Network Neighborhood

Something appears to have been messed up with your file associations. Somehow the .exe files seem to have been matched up with Full Motion Video files. This seems weird, but if your other programs are opening without problems, this is probably not an issue.

Make sure the "nethood" executable/directory is in place. Try doing a search for it. Also try Start > Find > Computers > and typing in the name of a computer on your network. Also see if you can TRACERT them or your router. If not, there may be either a physical connection problem or a problem with your computer. Check that your NIC is properly installed and that all cables are secure. Let me know if this doesn't solve the problem.

At one point in the past is it possible that you opened the "Full Motion Video V4.5.exe" file before it was unpacked & installed as a program w/ the "File Opens With" Dialog box? If so and the "Always open w/ this program" checkbox was checked then you need to run a check for all ".exe" file extensions in "Find Files & Folders", see if there are a lot of (similar Icon'ed) associated files ending in .exe (I have seen this problem before on machines I maintain @ a local school).

One more thing...Are the "other machines in your network neighborhood" powered up and connected to the network? May sound a little simple & crazy, but even though all users in a specific neighborhood were told to leave the units running (they didn't, all shut themdown on the same long weekend). I was working over that weekend and did not have access to the rest of the "hood", worked on that machine 8 lousy hours before I started calling in other users to turn on those blasted machines....Ohhhhhhhh, There youall are! I could have died! They were all sharing files within minutes.

if you need dis-associate the .exe files with the full motion thingy, you'll have to enter the registry and browse the classes root key for .exe.
It might be a good idea to look at the registry on a good working pc before committing yourself.

BeVERY carefull!!!!

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