Windows XP Home OEM installation error

[Bennie]

Hey.
Im trying to do a repair on windows xp home oem and i keep getting the same error.

Windows cannot open this file:

File: rundll32.exe

I didnt know what to open it with so i hit cancel and setup finished. But when you go to go into windows it comes up with a million more cannot open boxes for .exe files.

Can someone help me please, if u requrie anymore info just let me know

 

[Pathogen03]

windows repairs suck.

 

[Bennie]

well what should i do

 

[FlyingPenguin]

How about a little backgound? WHY are you performing a Windows Repair Install? Did you install a new mobo or was your Windows install corrupted?

A repair install will likely not work if your system is infected with a virus or spyware, or if your hard drive is failing.

 

[Bennie]

Ok sorry.
What happened was i installed a copy of office 2003 and then when i restarted all my files/icons came up with the weird icons when windows doesnt know wat to open it with, so i basically cant open anything + when u boot up windows just as it has the welcome to windows it comes up with a word pad full of jiburish. I have taken the hard drive out and ran virus scanners and trijans and spyware removers and they pick up nothing

Hope this helps

 

[FrequencyX]

Originally posted by: Bennie
Ok sorry.
What happened was i installed a copy of office 2003 and then when i restarted all my files/icons came up with the weird icons when windows doesnt know wat to open it with, so i basically cant open anything + when u boot up windows just as it has the welcome to windows it comes up with a word pad full of jiburish. I have taken the hard drive out and ran virus scanners and trijans and spyware removers and they pick up nothing

Hope this helps

I think its time to reinstall a fresh copy of Windows.. repairs do not work all to well.. only in certain cases. Not in your case really.

 

[Bennie]

ok i got the repair to work, but the computer still will not open any .EXE files. It will open folders and internet explorer but no .EXE. I dont really want to start fresh so i hope this helps