I am unable to run most of the .exe files I download.

C-11 said:

See this and click on EXE
Default File Type Associations - Restore - Windows 7 Help Forums

yep, was just gunna show 'em that

It still doesn't work guys, if you have any other suggestions feel free, but I'm beginning to think it's the files themselves.

hmm, do you still get the error after renewing the file association, or do you get a differant error, or no error at all?

I basically got no errors at all except "*** Has stopped responding, windows is searching for a solution"

let that continue and see if it finds anything, or have you already tried that?

Well, my troubleshooting doesn't work, so I've assumed this doesn't work either, because it never finds anything.

hmm, download rougekiller, and run a scan with it (if you can) DO NOT CLEAN THE FILES IT FINDS. then post the log it creates by clicking the report section :)
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yeah, do another scan with ADWCleaner, and follow Bears advice after I look at rougeKiller