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General Category => Tech Clinic => Topic started by: Joshyboy on July 13, 2007, 10:53:45 PM

Title: Unable to run any downloaded files
Post by: Joshyboy on July 13, 2007, 10:53:45 PM

Alright I'll try an be as specific as possible. Basically whenever I download an executable file and try to open the program or run the downloaded installer I get this message: Swiftswitch(ins has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You need to restart the program. It's not just the Swiftswitch installer that was just one of the many things that didn't work so any help would be appreciated.

Regards,
Threematch

Title: Unable to run any downloaded files
Post by: guestolo on July 14, 2007, 11:43:41 PM

Are you able to open Hijackthis?
Can you try the following
Download Hijackthis 1.99.1 from my signature below
SAVE it to your desktop

Double click on hijackthis_sfx.exe on desktop
Click the UNZIP button>>OK the prompt
This will self extract to C:\Program Files\HijackThis
Delete hijackthis_sfx.exe from desktop

Go to START>>RUN
Copy>>paste the following to the open field, then hit OK
%systemdrive%\Program Files\HijackThis
This will open the Hijackthis folder
RIGHT CLICK on Hijackthis.exe and select SEND TO>>Desktop (create shortcut)
You can now run Hijackthis.exe from the new shortcut placed on your desktop

Do a "SCAN and Save a Log file"
A log will open in Notepad
Copy and paste the WHOLE contents of the log  here... Don't try and fix anything yet----It is all important

Title: Unable to run any downloaded files
Post by: khmer on July 17, 2007, 09:15:09 PM

hi I have the same problem here is my scanlog

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Title: Unable to run any downloaded files
Post by: guestolo on July 17, 2007, 09:23:31 PM

Hi khmer
Can you start your own topic in this forum and supply a fresh hijackthis log
It makes it less confusing that way

Title: Unable to run any downloaded files
Post by: guestolo on August 06, 2007, 11:57:23 AM

As the original poster has not returned
I'm locking this topic