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soundslikerain

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Since: Jul 27, 2009
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:16 am
Post subject: .exe files have changed to .Ink files and won't open
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When I try to open then I get a message that says:

Windows cannot open this file. To open this file windows needs to know what
created it.

Can I do anything to sort this out or should I take the computer to be fixed?
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Malke

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Since: Feb 09, 2008
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:34 pm
Post subject: Re: .exe files have changed to .Ink files and won't open [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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soundslikerain wrote:

> When I try to open then I get a message that says:
>
> Windows cannot open this file. To open this file windows needs to know
> what created it.
>
> Can I do anything to sort this out or should I take the computer to be
> fixed?

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm - MVP Doug Knox .exe and .lnk
association fixes

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