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i have a few default

i have a few default programs i work with nearly every day. when i start up my computer at work each morning, these programs are the first to be opened and are the only ones kept open pretty much until i leave.

outlook. pagemaker. photoshop. our custom databse.

some days additional programs are added to the all-day list (ws_ftp and notepad, or word, excel, and wordperfect), but those are the big four. they are the only visible shortcut buttons (as well as norton system works and the show desktop necessity) on my quick launch toolbar.

this morning went much like any morning until i tried to open photoshop. the shortcut could not find its corresponding file, photoshop.exe.

i opened up the photoshop directory and saw that the .exe was not there. it was not there.

but where could it have gone?
a search on the c:\ drive revealed the complete absence of it. the trash can was empty. there was no trace of my photoshop.exe anywhere to be found.

i know it was working fine yesterday because i was using it right up until 5pm.
i was able to completely uninstall, so it seems like the .exe was manually deleted.

no one knows of anyone tinkering on my computer after i left last night. but then if i wouldnt admit to doing it, either. and my computer is certifiably virus-free.

im starting to think it was the aliens.