My Documents in my PC are displayed in computer symbols not text?

Question

My PC has developed a serious promblem. In "My Documents" all the documents files when I try to open them I get computer jargon instead of the written wording. Here is an example of what I am getting


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-Ê¥Wþ nûVEð2¯°6`ž(‰#™òqó* f„3h…r¬ÿHnu£þ˜9X¶ÞªF/2)Bø=Ž^,:Œ²¨O{Lc–A?

On other files I am told that "Windows cannot open C:\documents, The file may be in use by another application, the file format may not be supported by any of the installed converters ot the file may be corrupt.

All the photo files in My Pictures will not open and display the picture.

I have CD back available of both the documents and photos but find the fault quite annoying. I tried system restore but that didnt solve the problem. Any ideas???? My spyware and anti virius give me a clear bill of health I also use a registery cleaner and spybot.

Answer 1

May be there is a virus in your pc

Answer 2

Since it's a problem with ALL your files here's what I would do.
1. Uninstall and reinstall your "office" program. If you have MS Office try uninstalling it; reboot the pc and then re-install it and see if that fixes any corrupted files that may exist.

2. Do a repair install of Windows XP. Here's how.


REPAIRING OR REINSTALLING WINDOWS XP

Turn your PC on and insert the Windows XP disk into the CD/DVD drive.

Reboot/restart the PC. This will cause the PC to boot from the XP disk and not the hard drive..

Allow the PC to run the boot up sequence. It will stop at a “black and white” screen and there will be an option to select a “repair” installation or a “full” installation.

NOTE:
If you simply want to repair/fix any and all corrupted and/or problem XP files select the “repair” option. This will only rewrite the XP files and will not affect any of your personal files or software on your PC.

If you want to Format the hard drive and rebuild it completely select the “full” installation option. Be aware that with this option you will “erase” all the files and software on that hard drive.

Select either the “repair” or “full” installation option and simply let the software run. Follow any onscreen prompts that may appear, especially during the “full” installation.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

for XP users only
start up in safe mode (F8)
go into the following folders and delete all the contents including folders in there

open windows explorer

kill everything in them, spare NONE !


C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Local Settings\Temp\*.*
- delete all files and folders in this directory !
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C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*
- delete all files and folders in this directory !

and then empty RECYCLE BIN

After that scan for virus and spyware if u have the program/s.

Then restart in normal startup and see if this continues. If it does then I strongly and urgently request you to reinstall your Operating System

Then when u get connected to the net

download
http://firefox.com and use this instead of Internet Explorer

Answer 4

get a computer technician.

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