Every time I try to open a picture, it gives me an error saying "Windows cannot find...Make sure you typed the name correctly and try again." I've searched everywhere and the only thing problem I can think of is that my computer has a virus, but I've used different AVs but they all say my computer is fine, or it does detect viruses but it doesn't solve my problem. Please help because it's really annoying to have the inability to open up screenshots (and sometimes whole programs as well). I can't even provide a screenshot because the stupid error effects image uploading sites as well. Please help, thanks.
Windows Cannot Find...
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Restart your computer in safe mode.
Change the file association for .reg files on your computer. To do this, follow these steps.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Right-click My Computer, and then click Open.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.
In the Registered file types list, click Registration Entries, and then click Change.
In the Programs list, click Registry Editor, and then click OK.
Note If Registry Editor does not appear in the Programs list, follow these steps:
Click Browse, and then click My Computer in the Look in list.
Double-click Local Disk (C
, and then double-click WINDOWS.
Click regedit.exe, and then click Open.
Click OK, and then click Close.
Create a .reg file that is named Repair.reg to repair the registry. To do this, follow these steps:
Right-click an empty area on the desktop, point to New, and then click Text Document.
Press ENTER.
Double-click New Text Document.txt, and then paste the following in the document:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\exefile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\comfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\piffile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\scrfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
On the File menu, click Save As.
In the Save in list, click Desktop.
In the File name box, type Repair.reg.
In the Save as type list, click All Files.
Click Save.
Double-click Repair.reg on the desktop, click Yes, and then click OK.
Update the virus definitions of the antivirus software that is installed on your computer. To do this, scan your computer with the antivirus software, and then follow the instructions for removing this worm.
Use Task Manager to remove any file that the Swen worm created to run as a background system process. To do this, follow these steps:
Right-click the taskbar, and then click Task Manager.
Click the Processes tab.
Click the Image Name column header to alphabetically sort the processes.
Scroll through the list of processes, and look for any randomly-named values that the worm created, such as "ZNFUL."
If you locate a randomly-named value, click it, and then click End Process. In the Task Manager Warning dialog box, click Yes.
Exit Task Manager.
Restart your computer after you remove the worm.
Change the file association for .reg files on your computer. To do this, follow these steps.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Right-click My Computer, and then click Open.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.
In the Registered file types list, click Registration Entries, and then click Change.
In the Programs list, click Registry Editor, and then click OK.
Note If Registry Editor does not appear in the Programs list, follow these steps:
Click Browse, and then click My Computer in the Look in list.
Double-click Local Disk (C
, and then double-click WINDOWS.Click regedit.exe, and then click Open.
Click OK, and then click Close.
Create a .reg file that is named Repair.reg to repair the registry. To do this, follow these steps:
Right-click an empty area on the desktop, point to New, and then click Text Document.
Press ENTER.
Double-click New Text Document.txt, and then paste the following in the document:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\exefile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\comfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\piffile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\scrfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
On the File menu, click Save As.
In the Save in list, click Desktop.
In the File name box, type Repair.reg.
In the Save as type list, click All Files.
Click Save.
Double-click Repair.reg on the desktop, click Yes, and then click OK.
Update the virus definitions of the antivirus software that is installed on your computer. To do this, scan your computer with the antivirus software, and then follow the instructions for removing this worm.
Use Task Manager to remove any file that the Swen worm created to run as a background system process. To do this, follow these steps:
Right-click the taskbar, and then click Task Manager.
Click the Processes tab.
Click the Image Name column header to alphabetically sort the processes.
Scroll through the list of processes, and look for any randomly-named values that the worm created, such as "ZNFUL."
If you locate a randomly-named value, click it, and then click End Process. In the Task Manager Warning dialog box, click Yes.
Exit Task Manager.
Restart your computer after you remove the worm.
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Restart your computer in safe mode.
Change the file association for .reg files on your computer. To do this, follow these steps.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Right-click My Computer, and then click Open.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.
In the Registered file types list, click Registration Entries, and then click Change.
In the Programs list, click Registry Editor, and then click OK.
Note If Registry Editor does not appear in the Programs list, follow these steps:
Click Browse, and then click My Computer in the Look in list.
Double-click Local Disk (C, and then double-click WINDOWS.
Click regedit.exe, and then click Open.
Click OK, and then click Close.
Create a .reg file that is named Repair.reg to repair the registry. To do this, follow these steps:
Right-click an empty area on the desktop, point to New, and then click Text Document.
Press ENTER.
Double-click New Text Document.txt, and then paste the following in the document:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\exefile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\comfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\piffile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\scrfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
On the File menu, click Save As.
In the Save in list, click Desktop.
In the File name box, type Repair.reg.
In the Save as type list, click All Files.
Click Save.
Double-click Repair.reg on the desktop, click Yes, and then click OK.
Update the virus definitions of the antivirus software that is installed on your computer. To do this, scan your computer with the antivirus software, and then follow the instructions for removing this worm.
Use Task Manager to remove any file that the Swen worm created to run as a background system process. To do this, follow these steps:
Right-click the taskbar, and then click Task Manager.
Click the Processes tab.
Click the Image Name column header to alphabetically sort the processes.
Scroll through the list of processes, and look for any randomly-named values that the worm created, such as "ZNFUL."
If you locate a randomly-named value, click it, and then click End Process. In the Task Manager Warning dialog box, click Yes.
Exit Task Manager.
Restart your computer after you remove the worm.
Change the file association for .reg files on your computer. To do this, follow these steps.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Right-click My Computer, and then click Open.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.
In the Registered file types list, click Registration Entries, and then click Change.
In the Programs list, click Registry Editor, and then click OK.
Note If Registry Editor does not appear in the Programs list, follow these steps:
Click Browse, and then click My Computer in the Look in list.
Double-click Local Disk (C
, and then double-click WINDOWS.Click regedit.exe, and then click Open.
Click OK, and then click Close.
Create a .reg file that is named Repair.reg to repair the registry. To do this, follow these steps:
Right-click an empty area on the desktop, point to New, and then click Text Document.
Press ENTER.
Double-click New Text Document.txt, and then paste the following in the document:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\exefile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\comfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\piffile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\scrfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
On the File menu, click Save As.
In the Save in list, click Desktop.
In the File name box, type Repair.reg.
In the Save as type list, click All Files.
Click Save.
Double-click Repair.reg on the desktop, click Yes, and then click OK.
Update the virus definitions of the antivirus software that is installed on your computer. To do this, scan your computer with the antivirus software, and then follow the instructions for removing this worm.
Use Task Manager to remove any file that the Swen worm created to run as a background system process. To do this, follow these steps:
Right-click the taskbar, and then click Task Manager.
Click the Processes tab.
Click the Image Name column header to alphabetically sort the processes.
Scroll through the list of processes, and look for any randomly-named values that the worm created, such as "ZNFUL."
If you locate a randomly-named value, click it, and then click End Process. In the Task Manager Warning dialog box, click Yes.
Exit Task Manager.
Restart your computer after you remove the worm.
Thank you for the help, I will try this as soon as I am not busy. I'll be sure to post results. 😀
I do not have Windows XP, I have Windows 8.1. So I am not sure if the same steps are required, if so, I am confused on the first step, I assume "My Computer" is "This PC" on windows 8. Also I do not know what you mean by 'open.' Do I go to properties? If that's the case it doesn't give me options, just info on my computer. Please reply as soon as possible, thank you.
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you know how to open registry editor press windows key+r in run dialog box type regedit and press enter... and then follow further steps
I tried your steps but my anti virus (Bitdefender) doesn't work in safe mode. I was able to do a scan but I'm not sure if it properly worked since it wouldn't load in SM. I don't know if this was the problem but while I looked at the logs from a scan it said many files were not found (mostly registry files). There were some infected files and I removed it but I didn't see any unusual processes in the task manager.
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