For some reason any all the items on the left side of the start menu open to media player, I have tried earlier to get videos to play. And it doesn't let me do system restore

Each item in the left pane displays a video icon and therefore tries to open the media player, also I am not able to do the system restore

Well, the video files will open naturally in Windows Media Player.

You might want to try to reset your default programs:

Default Forums of Windows 7 Associations - restore - file Type

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Also:

Click Start
Type: CMD, according to the results, right-click CMD
Click on "Run as Administrator"
At the command prompt, type: sfc/scannow

This will check for any breach of integrity

Restart your system

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Check your hard drive for errors:

Click Start

Type: CMD, according to the results, right-click CMD

Click on "Run as Administrator"

At the command prompt, type: chkdsk /f /r

When you restart your system, your computer will be scanned for errors and will try to correct them.

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You can also have a virus. There are some that will hide your files/folders so that you don't normally see them. I strongly suggest to run a scan on your computer with your antivirus/antimalware software. If you need to, you can also use the Microsoft Safety Scanner, it's free:

http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

Also, if your files are hidden, check out the following article on how to display the:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/show-hidden-files

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