Please look at this error, give a solution, please!!!!!!!?

when i click on any .exe iconm it says,

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the folder options control panel".

i cant run system restore(anyway i dont have any active restore points) and i cant install from XP CD, setup.exe doesnt run. i've tried all i can in folder options. please help.....

this has been coming since some cmd prompt program executed itself when i was online.

i've run anti spyware, antivirus and registry cleaning software. please help.

dont say that you have to reformat the HDD.

thanks bye.

Please look at this error, give a solution, please!!!!!!!?nortan

This is fixable, but is hard to explain on here.

the exe is a dos file and it is not represented in folder options.

Most icons dont have exe in their targets. The file in their targets is what is set up in folder options

click my computer %26gt;tools %26gt;folder options %26gt; file types Tab.

note exe is not represented in there.

try this

XP 鈥?system file checker

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System File Checker (SFC). This can also be run in Safe Mode should you prefer.

To run SFC, close all applications such as Office, Messenger, Email, etc, and go to:

- Start

- Run

- Type in sfc /scannow (include the space before the " / ")