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.exe files
Name: mustafa Date: April 25, 2002 at 20:30:22 Pacific
Comment:
I can't open .exe files on My computer. Some friends sent me .exe files or I downloaded files with the ending .exe and when I try to open them they not only not open but they seem to change to something like .vxd Any help? My computer is a Hewllet Packard with operating system Microsoft Windows Me and processor intelceleron 800 Mhz,Version 4.90.3000
But regardless of that you need to run a virus scan. You can do it here. Let us know the scan results.
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Response Number 4
Name: Jennifer Date: April 26, 2002 at 05:22:22 Pacific
Reply:
If you're able to boot into Windows and run programs, then you ARE able to open and run exe files.
Must be something other than a virus. It most virus aren't discriminatory in that they will affect all exe files, not just downloaded ones. Are the file extensions changing to vxd? Or something LIKE vxd? What exactly happens when you click on the executable?
Where are you downloading from? I'm assuming you friend's sending you the files via e-mail. What e-mail client?
Actually that's not necessarily true Jennifer. There are viruses and trojans that'll alter registry keys to prevent the running of some programs but not all of them.
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