Re: Help Required - Virus Removal Question

> "cobber" <geoff7772001@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:4816c561$1$8121$5a62ac22@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> My computer is at least 4 years old and I am running Windows XP. I have
a
>> virus which appears to somehow convert .exe files into .Ink files.
>> Naturally the files, and therefore the programs, will no longer run.
What
>> is the name of this virus and is there a specific tool or patch to
remove
>> it?
>
> Did you repair the broken file assocciations?
> A bit of info here EXE File Association FIX (Restore default association

> for
> EXE files)
>
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>
Fred/Anyone
I  wish that I could repair the broken file associations! From another PC 
(without any viruses) I have saved the "xp_exe_fix" file (Restore default 
association for
EXE files) onto a flash disk. When I put that flash disk into the PC with 
the virus on it and try to run the file it says that it can't find it - 
can't find *.Ink file etc. I can't seem to get past that point. The PC
with 
the virus won't run anything much, because the virus quickly changes any 
newly introduced files to .Ink files which won't run or do anything (they 
become totally inactive).

Got any ideas? The same thing happens when I try to install (run the exe 
files) of any new anti virus programs such as:
http://www.moosoft.com/TheCleaner/Download
http://vil.nai.com/vil/Stinger
They are inactive and won't fire up.

Also I can't run the trendmicro housecall program cos I can't open
Internet 
Explorer (which is now a frigging .Ink file), meaning that I can't even
get 
on the internet to try and download it. Please help!!!!!