Hello all... So I had a virus on my computer and I got rid of it using a boot scan with Avast... However, in getting rid of the virus, I believe I may have messed something else up in my computer... So after I ran the scan and booted the computer back up, I realized that I still couldn't open any programs (control panel and all that work, but none of the software)... I couldn't open up MS office, or itunes or even the internet (any browser)... Except randomly the link to Pandora would open and connect me to chrome... Which is how I'm on here now... The strange thing is, if there is a link online that opens the application it'll open fine... I can't open a word document saved to my computer, but one posted by my professor opens MS word fine... That happens for everything I've tried... I can download lectures in Itunes if I click on the link from my college's e-learning site... So I've tried to download updates and things from Microsoft and it downloads fine, but when I go to run them it stops... So now I'm stuck and the local repair shop quoted me $120... There's nothing on my computer that needs to be saved currently, so I figured I'd just re-install windows if I can figure out how to get the darn thing to run... Thanks in advance for any and all help...
Oh I should probably tell you what happens when I try to open a program... I don't get an error, I get the "choose the program you would like to use to open" window... The only thing listed ever is IE... when I click on it, it brings me to my home page in IE...
Oh I should probably tell you what happens when I try to open a program... I don't get an error, I get the "choose the program you would like to use to open" window... The only thing listed ever is IE... when I click on it, it brings me to my home page in IE...