Can't Open .exe's!

JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
<div class="IPBDescription">ARGH</div> Ok, so after running AVG virus scan I can't seem to open .exe's anymore.
It gives me the same message every time about that the .exe program I requested wasn't found.

HELP!!!!

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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    In the future avoid using AVG alltogether. It gave me a constant memeory leak in my system, and caused long-pauses in games, and pings of 100-700 with 50 loss....


    Uninstalled it, back to normal...hmm...
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    But the uninstaller is a .exe!! Think before posting dude.
  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Mar 7 2004, 03:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Mar 7 2004, 03:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> In the future avoid using AVG alltogether. It gave me a constant memeory leak in my system, and caused long-pauses in games, and pings of 100-700 with 50 loss....


    Uninstalled it, back to normal...hmm... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah but... it's free.
  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    I hope you aren't posting this from your comp, or else there is a flaw in your logic there.
  • twoflowtwoflow Singing Drunk Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1950Members, Constellation
    edited March 2004
    How did you open your internet browser to create this topic? Erm, yes, what he said.
  • Bill_DoorBill_Door Join Date: 2003-01-04 Member: 11792Members
    I'm using AVG v6 (the free version) and I've been having no trouble with it, so I have no idea what could be wrong <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> .

    Have you tried turning the resident shield off?
    And if that doesn't work have you tried uninstalling using add/remove programs?
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Housecall is free and dosen't ravage your system


    <a href='http://www.trendmicro.com' target='_blank'>TREND MICRO BABEH</a>
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    Weird, yes, I know, I have links in my taskbar so I could open this.
    I'm using Mozilla Firefox, maybe that's why <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    That should be a .exe too....shouldn't it? Do all the programs in your taskbar work?
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-Bill Door+Mar 7 2004, 10:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Bill Door @ Mar 7 2004, 10:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm using AVG v6 (the free version) and I've been having no trouble with it, so I have no idea what could be wrong <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> .

    Have you tried turning the resident shield off?
    And if that doesn't work have you tried uninstalling using add/remove programs? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    How do you want me to do that? It requires me to open .exe's, wich I can't.
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    umm, you can run exes if you can run a short cut.

    If you wana remove it:
    Start-->control panel--> Add/remove programs.

    done.
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    Hehe, nope, can't find rundll32.exe..
  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    I had the exact same problem once, couldn't open anything except internet explorer. What I did was go onto the Microsoft Tech Forums and spend a couple of hours looking for a tiny fix. It was something like Emergency Registry Repair. I don't have the file (formatted the computer since) so you will have to do the hunting for it if you want it.

    Sorry <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/prork/pref_tts_swhm.asp' target='_blank'>This?</a>
  • VarsityVarsity Join Date: 2004-01-29 Member: 25687Members
    Time for a good ol' fasioned format if you ask me. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    And where are the Microsoft Tech Forums? microsoft.com is huge.
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    Help plz, I can't wait with this.
  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    edited March 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-JezPuh+Mar 7 2004, 09:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JezPuh @ Mar 7 2004, 09:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/prork/pref_tts_swhm.asp' target='_blank'>This?</a> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Since I'm feeling kind I'll have a look for you. And that link isnt it.

    EDIT: Couldn't find it. Look for it in the Knowledge Base or Technet.
  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-JezPuh+Mar 7 2004, 04:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JezPuh @ Mar 7 2004, 04:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hehe, nope, can't find rundll32.exe.. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href='http://www.dll-files.com/' target='_blank'>Dll Files.com</a>

    Not sure how safe it is, I've only used it once, but you can probably get rundll32.exe there.
  • HawkeyeHawkeye Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1855Members
    Forget that problem! I have a problem of my own.

    I plug my surge protector into itself and it can't power my computer! I mean.. what gives?!
  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    Very funny... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • StarchyStarchy Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15727Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Mar 7 2004, 03:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Mar 7 2004, 03:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> In the future avoid using AVG alltogether. It gave me a constant memeory leak in my system, and caused long-pauses in games, and pings of 100-700 with 50 loss....


    Uninstalled it, back to normal...hmm... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nooooooo! AVG is teh w1n tbh. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    I've seen a similar problem. Basically what happened was that a program somehow got the idea that it could associate itself with the .exe extention. I couldn't convince windows to remove the association, so I associated .exe with annother program which I used to edit the registry. IIRC Regedit wouldn't work this way, I needed a 3rd party tool...

    Anyway, you should be able to associate .exe with the uninstaller program and cross your fingers.
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cold-NiTe+Mar 7 2004, 11:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold-NiTe @ Mar 7 2004, 11:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-JezPuh+Mar 7 2004, 04:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JezPuh @ Mar 7 2004, 04:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hehe, nope, can't find rundll32.exe.. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href='http://www.dll-files.com/' target='_blank'>Dll Files.com</a>

    Not sure how safe it is, I've only used it once, but you can probably get rundll32.exe there. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Aw please dude! Use your noobish head, did I say I don't have the file? I CAN NOT open .exe files, so neither can I open that.

    Anyone else? Please.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-JezPuh+Mar 8 2004, 01:31 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JezPuh @ Mar 8 2004, 01:31 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Cold-NiTe+Mar 7 2004, 11:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold-NiTe @ Mar 7 2004, 11:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-JezPuh+Mar 7 2004, 04:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JezPuh @ Mar 7 2004, 04:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hehe, nope, can't find rundll32.exe.. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href='http://www.dll-files.com/' target='_blank'>Dll Files.com</a>

    Not sure how safe it is, I've only used it once, but you can probably get rundll32.exe there. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Aw please dude! Use your noobish head, did I say I don't have the file? I CAN NOT open .exe files, so neither can I open that.

    Anyone else? Please. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Reformat was suggested over and over and it looks to be the only solution, for your PC, and your brain <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->





    jk <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->













    <span style='font-size:4pt;line-height:100%'>....not</span>
  • CoolCookieCooksCoolCookieCooks Pretty Girl Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16446Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    i had this problem b4, i formatted and it was fine
  • CreepieCreepie Join Date: 2003-02-19 Member: 13734Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-SkulkBait+Mar 7 2004, 06:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkulkBait @ Mar 7 2004, 06:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I've seen a similar problem. Basically what happened was that a program somehow got the idea that it could associate itself with the .exe extention. I couldn't convince windows to remove the association, so I associated .exe with annother program which I used to edit the registry. IIRC Regedit wouldn't work this way, I needed a 3rd party tool...

    Anyway, you should be able to associate .exe with the uninstaller program and cross your fingers. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That sounds fair. I reckon its a case of booting in safe mode, nipping in the registry and modifying whatever got its claws into .exes. Sounds like malware to me.
  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    Did a Google search, and found an Experts Exchange topic from another user with your problem.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Damsel in Distress:</b> Not sure if my problem falls into this catergory but I'm need of some help.

    OK... I'm relatively new to XP and it is only today that I got around to downloading an anti virus software.  As soon as I had installed AVG (free edition) onto my computer I was alerted that my comp had been infected with the I-Worm/Yaha.K virus.  I was adviced to run AVG to remove this worm but I was unable to open the program.  It was only after I searched for the syestem32 directory I was able to open AVG which found 88 infected files.  AVG healed all those files however my computer hasn't returned to 'normal'.

    After restarting my computer I now find myself unable to open any .exe files.  I have no idea how to edit the registry and I'm having difficulty understanding all the technical jargon.

    So I would be very grateful if someone could outline in plain english/lamen terms how I can get around this problem without going through the painful task of system restore.

    Any help would be much appreciated.  In the meantime I will browse this site to see if this question has been answered elsewhere.

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    <b>ghana:</b> Symantec offers a free removal tool to fix the registry entries altered by the Yaha virus:

    <a href='http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.yaha.removal.tool.html' target='_blank'>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcen...moval.tool.html</a>

    First disable the system restore feature of Windows XP as described on <a href='http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001111912274039' target='_blank'>http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgen...001111912274039</a> and then run the removal tool. If this works it would be the easiest way to restore your system to normal operation.

    Good luck!

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    <b>ghana:</b> Try to run the removal tool without disabling the system restore first. The removal tool is a .COM file and I hope this will run. After the removal tool has fixed the registry changes of the virus you should be able to disable the system restore as described in the 2nd link. Now run the removal tool again to remove infected items from the system restore section.

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    <b>Damsel in Distress:</b> Is it really safe to run the removal tool without disabling system restore first? If so, I will definately try that.

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    <b>ghana:</b> Yes it is safe to run the removal tool without disabling system restore first. The only thing that could happen is that you accidently restore an infected file from the system restore later. That's why I recommend to run the removal tool for a second time and with disabled system restore, if the virus is removed from registry and non-system restore file system. This second run should then remove the virus also from the system restore.

    Symantec says about system restore:
    "System Restore option in Windows Me/XP
    Windows Me and Windows XP users should temporarily turn off System Restore. This feature, which is enabled by default, is used by Windows Me/XP to restore files on your computer in case they become damaged. When a computer is infected with a virus, worm, or Trojan, it is possible that the virus, worm, or Trojan could be backed up by System Restore. By default, Windows prevents System Restore from being modified by outside programs. As a result, there is the possibility that you could accidentally restore an infected file, or that on-line scanners would detect the threat in that location."

    You can find this on <a href='http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.yaha.removal.tool.html' target='_blank'>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcen...moval.tool.html</a>

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    <b>Damsel in Distress:</b> Yay! I fixed it! Or should I say 'we'? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I ran the removal tool twice like you suggested ghana and it worked like a charm. 

    Thanks for all your help guys and I'm definately more prepared if this happens again (God forbid!)

    Without patient and helpful people like you, who knows what the state of my pc would be like now!

    Once again... Thank you!!!

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    <b>lucca1988:</b> I have the same problem, but when I try and run the yaha virus fix, i am told that this will not run on the system, (I have tried this in safe mode).

    I can get into c:windows, when i try and run sfc/sannow  i am told that windows file protection could not initate a scan.

    It comes up with the error code 0x000006ba [the RPC server is unavailable]

    any ideas
    your help is greatky appreciated

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    <b>lucca1988:</b> Hi

    I have looked in the registry,

    the registry  key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command

    is set to nqnnod.exe"%1"%*

    please help

    lucca

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    <b>db_home:</b> hmm it should be


    REGEDIT4

    <b>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]
    @="\"%1\" %*"</b>

    if you copy this to a txt file and rename it exefile.reg and dubleclick it it will be restored
    <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    That's where it ends. Hope it helps.
  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    Bwaaaaaaah <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    Thank you thank you thank you all for helping me, and especialy you Medhead <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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