It came with the virus and I am surprised your anti-virus site didn't
make this clear and supply you a method of repairing correctly.
This Swen fix will restore the .exe association.
http://a64.g.akamai.net/7/64/2015/2003-09-25-15-/download.nai.com/products/mcafe
e-avert/fixswen.inf
(download, right-click, select Install)
...Alan

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In microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion, "Chris Levelton"
<clevelto@mda.ca> wrote:
>We recently had several viruses, and after deleting them,
>I have now discovered that I cannot start any application
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>anything. I looked at my Windows 95 CD and it is not on
>there. Does anyone know what I can do?