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by: thinkpads_userPosted on 2009-05-28 at 04:28:40ID: 24491747
That sounds suspiciously like malware. Vista itself opens .exe files just fine. I would try another antivirus tool just to see, but this is a fairly basic issue and it might be faster and easier over the longer term just to to reinstall Vista and your applications (back off your data first).
... Thinkpads_User