.exe files won't open...none of them

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First, let me say i have read the similar posts. When i start xp home sp2
(if it starts, i get a flag saying windows replaced registry entry from copy
and was successful), i get the following 4 popup windows saying 'windows
cannot open this file...reader_sl.exe, OSA9.exe, web32.exe and PowerReg
Sceduler.exe". Some of my desktop icons have gone "generic". I can't open
Compuserve, IE, NetZero using their shortcuts. But have managed to get
Compuserve running from the "select a program" pop-up menu. The
Start/Run/.... procedure doesn't work. Everytime i type something there i
get a pop-up window saying "windows cannot open this file" I have tried
regedit from the safe boot with command prompt and was able to determine i
don't have the suspect SirCom Virus, i was unable to do system retore from
the same place. I have tried going to 'kellys-korner line 12 tweak but it
won't function either. Any down load that has an .exe file i can't
open....Any help would be appreciated (If this problen requires OS
reinstall, the only XP home disk i have was used on another computer over
1year ago. Should i be worried about registration?) Note...I had previously
COPIED the following folders, dtmp, I386, setupdlx, sysprep, WINDOWS from my
primary HD to my secondary HD. Again thanks Dave

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Hi

Please go to Doug Knox's web site and try the fix for .EXE files:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"dre1x" <dre1x@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CE045B16-F836-4360-9A61-0A33BF0D382F@microsoft.com...
> First, let me say i have read the similar posts. When i start xp home sp2
> (if it starts, i get a flag saying windows replaced registry entry from
> copy
> and was successful), i get the following 4 popup windows saying 'windows
> cannot open this file...reader_sl.exe, OSA9.exe, web32.exe and PowerReg
> Sceduler.exe". Some of my desktop icons have gone "generic". I can't
> open
> Compuserve, IE, NetZero using their shortcuts. But have managed to get
> Compuserve running from the "select a program" pop-up menu. The
> Start/Run/.... procedure doesn't work. Everytime i type something there i
> get a pop-up window saying "windows cannot open this file" I have tried
> regedit from the safe boot with command prompt and was able to determine i
> don't have the suspect SirCom Virus, i was unable to do system retore from
> the same place. I have tried going to 'kellys-korner line 12 tweak but it
> won't function either. Any down load that has an .exe file i can't
> open....Any help would be appreciated (If this problen requires OS
> reinstall, the only XP home disk i have was used on another computer over
> 1year ago. Should i be worried about registration?) Note...I had
> previously
> COPIED the following folders, dtmp, I386, setupdlx, sysprep, WINDOWS from
> my
> primary HD to my secondary HD. Again thanks Dave

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"Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk" wrote:

> dre1x wrote:
>
> > First, let me say i have read the similar posts. When i start xp home sp2
> > (if it starts, i get a flag saying windows replaced registry entry from copy
> > and was successful), i get the following 4 popup windows saying 'windows
> > cannot open this file...reader_sl.exe, OSA9.exe, web32.exe and PowerReg
> > Sceduler.exe". [...]
>
> IMO you've got serious hardware problems - especially with RAM memory.
> This often causes registry "failures" and file system damage. First of
> all run memtest and check other hardware.
>
> --
> Regards
> Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk
> Thanks 'Black Fox'. I believe you were right. After alot of fooling around, i removed one stick of 256mb ram and was able to reload system, prior to that i could not get the OS to load without random 'shutdown' and various error screens. I should have tried that before re-installing the whole system, but, oh well, a good opportunity to 'clean-up' the whole computer. Thanks Dave (dre1x)