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Argh! C:\ won't open properly!!!

  • 25-11-2006 12:46pm
    #1
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭


    This is a really strange situation - when I try to open my C drive in windows it asks what programme do you want to open this file with... just like if it were an unassociated file...

    I can still get into my folders by typing C:\ directly into the address bar... this is really strange (and frightening to a computer programming noob like myself).

    :(

    Please help!

    Thirdfox


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  • #2
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,186 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    That doesn't sound good..

    .. presuming it's XP, maybe try and XP Repair Installation.

    Actually, could possibly be a virus / very nasty spyware.. did you do a scan with all the regulars? Ad-aware, Spybot, HiJackThis etc.?


  • #3
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Did you unassciate explorer with something else?

    Next time it asks what to open it with browse to windows and click explorer.


    kdjac


  • #4
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    You have a corrupt association. It should open with explorer.exe. Recreate the association.

    Edit: Oops kdjac got there before me.


  • #5
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    Got spybot, defender, avg, anti-virus guard running... also registry cleaner and cc?cleaner...

    I don't mess around with associations... it doesn't have the explorer option in "open with" - just internet explorer.

    I've been having problems with explorer and buffer overflows in general for a while (around 2 months) now.

    :(


  • #6
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    where is explorer.exe located by the way? (since it's not listed in the open with section).

    often I would be working and then when I try to open a folder (or when I'm in the midst of opening a folder) the screen goes blank (background remains). The programmes that were active still work (except for explorer folders) and I can't see the startmenu/taskbar programmes on my desktop anymore. I load up task manager (via ctrl alt delete) and after a while task manager appears (along with the taskbar and programmes on my desktop.

    I'm in a foreign country right now (China) so I don't have access to my windows disk... support here would be patchy at best... (it would probably be easier to buy pirated software than to get it fixed in a store here) - I don't want to do that! :(


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  • #7
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    Sorry, I didn't read KdjaCL's post properly, I've found explorer.exe - but I'm not given the option of "always open with this program"... it seems I can't associate the drive anymore?


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