Hi I having trouble on my acer laptop Im running windows 7 home premium 32 bit edition... When I click on a program I get a pop up window saying File download / security waring do u want to run or save this file...if i click on run or save its still doesnt allow me to open any programs .
how odd is it a new laptop? has it worked previously? what about if you goto games in your program list and try to open solitaire for example?
Im wondering if your trying to open some trialware that was preinstalled
also could you goto one of the offending shotcuts right click it select properties and tell us whats written in the "target" box
thanks
Run your anti virus and download and run malwarebytes. If you cannot run the anti virus, I will get you an online scan.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Its a fairley new laptop bout a year old no previous problems like this
running norton anti virus now whole computer scan
Target box says..... c../users/tim78/downloads/iexplorer.exe
target type EXE file
so its pointing to something in your downloads folder not a program .exe (actually it is pointing to internet explorer)
try another on thats not working post up the target and tell us what its supposed to open
you might have to take rich's advice and do an AV scan pronto
another thing to try goto c drive then all programs find a program any program and try running the .exe directly from the program folder see if its just your shortcuts that are screwed up
i downloaded malwarbytes program But when i try to install it I get that same window that keeps popping up run or save....and if i press run or save the window just pops back up
target box says installer.exe"/preinsatlled/pausefor=0/interactive
target type EXE file
target location carbonite
ok doing it now
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