I lost the connection between the icons on the desktop and the program. When I click on an icon, I get the OPEN WITH menu.

I click right-properties and I get C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe Application not found.

I tried to download fixit and got the OPEN WITH menu.

It sounds like your .lnk and/or your .exe file associations may have been lost.

You can try to fix the ".exe" and ".lnk" file associations:
'Windows XP file Association problems'
  <>http://www.dougknox.com/XP/file_assoc.htm >

or you can try to do a system restore to a point in time before you had this problem:
"How to restore Windows XP to a previous state"
  <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306084 >
If you have a .exe association problem, you may need to run the restore of the system from the command prompt:
"How to start the System Restore tool by using the option of safe mode with the command prompt in Windows XP"
  <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/304449 >

HTH,
JW

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