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FOS.0.1 Error Messages

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Name: kylevant
Date: February 17, 2007 at 07:15:03 Pacific
Subject: FOS.0.1 Error Messages
OS: Win XP SP2
CPU/Ram: 2 GHZ / 512 MB
Model/Manufacturer: Meccer
Comment:

Everytime I open Internet Explorer or Notepad it comes up with '... has encountered a problem' ?? The starge thing is that the title for the windows displaying the message says 'FOS.0.1' and at the bottom in the task bar it says 'FOS.0.1_iexplore.exe' or 'FOS.0.1_notepad.exe'. Does any one know whats ging on. My anti-virus is updated fully and I did a scan and theres nothing...?


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Response Number 1
Name: Fist (by fmwap)
Date: February 18, 2007 at 11:41:49 Pacific
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Never heard of the FOS.0.1 deal, but what you describe sounds like EXE associations are messed up. Check under a start/run/cmd window, use the following:

run 'assoc.exe', make sure that .exe=exefile
then run 'ftype exefile' make sure that exefile="%1 %*"

So ur output should look like:
C:\>assoc.exe
.exe=exefile

C:\>ftype exefile
exefile="%1 %*"

If ftype is wrong then use: ftype exefile="%1 %*"

If no luck, then check under the 'Has encountered a problem' screen, where is says 'Click here to see what information this error...', locate the 'ModName' & search on that too

Also see what happens if you launch via start / run / iexplore


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Response Number 2
Name: albert_1
Date: February 20, 2007 at 00:14:08 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Hey I got the same thing... I think its a virus. I got this email with some new anti-virus software and then i tried installing it and then the error messages started. I did the CMD thing and its fine. And the modname is 'Unknown'??


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