Solve : Applications/System Restore Won't Open?

1.	Solve : Applications/System Restore Won't Open?
Answer» Apologies of this has been asked before, I've had a search and couldn't find the answer sadly. We've a laptop RUNNING Vista which had a virus, I was fairly sure I'd fixed it as the laptop was back up and running although annoyingly whenever you opened Firefox it asked me to choose an application to open the file and gave me the options of Explorer or Firefox? Someone suggested I try a system restore, but it won't open it and gives me the same options of Explorer or Firefox? Any ideas/hints welcomed! Thanks in advance Quote from: Stuck Noob on July 23, 2011, 02:27:40 PM whenever you opened Firefox it asked me to choose an application to open the file and gave me the options of Explorer or Firefox? Can you please explain EXACTLY what you do and what happens?I click on the quick launch icon for Firefox, and a box opens up SAYING 'choose the programme you want to open this file' Followed by File: Firefox.exe It then gives me the option of Firefox or Explorer or If the programme you want is not in the list or on your computer you can look for the appropriate progamme on the web Does this happen with all programs or just Firefox? Use the file association FIXER to repair the .exe associations and any other associations that don't workIt happens with all programmes. Same with system restore which is what I want to doSorry - meant to post this link in my previous thread: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/file-association-fixer-for-windows-7-vista-releasedI'm not sure if that will open once I've downloaded it. I can't open Housecall (as an example), I get the same box open as previously describedIt should work fine but here - use this instead: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950505I've just TRIED that, the only difference is it now gives me more of a choice of programmes when I try to start Firefox, and it still won't LET me open applications such as Housecall or System Restore Okay - we're going to find one of these that works for you . The problem is simple - you just need to fix the file association. I'm trying to give you automatic fixes. Here's one more: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html Quote from: Allan on July 23, 2011, 04:18:03 PM Okay - we're going to find one of these that works for you . The problem is simple - you just need to fix the file association. I'm trying to give you automatic fixes. Here's one more: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html You kind Sir, are a genius! I shall make sure Santa has an orange in his stocking just for you this year

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Apologies of this has been asked before, I've had a search and couldn't find the answer sadly.

We've a laptop RUNNING Vista which had a virus, I was fairly sure I'd fixed it as the laptop was back up and running although annoyingly whenever you opened Firefox it asked me to choose an application to open the file and gave me the options of Explorer or Firefox? Someone suggested I try a system restore, but it won't open it and gives me the same options of Explorer or Firefox?

Any ideas/hints welcomed!

Thanks in advance Quote from: Stuck Noob on July 23, 2011, 02:27:40 PM

whenever you opened Firefox it asked me to choose an application to open the file and gave me the options of Explorer or Firefox?

Can you please explain EXACTLY what you do and what happens?I click on the quick launch icon for Firefox, and a box opens up SAYING

'choose the programme you want to open this file'

Followed by

File: Firefox.exe

It then gives me the option of Firefox or Explorer or

If the programme you want is not in the list or on your computer you can look for the appropriate progamme on the web

Does this happen with all programs or just Firefox?

Use the file association FIXER to repair the .exe associations and any other associations that don't workIt happens with all programmes. Same with system restore which is what I want to doSorry - meant to post this link in my previous thread:
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/file-association-fixer-for-windows-7-vista-releasedI'm not sure if that will open once I've downloaded it. I can't open Housecall (as an example), I get the same box open as previously describedIt should work fine but here - use this instead: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950505I've just TRIED that, the only difference is it now gives me more of a choice of programmes when I try to start Firefox, and it still won't LET me open applications such as Housecall or System Restore Okay - we're going to find one of these that works for you . The problem is simple - you just need to fix the file association. I'm trying to give you automatic fixes. Here's one more: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html Quote from: Allan on July 23, 2011, 04:18:03 PM

Okay - we're going to find one of these that works for you . The problem is simple - you just need to fix the file association. I'm trying to give you automatic fixes. Here's one more: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

You kind Sir, are a genius!

I shall make sure Santa has an orange in his stocking just for you this year

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