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In article <41lcessf3a5kukrim25p2oudk5rf4plgte@4ax.com>, Harry Broomhall
<haeb@pc60.demon.co.uk> writes
>   If you cant run *any* .exe file then Windows simply will not start.
>Which leads me to feel that the problem may not be as stated.

Windows starts , but attempting to run anything including Win Explorer,
OE, etc al) brings up a Windows dialogue saying something to the effect
"mueexe.exe not found; needed for file association .exe", and asking to
be told where the file is located.

That, though has set me wondering - I wonder if that was the virus, and
it had set an association for all .exe files, to itself. My machine doe
snot seem to have an association for .exe - how would I remove one from
my friends machine, If I can't open Explorer?

>   I assume you haven't seen said machine to verify the exact problem,
>so in your place I'd either go and see it, 

I did - see above.

>or if not practical, point
>the owner at his dealer,

His dealer told him to reinstall windows, loosing all his data - which
is not backed up :-(
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Andy Mabbett
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