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7-Zip uninstall renders Comp. unusable XP

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SillBill
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Posted December 27, 2012 at 6:13PM

My brother uninstalled 7-Zip (he doesn't recall actually installing it) immediately his computer stopped opening any shortcuts or files - folders open but the contents don't. Is there a fix for this?

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SillBill

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Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:42PM

bumpkin,

The OS is XP I will have to phone Canada to find out the Machine.

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lotvic

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Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:43PM

What are the ext initials at the end of the files? if 7zip is needed to open the files and it isn't there anymore, then which program does he expect the files to open in?

As far as I am aware, you cannot 'accidentally' install 7zip without knowing. How did he uninstall it? was it through 'Add Remove Programs' on Control Panel?

Does his Op sys (xp, W7?) give any error messages or does it say it is looking for a program to open the file(s)?

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bremner

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Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:43PM

The OS is XP as it says in the title.

Right click on a file for whom you know what program used to open it and select 'Open With' and from the list choose that program or if it is not shown click on Browse and find the program exe file. It seems likely that all your file associations have been changed.

If this works for the file it will conform and you will need to change them all.

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lotvic

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Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:48PM

I see it now in the title, for me half the page and all the reply postings were missing so I thought it was a new post without a title..... It was only when I posted my response that it showed 2 pages and responses. Even so Dr yes posts are not displaying on page 1.

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SillBill

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Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:49PM

@ lotvic & bremner

I will have to phone Canada all I really know is that he cannot open ANYTHING using left or right click how he got malwarebytes to run I also don't know He did try to run Kaspersky Rescue disc but it crashed with a "Fatal Error"

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bumpkin

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Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:51PM

Bremner, where does it say XP in the title?

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bumpkin

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Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:52PM

OK sorry

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bumpkin

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Posted December 28, 2012 at 6:59PM

I was reading the posting and overlooked the title properly.

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SillBill

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Posted December 28, 2012 at 7:02PM

Brother is not home right now, typical, I'll get him to read this thread when I can contact him. Thanks for the help so far.

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SillBill

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Posted December 28, 2012 at 7:10PM

@ lotvic & bremner

I'll ask him to join the site (via his laptop), that way he can take part in the discussion.

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