application not found errors keep appearing

Icons appearing on my quicklaunch is more would be to load (except IE and office)... received "application not found errors ' that appears when you click on them... for Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, Itunes Windows MediaPlayer etc... .. .you name it. Passes to the system tray.  No trace of icon of Symantec, remove any physical security or anything else that was already there. . I don't know if my rundll32.exe file is damaged, or if I met a debilitating virus. The only way to load itunes, Word, Excel is to click on one existing a desktop file with MP3, files.doc or * .xls extensions, then the file as well as program expenses. When I try via start > programs > Microsoft office apps never lie. When you try to load programs into the mystart menu a screen appears on my screen and said 'Open with' on the top bar and had a list of "recommended programs". Someone help me please

Hi Dredogg346,

There is a strong possibility that there may be some infections of viruses or malware on the computer. I suggest that you scan the computer and remove infections, check if it works.

How to get rid of malware or viruses
http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistasecurity/thread/ba80504b-61f1-4D71-960f-b561798b7b42

If you are still experiencing issues after the scan currently running on the computer, then check if it persists in safe mode.

Steps to start in safe mode
1 restart your computer if it is running.
2. press the F8 key after your initially on powers computer.
3. Once you see the menu Advanced Startup Options , you can stop tapping.
4. use the up/down arrow keys to highlight your selection.
5. Select Safe Mode and press enter.
6. you should see loading drivers and then Please wait.
7. you should then be at the Welcome screen.
8. connect to your computer using an account with administrator privileges.

Start your computer in safe mode
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode
Restart the computer to return to normal mode

If you are still experiencing a similar problem in safe mode, then it is possible that the user account is damaged.

Check to see if the problem continues in a new user account and check.
Create a user account
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/create-a-user-account

Go back with the results!

I hope this helps!

Halima S - Microsoft technical support.
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