Advice/Help Please for a relative beginner

alan clare · 12-13-2006, 05:24 PM

Hello,

I`m extremely limited in my knowledge of PC`s, and need some help with one particular thing.
Whenever I try and open files I receive, mainly jpegs, the file icon is the windows icon. When trying to open, I get a grey pop-up box asking , which programme i want to use to open the file. Non do the job.
Another example - I tried to download emule+ via Softpedia. I clicked on the Rumanian box. The download didn`t happen, and was told I needed a mirror buffer?, so tried to download Iphant. Again I got a Windows icon and was unable to open it and proceed.
Does this make sense to anyone.
Thanks in anticipation.

alan

Chevy · 12-14-2006, 01:29 PM

Well, seeing as you're using P2P applications, you most likely have an infected system.

Follow these steps, and post your log in the Hijackthis Help forum.

RobAde · 12-28-2006, 04:30 AM

find the file you want to open, hold down the shift key while you click once with your right mouse button, click open with >> choose program >> (choose the program you want to always open the above file) and make sure a tick is located in the checkbox `Always use this program....'

12-13-2006, 05:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
alan clare Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1 OS: 2000	Advice/Help Please for a relative beginner Hello, I`m extremely limited in my knowledge of PC`s, and need some help with one particular thing. Whenever I try and open files I receive, mainly jpegs, the file icon is the windows icon. When trying to open, I get a grey pop-up box asking , which programme i want to use to open the file. Non do the job. Another example - I tried to download emule+ via Softpedia. I clicked on the Rumanian box. The download didn`t happen, and was told I needed a mirror buffer?, so tried to download Iphant. Again I got a Windows icon and was unable to open it and proceed. Does this make sense to anyone. Thanks in anticipation. alan

12-28-2006, 04:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
RobAde Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 9 OS: XP	file associations find the file you want to open, hold down the shift key while you click once with your right mouse button, click open with >> choose program >> (choose the program you want to always open the above file) and make sure a tick is located in the checkbox `Always use this program....'

12-14-2006, 01:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chevy Retired Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,452 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	Well, seeing as you're using P2P applications, you most likely have an infected system. Follow these steps, and post your log in the Hijackthis Help forum.