microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

> Hi there.....
>
> I have Windows XP - VAIO Sony computer from 2003.
>
> Last month after updates I had my Outlook Express email crash. You
> folks finally got that all straighned out for me, and thank you.
>
> This month, after updates, it looks like that many of my files on my
> auxiliary drive (IN the computer) has been corrupted. I did do the
> "chkdsk" format, and after much AUTOMATIC renaming,etc, SOME of my
> files came back, and are readable. Saved on this drive were mostly
> photos (what is most important to me anyway).
>
> PROBLEM....
>
> Some files were "automatically" re-named FOUND.000, FOUND.001 (and
> so
> on). In those files are were a large number of items "automatically
> re-named FILE0001.CHK, FILE0002.CHK (and so on). When I put my
> cursor over one of these files, it says: "Recovered File Fragment -
> pieces of files found found when your disk was scanned." When I
> actually click on one of those files, the response is: "You are
> attempting to open a file of type 'Recovered File Fragments' (.CHK).
> These files are used by the operating system and by various programs.
> Editing or modifying them could damage your system. If you still want
> to open the file, click Open With, otherwise Cancel.
>
> In addition, what I believe to be a number of INDIVIDUAL photos
> came out with .KPG extensions. When I click on them, here it what it
> says: "Windows cannot open file. To open this file, Windows needs to
> know what program created it. Windows can go online to look it up
> automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs on
> your computer." When I go online, it says the file type .KPG is
> unknown. I don't know what program of my own I should use to open it
> up. Should I just rename everything as .jpg, since most of my photos
> were in that format?
>
> HELP!!
>
> "Kathy G" (frustrated in Los Angeles)

Go to http://filext.com/file-extension/KPG to see what the kpg files
are; something about power goo?

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