Some Programs Don't Execute

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Can't open EXE files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555067&Product=winxp

Windows XP File Association Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/window...

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"Bractals" wrote:

| Today some of my major programs stoped executing. When I click on the
| program's icon nothing happens. The program's executable is listed in Task
| Manager, but it won't execute.
|
| Here is a list of some of my programs that don't work:
|
| 1) Quicken 2005
| 2) MathCad
| 3) Jasc's Paint Shop Pro 9
| 4) JPSoft's 4NT and Take Command
| 5) Window's own "Help and Support"
|
| Here is a list of some of my programs that do work:
|
| 1) Browsers Firefox, IE6, Opera, and Netscape 8.0
| 2) IncrediMail
| 3) Geometer's Sketchpad 4.06
| 4) Winamp and MS Media Player
| 5) MS Office 2003
| 6) OpenOffice 1.1.4
| 7) ZoneAlarm Firewall
| 8) Lavasoft's Ad-aware
|
| Any help will greatly be appreciated.