to pertinent, On Topic, news groups instead.

 

[Steve]

Mark

Thank you for the info.

When I enter CMD in RUN, I again get the drop down window asking which app
to use. Not knowing what to use from BROWSE, I selected IE. Then a pop up
window gives me the option to RUN w/o saving. Another circle.

Is there a manual way of doing this in safe mode?

Thanks in advance,

Steve