File ext all changed to .lnk - HELP!!

[mis_chiff]

Not sure what happened, my uncle was using my mom's laptop
and said it "just stopped working" now all files are changed to .lnk
and when I try to open any of them, even the browser
the media player opens and says it can't play it...

anyone know how to resolve this - I googled it and tried the registry fix
it didn't work!
All it did was try to go back to a restore point, said it was updating
and will restart, then shutdown and I cannot turn it back on - sigh -

Any suggestion/help would be appreciated.


[not sure if right forum, but hoped these guys would know]

 

[mis_chiff]

ha, sometimes I amaze myself - all fixed

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