Unable to Start a Program with an .exe File Extension

I was working on one of my client's laptops and ran across an issue where none of the files ending in .exe were working. In trying to find a solution, I ran across an article that had some great information on fixing this issue.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exefile.htm

If you ever run into this problem, then I hope this resource helps.

- Presario