Decoder Error: The video decoder has either malfunctioned or is not installed

Getting error to run Windows media center:

Solution Links:

Download Video Decoder Checkup Utility

Elecard MPEG-2 PlugIn for WMP

Repair Windows Installer Service in Vista (All Versions)

1. Go to a Windows Vista (Any Version) computer that has the Windows
Installer service running correctly and run regedit(Start-Run-Regedit)
2. Go to the location
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msiserver
3. Right click on this key and select "Export" and save the key to a Flash
Drive or other.
4. Run sfc /scannow on the damaged Vista computer - you won't need the
install disk as it goes to backup files on your HD. Do not reboot when
complete
5. Double click saved .reg file from working machine and import registry
settings into damaged Vista computer.
6. Now reboot and try to install/uninstall

Unable to open shortcuts on my desktop

Fix or Restore Broken .EXE .LNK .COM Association Caused by Virus
File Association Fixes for Windows 7
File Association Fixes for Windows
How to fix hijacked .LNK files 

• Note1: If you are able to open Command prompt.

1. open RUN window by pressing "windows+R" key 
2. Type CMD and hit ok and after open black window type the below command and hit enter

3. assoc.lnk=lnkfile

Definitely problem will be resolve..

•  Note2: If you are able to open Command prompt.

1. open RUN window by pressing "windows+R" key 
2. Type CMD and hit ok and after open black window type the below command and hit enter
4. assoc.exe=exefile   

It would fix the EXE extension and you should now be able to run any executable file.

• Other Fixit: 

  
***  For Windows XP:

Go to the link below to download a reg file fix. Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it or right click it and choose "merge" and answer yes to the import prompt.

  Download EXE fix for Windows XP

 
***  For Windows Vista-Windows 7: The EXE Filetype Association :  Can't open .EXE files in Windows 7 or Windows Vista:
  
Download MIcrosoft Fix 

***  All File Association Fixes for Windows 7:

Download Link - 1
Download Link -2 
  

• Note3:

If you still cannot run an executable file after fixing the file association, there may also be a problem with the files type association as well. You have set the .EXE extension to associate to the exefile file type, but the exefile file type may itself be incorrect or corrupted so files will still not execute. Thankfully this is simply another line in the Command prompt.

Type ftype exefile="%1" %* and hit enter.

It will help you to fix the issue when you double click the file, the file itself will be executed with any additional arguments. You can also do this for batfile, cmdfile and comfile to change their filetypes to default. This should finally fix your executable running problems… 

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There is few other common file extensions that you might want to restore. I recommend you to restore whatever you need and not all at once. Download the file and run it..
Download File

   

Norton: error 5013,3.....base filtering engine service missing windows 7

Solution: 

1.Download the file and save on the hard drive.
2.Right click on the and select marge.  Download files


http://www.hageltech.com/blog/2012/02/07/base-filtering-engine-problems.html

http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/register/new_faq/enableBFE2.html

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/base-filtering-engine-is-missing-from-my-computer/b3f80c44-0525-4fe5-bb50-15f7e56ae18f

Run Windows Installer & Safe Mode

To make Windows Installer work under safe mode, you need to create a registry entry for every type of safe mode you are logged in to.

    Safe Mode.
    Type this in a command prompt:


    REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service"

    and then

    net start msiserver

    ***********************************************************************

    This will start the Windows Installer Service.
    Safe Mode with Network


    REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service"

    and followed by

    net start msiserver

    This will start the Windows Installer Service.

Windows Live Mail error 0x80041161

1.Win 7’s system “search field” in my start-menu and typed in “wlarp.exe”. It showed up in the list.
   Windows 7 (x64) system the location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe
    Launched it. It ran for a while and finished.

configure charter mail account in outlook

mail.charter.net for pop and smtp
User name without @ and password
No need to check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication option in more setting
Pop 110 and smtp 25 without ssl