re: Can't open a single file. Instead, executes Media Player Classic!
Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 11:26 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Johnb33
(1518 messages posted)
You might want to try doing a repair install of XP. If the repair don't work, you
would need to copy any data that you need saved and do a clean install of XP again.
On Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 9:28 am, tom_mai78101 wrote:
>First, watch these videos I made, to show you the problem. The Windows XP Professional
>SP2 I have is Traditional Chinese version. So, basically, I'll do the translating.
>
>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9001983922758554915
>
>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8940416166441556755
>
>---------------
>
>Now, I can tell you exactly what is my problem.
>
>I had asked WinDrivers forums for help, but in vain. So is the MSDN Help and Support.
>
>Both of the videos shows I can't open exe files directly, instead it opens up a
pop
>up prompt which I call it the "Open With..." prompt dialog.
>
>If I name one of the exe files to this (without quotes):
>
>"Media Player Classic"
>
>It will execute without fail, which baffles me.
>
>I can't open up shortcuts, so mostly, my desktop can't be opened.
>
>I have System Restore turned off a year ago, way before this problem started (which
>is at least a week old).
>
>Sometimes, a pop up shows this message (without quotes):
>
>"C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32 Can't find program"
>
>That pop up always appear when I go to Control Panel, and tried to open up one of
>the settings application(s).
>
>Sometimes, even exe files can't be opened up by itself. What I mean is: I use "Open
>With..." prompt dialog to open up the same exe file I had intended to open. After
>selecting it, I press Open.
>
>What it does is: Open the exe file in that exe file itself.
>
>It would either say the file is an unknown format, or something else, which would
>cause the program to abort immediately. This includes emulators, editors, archivers,
>MSI Windows Installers, Setup files, specific files from Microsoft, etc. Games like
>Warcraft, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Starcraft, etc., those I could still play, with
>the help of Autostart.
>
>I had done the "expand D:\i386\rundll.ex_ ...rundll32.exe" in the command prompt.
>It didn't work.
>
>I had no idea whether my rundll32.exe is corrupted or infected. I use Spyware Doctor
>version 5.1 (recent).
>
>I had done the "Use Windows cd to replace rundll32.exe". Failed.
>
>My last resort would be to reinstall Windows. I had nearly 40 GB worth of data stored
>onto this computer. Mostly gaming and game designing programs.
>
>Anyway, I hope to see some suggestions. I think the information I had given out
is
>very detailed. If it's not enough, please let me know. I will check this thread
almost
>every day, until I have find out the solution.
>
>Please help me!
>
>tom_mai78101
>
>
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