Whenever I try to open a file that I have to choose what program I want to use to open it with

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• When opening a file that I have to choose what program created to run and some files is read only this should not be and wont open, usually of .exe files

  This started after I tried to remove the gel frog via the control panel. After that this withdrawal, or if he asked me to choose a program to run a file I tried and I hit adobe and adobe is now the icon like any and will not open most of the files because it does not support, I can not open almost nothing except the browser explore. I was able to get my malwarebytes to come and showed some virus that I removed, but now I don't know how to solve other problems

  Looks like your Windows file associations have to dispose. This means that XP doesn't know what to do with files by looking at the file extension (.exe for executables)., .doc for MS documents, etc.  When you run Internet Explorer, it's a little different, that's why IE usually still works fine...

  If you don't have it you, something done for you - most likely malware.

  Go to this site WWW by Doug Knox:

  http://www.dougknox.com/

  On the left, click on the Win XP fixes, file Association fixed and read the instructions at the top of the page.

  Download the EXE File Association Fix on your desktop, unzip the file and apply it by following the instructions at the top of the page, then to restart and test.

  Run the following scans for malware, and then fix any problems:

  Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs:

  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/
  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

  They can be uninstalled later if you wish.

• Screen that allows you to choose which program you want to use to open a file type with

  No error code, just a question.  I want to reset my screen ' open the file with "always ask instead of always open with"a particular program.  I used to get a screen that says "Windows can perform the same action whenever you insert a disk or connect a device with this kind of file" and below list the different selections (Windows Media Player, Dell Power DVD, etc.).  Now, most is opened automatically by a program and I want to reset it to always ask.  Arrived at a screen awhile back which allowed me to define each type of file type (audio, video, and mixed content etc.), but can't figure out how to get it reset everything to always ask.

  Learned a lot of new stuff!

• Whenever I try to open or run all I get "Choose the program you want to use to open this file" and by default, Adobe Acrobat

  Whenever I try to open or run all I get - choose the program you want to use to open this file and its default Adobe Acrobat and he always answers this file type is not supported.  I can't open anything on my desktop, tried to reinstall Java, and even in my computer it asks me to choose a program to open it. Help!   I don't know what is happening!

  * original title - try to refresh, to run or install anything whatsoever, and it will not open executable files.*

  Hi LisaPisani,

  (1) did you the latest changes on the computer?

  (2) when was the last time it was working fine?

   

  Method 1

  See the Microsoft article below and try the steps mentioned, check if it helps.

  How to change or choose the program that starts when you double-click a file in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307859

  Method 2

  If the previous step fails then I would suggest that you perform the system restore point when it worked very well and check if it helps.

  How to restore Windows XP to a previous state

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306084

• In XP, whenever I try to open something with what it asks which program I want to open it

  whenever I try to open something, with what it asks which program I want to open it. can I choose a program and wants me to download something. Help, please!

  * original title - why can't open any programs on my computer? whenever I try to open something, with what it asks which program I want to open it. can I choose a program and wants me to download something. Help, please! *

  Try to fix .exe file association.
  http://www.dougknox.com/XP/fileassoc/xp_exe_fix.zip

  CleanAutoRun.
  http://support.Kaspersky.com/FAQ/?QID=208281743
  http://support.Kaspersky.com/viruses/cleanautorun

• When you try to open a program, get the area "Choose the program you want to use to open this file".

  When I try and open a program I get the box "choose the program you want to use to open this file. Also, when I try and access any of my icons in my control panel, I get a message saying 'C:\WINDOWS/system32/rundll32.exe. Aplication not found. "

  Uninstall mywebsearch toolbar, Zynga, my fun cards

  Check these then check fix checked. Narrow browsers

  O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)

  O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} - (no file)

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program HP HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" - atboottime

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: [MyWebSearch Plugin] rundll32 C:\PROGRA~1\MYWEBS~1\bar\1.bin\M3PLUGIN. DLL, UPF

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: [my Web Search Bar scope monitor research] "C:\PROGRA~1\MYWEBS~1\bar\1.bin\m3SrchMn.exe" / m = 2/w/h

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: [MyWebSearch Email Plugin] C:\PROGRA~1\MYWEBS~1\bar\1.bin\mwsoemon.exe

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Fichiers Java Update\jusched.exe"

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: [adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe Adobe."

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: C:\PROGRA~1\MYFUNC~2\bar\1.bin\c8brmon.exe [MyFunCardsbarIE Browser Plugin Loader]

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\program files\real\realplayer\update\realsched.exe" - osboot

  O4 - HKLM\... \Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0-k

  O4 - HKCU\... \Run: [BitTorrent DNA] "C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe"

  O4 - HKCU\... \Run: [BitTorrent] "C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\bittorrent.exe".

  O4 - HKCU\... \Run: [MyWebSearch Email Plugin] C:\PROGRA~1\MYWEBS~1\bar\1.bin\mwsoemon.exe

  Then download malwarebytesto day then do a full scan

  You are probably infected by something you downloaded with bittorrent

• When I go to open a file a box comes up to choose what program I want to open with.

  When I go to open a file a box comes up to choose what program I want to open with.  At the bottom of this box is a place where I'm supposed to be able to check who always says "use this program to open this file" I can't check this box.  I open office.org and it allows to automatically save in this format.  Microsoft word program has been installed on my computer and he began to do what I said above then my daughter-in-law.  I've since removed the Microsoft Word program, but it continues to make me choose program to open whenever I try to open a document that was created after she comes to settle the Microsoft word porgram.  Now, even if I had clicked on save in openoffice.org, with that I always get this box asking me what program I want to open.  Thank you for your help.  Marilyn.

  I guess the box to "always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is grayed out, and that's why you can not check it out.  Is this correct?  Is this true for the two files that were created in OpenOffice files AND that were created in Microsoft Word (note that created is the same that that edited not)?

  In OpenOffice, make sure that the "automatic file name extension" option is enabled in the file "Save as" dialog box.

  • Click on "My Documents" (or open Windows Explorer and go everywhere where your documents).
  • Click Tools > Folder Options and then click the view tab
  • Scroll down to the bottom of the "Advanced settings" area and make sure that "Hide extensions of known file types" is NOT checked.
  • Click OK

  Find one or more files that is causing problems.  Which file extensions are displayed (3 characters after the dot in the filename) on these files?

• Not able to open programs 'open with' appears with the message "choose the program you want to use to open this file."

  Original title: what is savagent.exe.

  I started having trouble opening all my programs...  A 'Open with' box appears only the message "choose the program you want to use to open this file: file: * .exe ', and I only have two choices, either Microsoft Office OneNoteQuick Launcher or Wordpad...  Since none of them are the program that I want, I click on the Cancel button, the popup disappears and the program does not open.  Internet Explorer is the only exception it opens when I click on Cancel.

  I am running Windows Vista on a Dell 1525.  I did a general online search, but the concflicts information too for me make sure my best option.

  Thanks for considering my question.

  Correct me if I misread your message.

  You said open with dialog box appears whenever you try to open a program?

  If so, try this...

  http://forums.techguy.org/Windows-Vista/899995-solved-Open-box-opens-every.html

  Scroll down to the answer given by Phantom010:
  Download and merge the reg. EXEFIX .

  quote...
  Try this registry fix: EXEFIX

  Unzip the patch and extract it. REG file on your desktop. Right click on the REG file and choose Merge. Note that you must be an administrator to apply this hotfix.

  Reset.

• Application not found error-choose the program you want to use to open this file

  Soon all the world.

  I really hope that someone will post a reply to my question as soon as possible. I will try to be as descriptive as I could possibly, in order to solve my problems.

  The main problem is that I can't open some, if all the program files, applications on my windows 7, 32-bit laptop. I'm constantnly get application not found error, showing in a small window address, I was trying to do. Whenever I want to open a program, like the Adobe reader, word of microsoft, excel, mozilla firefox, google chrome - basically everthing, a window opens and is telling me this: choose the program you want to use to open this file: file: acad.exe... and recommend me acrobat from adobe program, any program I was trying to enter (in this case autoCAD).

  Cannot open cmd, when I go to system recovery, it says: System Restore could not start. I normally post records in: C and: D sheet music, play music, watch videos and see photos. I found a "hole" not being able to go to the internet via a browser. I discovered it when I went to an online help in some of the trobleshoots. It would open tab in google chrome by itself and then on it, I can browse the internet normally, but only through the said track.

  Currently, the microsoft security essentials performs a custom analysis (: C and: D), because I suspect it is a malware, or some kind of virus. It happened when I tried to download a program from CAD Solidworks 2012 via a site that I'm not sure I'm allowed to mention, that I don't want. Unless it's okay with you :) It begins with a letter t. By the way, I noticed that my: partition D has accumulated 10 GB + more in the space of a few days, because I remember two weeks ago I had close to 70 GB of free space, now it's about 56.3 GB. Curious, because I know that I did nothing so great in this period. Maybe I need to tell you that I get this window, from time to time, when I browse the internet (I never visit suspicious sites, or at least I don't me remember more I visited one in a very long time, like 4-5 months):

  [url=http://canadaalltax.com/z/?f=pjrKrjr7vTw8qi5FrTxXrjr4qdgHqjrHqE%3D%3D&eid=727&hid=15769845847361013151&pid=0&ch=666&rf=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boldride.com%2Fbrand%2Fwilliams-racing&s=px.pluginh&r=0.13960388134319002]http://canadaalltax.com/z/?f=pjrKrjr7vTw8qi5FrTxXrjr4qdgHqjrHqE%3D%3D&eid=727&hid=15769845847361013151&pid=0&ch=666&rf=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boldride.com%2Fbrand%2Fwilliams-racing&s=px.pluginh&r=0.13960388134319002[/url]

  I found this in my story, be very careful what you do with this link, I don't want that take you anything ;)

  That's on my side, please ask anything and everything, I'll visit this page when I can.

  Good bye!

  P.S. forgot to mention that when I download a program (mozilla Firefox), I can not run it due to: Application not found. I hope I found the right place for it.

  Original title: Windows 7 - Application not found. A big problem or easy-peasy?

  Hello

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

  1. What is the complete error message you get when opening a file?
  2. What happens when you try to open the command prompt?
  3. What happens when you try to access the internet by using Internet Explorer?
  4. You did changes to the computer before the show?

  According to the description of problem errors you get "application not found error" and "choose the program you want to use to open this file" and not being is not able to do system restore, it seems that some windows file is corrupted. I also suggest you to post back the results of analysis.

  I would suggest trying the following methods and check if this is useful:

  Method 1:  Run SFC scan and check for corrupted Windows files and violations of integrity.

  Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Method 2:

  For any question, where his prompting you to select the default program
  Try to set the default values for the program
  Change the programs that Windows uses by default
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows/change-default-programs#1TC=Windows-7

  For any question, where you are not able to download and install firefox, download the file and save it and then try to install firefox.

  I hope this helps. Please let us know the results. Feel free to write us again for any help.

• Internet explore and google chrome says to choose the program you want to use to open this file

  Original title:

  I can't open my internet explore and google chrome it says to choose the program you want to use to open this file... file? HELP PLZ

  Help me

  Hi Ariep,

  When you run an .exe on a Windows Vista-based computer file, the file can start another program. In addition, the icon of the file .exe may not appear as expected. You can also receive additional errors in the .exe file or the program that starts.

  To resolve this problem, try the steps of: When you run an .exe file on a Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer the file may start another program

  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.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/back-up-the-registry

  Please post back with the State of the question.

• When I try to run the program already installed files (including volume control), the system always ask what program I want to use to run it.

  I recently installed a new antivirus protection software, now at any time, I try to run a program he's asking me what program I want to use to run it, even for already installed programs. For IE, firefox, etc, it's simple, but when I try to adjust the volume of the system through Control Panel he asks me what program I want to use it to run only and I can not. Any ideas how to solve this problem?

  Look at the article on execution of .exe files.

  Article number: 950505 - when you run an .exe on a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7 computer file, the file may start another program
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505

  You can make the default program using set Associations.
  1. open default programs by clicking the Start button, click default programs.
  2. click on associate a type of file or Protocol with a program.
  3. click on the file type or protocol that you want the program to act as the default value. (In this case it will be for .exe files).
  4. click on the change agenda.
  5. click on the program that you want to use by default for the selected file type, or click the arrow next to other programs to show other programs.
  6. (if you don't see other programs or your program is not listed, click Browse to find the program you want to use, and then click Open. If no other programs are installed that are able to open the type of file or Protocol, your choice will be limited.)
  7. click on OK.

  You can also look at the information here: restore the .exe Windows Vista file association, after badly with another application
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/165/1/restore-the-exe-file-association-in-Windows-Vista-after-incorrectly-associating-it-with-another-application.html

  Thank you

  Marilyn

• Error "windows cannot open this file. to open this file, windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it"appears just after the start on its own.

  After that I typed my password at startup, windows can not open this file. to open this file, windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it.  At this point, I have no one based on nothing and and messages appear literally on its own. I think it's done my computer very slow also.

  What can I do to fix this?

  It's a site file

  Hi Jose7777777,

  • What version of Windows are you using?
  • How long have you been faced with this problem?
  • Did you do changes on the computer before the show?

  Follow the suggestions below for a possible solution:

  Step 1: Start in safe mode and check if the problem persists.

  Start your computer in safe mode

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

  Step 2: If the problem does not occur in safe mode, you can put your system to boot (in normal mode) to solve the problem.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: After troubleshooting, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.

  You can also view the startup folder.

  I hope this helps.

• Cannot open .exe programs in XP except MS IE - ask "open with - choose the program you want to use to open this file.

  Any of the My .exe programs such as office, Firefox, Skype can be opened from desktop file icons or programs. Request to the dialog box opens: "open with, choose the program you want to use to open this file" - but only lists MS programs that don't work, or "error - Application not found". Only the program that works is MS IE.

  Looks like your Windows file associations have to dispose. This means that XP is not
  know what to do with the files by looking at the file extension (for example, .exe for executables,
  .doc for MS documents, etc.).

  If you don't have it you, something done for you - most likely malware.

  Go to this site WWW by Doug Knox:

  http://www.dougknox.com/

  On the left, click on the Win XP fixes, file Association fixed and read the instructions at the top of the page.

  Download the EXE File Association Fix on your desktop, unzip the file and apply it by following the instructions at the top of the page, then to restart and test.

  Run the following scans for malware, and then fix any problems:

  Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs:

  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/
  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/
  They can be uninstalled later if you wish.

• Message: "choose the program you want to use to open the file" when tried to open msconfig

  Original title: msconfig does not work

  I ran msconfig and erased everything in selective startup to get rid of some programs; now, anything (including msconfig) open - I just get the window asking you to "choose the program you want to use to open the file.  How can I go back into msconfig access selective start up again?

  Hi willnvail,

  Try these steps and check the result.
  Step 1: Reset changes
  a. visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837334
  b. all the steps in the above article for Windows XP and check if the problem persists.

  Step 2: If the problem persists, restore the computer
  see How to restore Windows XP to a previous state .
  b. check if the problem persists.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• "Choose the program you want to use to open this file" appears every time

  When I click on any program /function, this window opens each time "choose the program you want to use to open this file. For this reason, I am unable to access many programs. No matter what I do it won't go away. Any help is appreciated. - rezé

  Hi Raju,

  This problem could be due to the corrupted on your computer user profile. This corruption can be caused by a virus on the computer, or it could have been corrupted for some other reason.

  
  Method 1: remove the virus could help us solve the problem. You can download Microsoft Safety Scanner and run a full scan to detect any virus/malware infection.
   
  Microsoft safety scanner
   
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx
   
  Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner ends 10 days after being downloaded. To restart a scan with the latest definitions of anti-malware, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.
  Method 2: create a new user account.
  I suggest to create a new user account and check if that helps. Here is the link that will help you to create the following user account: create a user account 
  If the problem is resolved in the new user account, then the old user profile is damaged. Here is the link to repair a damaged user account
   
   
  Method 3: run the Fixit tool below to fix the. EXE file association error.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505
   
  Hope this helps you. Let us know anyway!