How to eliminate annoying "Open with..." dialog box
Many computer users have told us about this annoying “Open with…” dialog box which starts appearing on the desktop when users try to open hard disk drive on their PCs. “Open with…” notification is usually displayed after the removal of some kind of rogueware and it can be easily explained as a result of messed up autorun command after the virus attack. If you start noticing “Open with…” dialog box, follow these guidelines to solve the problem and restore your infected hard disk drive as well.
For Windows 7 / Windows Vista OS:
1. Click Start.
2. In the Search box, type CMD and then press Enter.
3. Type attrib and press Enter. Command will return drive files you should “cure”.
4. Type command attrib -s -h -r *.* This will simply reset all the files in the drive.
5. Delete all the files having the SHR attribute, just type del file.extension
6. Restart your computer.
If you have Windows XP running on your computer, then follow these steps:
1. Click Start->Run.
2. Type CMD and press Enter.
3. Type attrib and press Enter.
4. Type command attrib -s -h -r *.*
5. Delete all the files having the SHR attribute by typing del file.extension
6. Restart your computer.
Everything till STEP 4. went well please explain STEPS 5 AND 6
“1. Click Start.
2. In the Search box, type CMD and then press Enter.
3. Type attrib and press Enter. Command will return drive files you should “cure”.
4. Type command attrib -s -h -r *.* This will simply reset all the files in the drive.
–>5. Delete all the files having the SHR attribute by typing del file.extension
–>6. Restart your computer.”
when I type CMD I get a screen that tells me Application not found anything else I can try?
Just run the commands themselves, you should be able to do that.
how do I do that….new at this….lol
cannot delete pop ups from security tool
Hi There,
I just followed the instructions above for Vista and managed to open cmd by using administrator I did step 1 – 4 but after step 4 all the files say access denied all the files are in c:\windows\system32\filename. either dll or exe and a couple are AX. What do I do now?
I too am having a problem with this open with, how do i get rid of it?
CMD just gives me the pop up window asking how to open the file…anyone have any suggestions?
@Gary
Hi
The virus prevents EXE files from running.
The following link is a quick, simple solution. A full explanation with pictures.
It uses microsoft programs already present on your PC.
http://www.fahrenergy.org.uk/OpenWith.html
Regards Viking