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all programs ask what program to open with windows xp

I have a Dell with XP sp3  office computer need it back up and running by tomorrow.
I had the xpantispyware2010 infection, and removed it in safemode.

When i return to the operators profile all the file associations are gone and all programs ask what programs to open with.  .doc .exe  but also msconfig, install/uninstall programs etc.

Now other profiles everything works just fine its just the main operators profile (which of course was the one infected)  need a way to fix the associations on the operators profile asap.

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Save it to your desktop and run it from there. Let me know how it goes.
Problem you have is windows cannot open any .exe files, some how it has lost the link.

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

Above is a list of reg fixes you can download to fix certain files. One you after is for the exe files. As below.

http://dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_exe_fix.zip

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