Questions to open any .exe files

Hello

I have problems to open all my .exe files. happened after I installed security software. I already tried your suggestions about the site, but I can't seem to run 'command', in order to go further. I think that there are problems with my file associations, but I can't seem to restore.

I would appreciate your help.

Mel

MelissaH87,

Try to learn to ask questions. What you wrote makes no sense to anyone because...

1 "your suggestions"... what and whose suggestions? We need to know what suggestions you had already tried so that we find a new you haven't tried.

2 "on the site"... what site is this? Give us a link to the site where you saw all these suggestions.

At the risk of repetition, try this tutorial:

Restore the file type associations
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/233243-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

Scroll down to exe - executable application files.
Click on the exe

Follow the instructions in #1 à #7 at the top.

Scroll to lnk - shortcut link (LNK) files.
Click on lnk

Follow the instructions in #1 à #7 at the top.

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