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by gerry
20 Jul 2009, 11:55
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Topic: Over working drive
Replies: 4
Views: 4638

Re: Over working drive

John Using System Restore not knowing whether there is a better approach would be a short sighted approach. Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48 hours ago. You can access Event Viewer by selecting ...
by gerry
06 Jul 2009, 15:55
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Topic: BSOD occurring when accessing IE 6
Replies: 8
Views: 10243

Re: BSOD occurring when accessing IE 6

What is the situation regarding anti-virus and anti-spyware software installed on the computer? Can you locate the memory dump. It is a file with a dmp file extension? The recommendation was to use Driver Verifier http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms792872.aspx Using Driver Verifier to ...
by gerry
06 Jul 2009, 10:55
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Topic: BSOD occurring when accessing IE 6
Replies: 8
Views: 10243

Re: BSOD occurring when accessing IE 6

Are you or have you been using any of the products listed in this link? http://global.nprotect.com/product/index.php Background information on Stop Error report http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms796183.aspx In the previous link note the suggestion about using Driver Verifier. 0x000000C5 ...
by gerry
01 Jul 2009, 18:55
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Topic: msinfo32 cannot run
Replies: 3
Views: 4240

Re: msinfo32 cannot run

Select Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services and right click on Event Log and select Properties. The StartUp type should be Automatic.Is it? -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tao Lei wrote: > Hello. > > I want to run ...
by gerry
28 Jun 2009, 12:55
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Topic: drwtsn32.exe errors 0x0001295d
Replies: 12
Views: 21099

Re: drwtsn32.exe errors 0x0001295d

Virgilijus There may another approach to resolving your problem. Dr Watson is a debugging tool and runs when an error is encountered. So what error is causing Dr Watson to run? Have another look in all three Event Viewer logs for another report within the two or three minutes before and the minute ...
by gerry
27 Jun 2009, 22:55
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Topic: drwtsn32.exe errors 0x0001295d
Replies: 12
Views: 21099

Re: drwtsn32.exe errors 0x0001295d

Virgilijus You should leave a nominal pagefile on C http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm I don't know for certain.what effect the lack of a pagefile on C has on Dr Watson. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Virgilijus wrote: > and this ...
by gerry
27 Jun 2009, 10:55
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Topic: drwtsn32.exe errors 0x0001295d
Replies: 12
Views: 21099

Re: drwtsn32.exe errors 0x0001295d

Some system operations require a nominal pagefile at least on the partition containing Windows. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Virgilijus wrote: > Why would it matter where the page file is??? > > "Virgilijus" wrote: > >> Yes, I do ...
by gerry
26 Jun 2009, 01:55
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Topic: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro
Replies: 21
Views: 22141

Re: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro

Nass Are you confusing mistypes with inability to spell? However, my spelling checker should have picked up those two mistypes. That omission is something I will investigate. Why should I be mourning the pigeon? It got away as I explained earlier! -- Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan ...
by gerry
25 Jun 2009, 22:55
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Topic: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro
Replies: 21
Views: 22141

Re: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro

Nass Carzy Day? As in Nass needs to go to the Carzy? Knowing your inability to spell one can deduce many alternatives from your posts <G> London khazi - slang term for lavatory British slang Been havin' a butcher's for your flat all day, mate, thought I'd cocked summat up! I'm well knackered, I can ...
by gerry
25 Jun 2009, 22:55
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Topic: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro
Replies: 21
Views: 22141

Re: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro

Nass Are you suffering from an upset stomach today? -- Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ nass wrote: > LOL He will need a bigger Mouse Mat to get comfy and get to look at > things from the mouse point of view! > > Make it another Carzy Day too Leo ...
by gerry
25 Jun 2009, 22:55
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Topic: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro
Replies: 21
Views: 22141

Re: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro

Leonard An extra thought. Don't let the cat out of the bag <ebg>. Thinking of cats, mine nearly caught a pigeon this morning. There are feathers all over the lawn as a result. What a mess! -- Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Leonard Grey wrote: > Gerry ...
by gerry
25 Jun 2009, 21:55
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Topic: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro
Replies: 21
Views: 22141

Re: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro

Leonard Hush the mouse might hear <G>. -- Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Leonard Grey wrote: > Gerry: I don't think you can call a mouse "over sensitive" until > you've tried to look at things from the mouse's point of view. > > Wait a minute...I see ...
by gerry
25 Jun 2009, 18:55
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Topic: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro
Replies: 21
Views: 22141

Re: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro

Sheila Your mouse could be over sensitive but I have not encountered your problem in these newsgroups before. What is the path to the file? You may be able to copy the folder containing the file. Alternatively another option may be to copy the file using the command line copy command. I am wondering ...
by gerry
25 Jun 2009, 18:55
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Topic: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro
Replies: 21
Views: 22141

Re: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro

Sheila Place the cursor on an adjoining file and use an Arrow Up or Arrow Down key to position the cursor on the file. The problem is not with kernel32.dll. To extract .tar and .tar.gz files on Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP use PowerArchiver 6.1 (freeware) or 7-zip (freeware) or Winzip (commercial). For ...
by gerry
25 Jun 2009, 17:55
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Topic: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro
Replies: 21
Views: 22141

Re: Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly Windows XP Pro

Sheila The problem is most likely not with explorer.exe but with the file association for the gz file extension. Locate an .gz file in Windows Explorer. Place the cursor on the file, right click and select Open With. What options are listed there? -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport ...