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So many problems! Error messages. Please read and help if you can
Hi - I really really hope somebody can help
My monitor died the other day and I replaced it with a very old square monitor until the new one arrived (today)
I noticed that the Windows key had stopped working and the windows icon no longer opened the start menu but assumed it was just the old monitor. However, the new monitor is the same.
I tried to open a microsoft mouse and keyboard update but it presented me with an error message so I decided I would try and update the drivers in device manager.That is when I discovered that I can no longer get into device manager, nor most of the control panel icons. I am getting an error saying
"this file does not have a program associated with it" .
I cannot even get to Backup and rescue or Recovery or system as they all give the same error message, so I cannot do a system restore.
Once in a while, I use system mechanic - I know it updated the other day, but I have not run it since. I tried to run it just now in case that might sort this out and even that will not run. Instead, I am getting
" a device attached to this system is not functioning".
If I try and run things from right clicking "Run" , I get explorer.exe error messages. So THREE error messages all of a sudden!
I have no idea what has happened or what to do
Any help greatly appreciated!
Internet, email and Office programs work fine. I have Bitdefender which seems to be working fine. Firefox is getting update errors. Everything was working fine until last week when my monitor died.