Windows 7: Windows 7 only opening!

woodyoz79 · 12 Nov 2010

Hey guys Windows 7 for me at the moment is only opening Internet explorer 64bit and thats it,
It wont run or open anything else pretty much.
im sure ive picked up a virus or something of some sort but i dont know how to fix this

please please help

Regards
Woodyoz

tea · 12 Nov 2010

Try to download Malicious Software Removal Tool | Protect Your Computer

And try to scan with your antivirus. If you can't, boot into safe mode and try there.

woodyoz79 · 12 Nov 2010

hey there,
sorry to be a pain in the ar#$ but it wont even run anything in safe mode..
it will run internet explorer and thats about it

cheers
Woodyoz79

**HonorGamer** · 12 Nov 2010

In this case i would recommend completely wiping your hard drive, and re-install windows. If it is a virus you will want to get rid of it ASAP.

blackzero · 12 Nov 2010

Pick up your HDD and install it on healthy computer as a slave drive.

Then do a full scan.

**HonorGamer** · 12 Nov 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by blackzero

Pick up your HDD and install it on healthy computer as a slave drive.

Then do a full scan.

The only thing about do that is the fact that if that hard drive does have a bad enough virus to do that, if you hook it up to another machine then it could spread. Am I right?

Thanks,
Gamer

**yowanvista** · 12 Nov 2010

A system restore might help
System Restore

Run Malwarebytes

EzioAuditore · 12 Nov 2010

Run a scan for malware with Malwarebytes. Rename it iexplore.exe and then try.

If the above option fails, you'd be better off with a windows reinstall as its the safest, surest and fastest fix.

brady · 12 Nov 2010

virus probably modified the .exe registry setting to execute the virus instead of other programs - without a bat file fixing your .exe registry setting, you're in for a rough time.

I've pasted a small .bat entry that you can create in order to help combat the executable(s).
Copy it out into a notepad and save it as a .bat attempt to run this before clicking malwarebytes or whatever you wish to scan with.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
@="exefile"
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile]

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