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Ok, well i cant open any program or file except my mozilla foxfire internet from the start menu. on my desktop, all the icons dont show up and all the titles end in .lnk for example: messnger.lnk. when i try to open something, a dialog box pops up saying windows cannot open this file and to find the program it was created it or an extension.

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That means your registry is damaged. I would recommend this software to fix it...http://www.glarysoft.com/rr.html If that doesn't work try rolling windows back to a previous date by putting in your restore disk and clicking repair my computer.

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