My desktop programs are not opening properly. There all attempting to open in a [dot ink] mode. i.e,

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My PC went berserk yesterday, and i lost the use of some programs from the desktop and the start menu.
When i try to open, it briefly tries to open in internet explorer and immediately jumps into a small center window
and acts as if it's downloading from the internet, and they all have this .ink at the end of the program name,

but nothing happens. For example the following four programs read:
 
       File download - Security warning
Name: Trend Micro Titanium Security 2012.ink"
Type:   Ink_auto_file, 1.02XB
 
     File download - Security warning
Name: Yahoo! Messenger.ink
Type:   Ink_auto_file, 802 Bytes
 
    File download - Security warning
Name: HP Solutions Center.ink
Type:   Ink_auto_file 1.06 KB
 
   File download - Security warning
Name: Bearshare.ink
Type:   Ink_auto_file 1.079 KB
 
Also lost my Microsoft trial version
when attempting to open from the start menu it also says:
   
   File download - Security warning
Name;:Microsoft Office.ink
Type:   Ink_auto_file
 
I don't want to restore to factory settings.
Oh, btw- I can't use restore to an earlier date from the control panel.
It ttempt to restore, but then it says it cannot. From the system tools it says, Internet Exploerer [No Add-ons]
and
To top it off, four programs on the desktop have the white box with the internet explorer logo in them, over the program name.
 
So i'm stuck. HELPPPPPPPPPPP.


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