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Problem with all progam files in windows

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by imranmcse

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I am using windows 2000 professional , a very strange problem is occuring on my system that whenever i want to open any program file like regedit.exe notepad.exe or any other windows program every time a dialogue box of " Open with " appears and asking for choose program for opening this file. either i do it from run prompt or by double clicking please help me.

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by xpertdragon

If you look at any properties of any programs either on your desktop or in your menu, you might find that the settings under "Target" or "Start In" have been blanked out or filled with garbage. If this is the case, it sounds like you have a viruson your hands. A very popular modifying and annoying virus. Update all virus definitions immediatly, and perform a full system scan.

Good Luck

Paul M. Chavez

by joseph moore

I saw this exact same problem on a system infected with the Navidad virus. When any EXE file was started, the virus had modified the registry to run it instead of the EXE, and there was a bug in the virus that caused what you are seeing.

I suggest you get anti-virus software now and scan your system.

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