Used open Notepad, WordPad, Solitaire, ect

When I click on spider solitaire, Notepad, Word - pad or other that it takes me to Windows Media Player, trying to play, then I get an error saying unable to open the file and select a file to open it with...  Well, I chose Internet Explorer and I get the same thing.  So what should I do to solve this problem?  HELP all started thanks to a friend reinstall Windows7 because my laptop wouldn't do anything one day. And now the problem with the activation of window and it does not not the product ID my computer shows.
HELP, HELP, HELP, I'm going crazy

Hello

1. have there been recent changes to the system before the show?

2. is the specific issue with these programs?

Method 1:

Follow the link below and check if that helps.

Change the programs that Windows uses by default

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

Method 2:

Follow the link below and perform the steps to check if this can help fix the issue.

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756

Let us know if it helps.

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