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help on 486 computer

okay when i click any application it opens it microsoft word for some reason how do i fix this to stop using microsoft in order to run applications

thx

It's somewhere in file associations depending what os you are using. Try clicking above on I think file or tools when the app is open and look for file associations. Then point it to the .exe you want to open it.

this operating system is windows 95

can you give specific way how to do it???

you could always uninstall word

wvjohn i tried that but remember that every exe in windows 95 in my 486 computer opens it using microsoft word

when i clikc on add/remove programs it opens it with microsoft word.

i am running scandisk right now it seems it found some bad clusters

anyone see flying penguin ask him how do you solve this ??? thx

i could always format but then again i do not have cd for drivers for sound card nor the video card

There is a virus (can't remember the name) that associates all .exe files with Word or Excel. Usually its a time consuming manual fix. If you don't need anything on that computer, it might be easier to just reload Windows. Check http://www.sarc.com. Sorry, I don't have much time right now to look further into it.

link does not work.

i would format but i do not know where to get the drivers for video card its an old one and the sound card too first time in 7 years it gave me any problems

That does sound like a virus. Do you have a virus scanner and if so get the most recent updates and do a full scan.

Assuming you don't have a virus, you can just re-install Windows (a refresh, not a clean install) and it should restore all the default file associations.

I think this was the virus I came across once that had your symptoms: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/av ... .worm.html