All desktop, such as firefox, Skype icons, showing a PDF icon

When I open firefox or another browser, I get an adobe reader indicating that it cannot open the file. I don't know why adobe reader software is trying to open everything. Download does not open. Nothing is open except this help page. All icons display the PDF icon instead of the original icons. This can be corrected. What happens to my personal account, but this is not the case in the guest account. Everything is very good. I tired to restore the computer and it says there is no restore point, which is not true.

Hello

See if that helps you.

'Restore. Association of exe in Windows 7/Vista after incorrectly associating it with another program"

http://www.Winhelponline.com/blog/restore-exe-file-Asso-Windows-7-Vista-incorrectly-associated/

"When you run an .exe on a Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer file, the file can start another program.

Run the Mr.Fixit here or you can use the manual method it y to correct yourself

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505/en-us

And also, read information please.

'Change the programs that Windows uses by default'

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

See you soon.

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