cannot run .exe files

[igor]

Just a note about the keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet is just an alias to one of the keys
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSetXXX, where XXX is the number taken from
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Select\Current
The value of "Current" is set during the boot according to the configuration you select (Default / Last Known Good).
Your ControlSet001 is probably the usual configuration, ControlSet002 the Last Known Good config. So, there is not wonder that you can find the key in three copies in your registry.

Of course, that doesn't answer the question how the strange values got there...

[Lisandro]

Hey, Vlk... Please, you post tons of answers today... Why did you not post to me?  :'(
Igor answer do not solve my problem...  :'(

[qfairy]

I am having a simular problem. Recently gotten Sheild Firewall program but forgotten I had already installed Avast4 home edition. I try playing a video and also trying to download some things off a cd but get a dialog box: C:\program files\alwil software\avast4\aswmonvd.dll. An installable virtual device driver failed dll initalization. chosse 'close' to terminate the application.
I tried deleting the avast and sent it to the recyle bin then deleted it from there. but it still doesn't work. Is there an easy way to tell me to get this problem fixed?
I no longer wish to use the avast.