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by bradleyr

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windows ME cannot find programs like excel, word, outlook, etc. However,can go to the command prompt, use IE, and some other things. Cannot open up regedit or msconfig. Booting up in safe mode does not change a thing. I suspect it is a virus. Has anybody seen this? The exact message says, "Windows cannot find c:\program files\whatever\word.exe (just an example). You must have mistyped the name in the Run dialog." ANyways, something to that effect... Please, no stupid comments about reloading Windows.
BTW, can browse in the explorer and find the executables for all programs that run. Help!!!

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by tprinzo

Hope this is not stupid.

Control pannel, add/remove programs, select Office and select the repair option or re-install. As long as we are talking Office 97 or 2K those options are available

by curacao_dejavu

virus.
1. If you can go to the web, go to www.symantec.com and do a online check.
2. Else go to a friends house and let him create a rescuedisk from which you can start up your pc and do a scanning for virusses.
3. If you are on a network , can from another pc.
reloading windows won't help since the virus is already there. 4.Try install a antivirus (a little chance that that may work)

When this is done, keep your antivirus updated.

by danpiers

Your description sounds just like the SirCam virus. I will e-mail you a copy of the tool this evening to make your life a little easier.

by @lberto

For sure it is a virus,
go to www.pspl.com, download the trial version, install it, clean your pc and that's it
Or go to www.symantec.com and get yourself clean tool or clean it from Internet, it will help you. I'd rather use Protector Plus to clean it up and try to get a good antivirus and keep it virus updated.
Good luck,
@lberto

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