Programs opening in Wordpad


  1. Monk17
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    Programs opening in Wordpad


    When I attempt to open outlook, IE, or an exe file they open in wordpro, showing multiple lines of gibberish. It also happens with the startup programs, they open multiple images of wordpro. I'm able to get to the internet by right clicking on the IE icon and choosing one of the locations to go to. I attempeted to download anti- Malware programs, but they open in wordpro.

    I'm using Windows 7, home edition 64 bit.

    Thanks!

    Mike
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  3. PooMan UK
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    Hi and welcome to the forums.

    Here is an brill tutorial that Brink made ---- link below.

    Default File Type Associations - Restore
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  4. Jacee
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    Fix your file associations File Association Fixes for Windows 7 - The Winhelponline Blog
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  6. Monk17
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    Thank you!


    Worked like a champ, still can't figure out what caused it to happen.
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  7. Jacee
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    Glad it worked for you. :)

    This is a good article to read Dealing with File Associations
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