Hotplug.dll Exception Error

[jw]

I have a USB external HDD connected - when I turn it on, I get the
expected 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the task bar.

When I try to execute it, I get the error - AN EXCEPTION OCCURED WHILE
TRYING TO RUN "shell32.dll, Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll".

I have tried the few suggestions I found via Google on hotplug.dll
problems - with no luck.

I am running XP SP3.

Anyone?

Thanks

Duke

[jw]

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:19:17 -0400, jw@eldorado.com wrote:

>I have a USB external HDD connected - when I turn it on, I get the
>expected 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the task bar.
>
>When I try to execute it, I get the error - AN EXCEPTION OCCURED WHILE
>TRYING TO RUN "shell32.dll, Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll".
>
>I have tried the few suggestions I found via Google on hotplug.dll
>problems - with no luck.
>
>I am running XP SP3.
>
>Anyone?
>
>Thanks
>
>Duke

[jw]

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:40:23 -0500, philo <philo@privacy.net> wrote:


>
>I had the identical problem on two of my XP machines.
>
>I eventually decided to perform a repair install with a (slipstreamed)
>XP_sp3 cd and that cleared up to error.
>
>same thing for the second machine


I'll try it.

Thanks

Duke

[philo]

jw@eldorado.com wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:40:23 -0500, philo <philo@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>
>> I had the identical problem on two of my XP machines.
>>
>> I eventually decided to perform a repair install with a (slipstreamed)
>> XP_sp3 cd and that cleared up to error.
>>
>> same thing for the second machine
>
>
> I'll try it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Duke



OK please post back with the results...

you will need to reinstall your updates...and on both my machines IE8
caused problems so I uninstalled it. IE7 works fine

[jw]

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:46:56 -0500, philo <philo@privacy.invalid>
wrote:

>> I'll try it.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Duke
>
>
>
>OK please post back with the results...
>
>you will need to reinstall your updates...and on both my machines IE8
>caused problems so I uninstalled it. IE7 works fine

Restored from recent backup - problem has gone away (for now anyway).
I'll have to review updates since my backup.

Thanks

Duke