[Solution] All my applications / programs open in wordpad

All my applications / programs open in wordpad

I just got this netbook 2 days ago and installed a couple of programs that I need.
Suddenly when wanting to install an exe file it opened in wordpad.
Since then all the programs I click open in wordpad.
And each time when I want to shut it down the computer says it's installing 26 updates (Windows 7) taking 20 minutes or so.
And when I start it it is configuring windows updates and takes another 7 minutes to actually start up.
Anyone any ideas what happened? Can't run my antivrus checker neither.

Solutions to the Problem All my applications / programs open in wordpad

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Hello haaseki,
Click on the KB article number to bring up an article that should help with your issue.
KB article 950505 - When you run an .exefile on a
Windows Vista-based or Windows 7-based computer, the
file may start a different program
Modifying REGISTRY settings incorrectly can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the configuring of REGISTRY settings can be solved.
Modifications of these
settings are at your own risk.
Please reply back with an update and let us know if this helped with your issue.
 
Sincerely,

Marilyn
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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