HELP!
What's happening!?
Friday, July 22, 2005 by RPGFX | Discussion: Windows XP
OK, I know this is a shot in the dark, 'cause there are a million reasons for these things happening, but I was hoping there was some PC guru out there who might have an idea... These things have happened to my computer in the last few weeks, one by one...
-CorelDRAW 9 no longer opens. I've tried reinstalling. It starts to load, then just quits.
-when rightclicking on a picture file, and saying open with Paintshop Pro 6.. it says "Windows cannot locate the file..." However PSP6 opens, and the files can be opened from there... and all files can still be viewed with Windows picture and fax viewer. This same thing occurs with CorelDRAW files.
-When going to Control panel, accounts page... only a blank white window opens with the back and forward arrows in the corner... no account info appears... same thing happens if I click my icon on the start menu.
-Windows Media Player 10 will not run... says "Internal Application Error"
-HP Scanner program will not open... similar to CorelDRAW 9, it starts to load, then just quits.
I always have virus protection running and a firewall. And I've done these things... Virus scan, defrag, ran a cleanup program, reinstalled HP scanner software and CorelDRAW 9, nothing has changed.
PLEASE DON'T TELL ME I NEED TO REINSTALL WINDOWS...
-CorelDRAW 9 no longer opens. I've tried reinstalling. It starts to load, then just quits.
-when rightclicking on a picture file, and saying open with Paintshop Pro 6.. it says "Windows cannot locate the file..." However PSP6 opens, and the files can be opened from there... and all files can still be viewed with Windows picture and fax viewer. This same thing occurs with CorelDRAW files.
-When going to Control panel, accounts page... only a blank white window opens with the back and forward arrows in the corner... no account info appears... same thing happens if I click my icon on the start menu.
-Windows Media Player 10 will not run... says "Internal Application Error"
-HP Scanner program will not open... similar to CorelDRAW 9, it starts to load, then just quits.
I always have virus protection running and a firewall. And I've done these things... Virus scan, defrag, ran a cleanup program, reinstalled HP scanner software and CorelDRAW 9, nothing has changed.
PLEASE DON'T TELL ME I NEED TO REINSTALL WINDOWS...
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Bichur
Reply #82 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 4:45 PM
don't know yet, won't be home for an hour or so & I had to stop at 99%
Reply #82 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 4:45 PM
| what a feeling when a 3 day download finishes, huh? |
don't know yet, won't be home for an hour or so & I had to stop at 99%
Bichur
Reply #84 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:56 PM
still amusing yourself SD?... or refusing to do so?
Reply #84 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:56 PM
| nevermind. I ain't touching it. |
still amusing yourself SD?... or refusing to do so?
Bichur
Reply #86 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:27 PM
Reply #86 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:27 PM
33+/- hrs! 266+/- mb!
Download complete.
I'm too drained to party.
Download complete.
I'm too drained to party.
Bichur
Reply #87 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:57 PM
Reply #87 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:57 PM
wow, thought it was gonna take as long to install as it did to download
however
BITS is on!
however
BITS is on!
tjesterb
Reply #88 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:57 PM
That's just painful.
Does your better half not know the anguish you're going through,that she'd kick you off at 99%? Man. I feel for you, Bichur.
(Guess you should be thankful you have a better half, though.
)
Reply #88 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:57 PM
| 33+/- hrs! 266+/- mb! |
That's just painful.
| had to logout @99%so my better half could use the puter |
Does your better half not know the anguish you're going through,that she'd kick you off at 99%? Man. I feel for you, Bichur.
(Guess you should be thankful you have a better half, though.
)
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #89 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:14 PM
But if he didn't, he wouldn't be the worse half. Indeed, he would be the best of both halves
Reply #89 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:14 PM
| (Guess you should be thankful you have a better half, though |
But if he didn't, he wouldn't be the worse half. Indeed, he would be the best of both halves
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #90 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:23 PM
Reply #90 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:23 PM
Sorry, got off topic and run the risk of the thread getting locked. Better go play elsewhere.
Bichur
Reply #91 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:44 PM
Reply #91 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:44 PM
We are not off topic.
We are merely killing time until we get an answer to RPGFX's problem.
An inactive thread slides out of view.
A locked thread allows no answer.
Thank you for your support.
We are merely killing time until we get an answer to RPGFX's problem.
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A locked thread allows no answer.
Thank you for your support.
RPGFX
Reply #92 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:46 PM
Reply #92 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:46 PM
ok SD... that's abuot enought out of you with the speeling thnig... I thnik I can cetch my own speeling eroors. 
RPGFX
Reply #93 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:49 PM
Reply #93 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:49 PM
That's right, this thread AIN'T locked until I fix my computer... I'll be sure to let you all know here when that happens... until then... chat amongst yourselves... here's a topic. Why do we park in the driveway, and drive on the parkway? Discuss...
Bichur
Reply #94 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:11 PM
Reply #94 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:11 PM
I'm not sure.
bet the designations were picked in committe.
A camel is a horse drawn by committee. (B Franklin?)
I've also wondered why if you hold a protest on a causeway you get arrested.
RPGFX.... did you ever check out the IconPackager thing?
bet the designations were picked in committe.
A camel is a horse drawn by committee. (B Franklin?)
I've also wondered why if you hold a protest on a causeway you get arrested.
RPGFX.... did you ever check out the IconPackager thing?
RPGFX
Reply #95 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:05 AM
Reply #95 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:05 AM
Yes, Bichur... I tried installing a newer version, an older version, and no version at all... and it made no difference. I don't think that was it. I seem to have exhausted all software related problems... now it's time to have the hardware checked out, get that bios battery changed and see what else might be going on in there. I've been told that if it is the bios battery, it won't necessarily reverse the problems it has caused to have it changed... but it will prevent it from doing anymore harm... we'll see.
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #96 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:20 AM
...MY EYES! MY EYES!
Reply #96 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:20 AM
| ok SD... that's abuot enought out of you with the speeling thnig |
...MY EYES! MY EYES!
Bichur
Reply #97 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:55 AM
quit looking at that fat guy!
kinda like watching a train wreck in slow motion huh?
Reply #97 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:55 AM
| ...MY EYES! MY EYES! |
quit looking at that fat guy!
kinda like watching a train wreck in slow motion huh?
tjesterb
Reply #98 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 6:10 PM
Reply #98 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 6:10 PM
Bichur, did you ever get SP2 installed and fix your BITS problem?
Jafo
Reply #99 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 6:14 PM
Reply #99 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 6:14 PM
| wow, thought it was gonna take as long to install as it did to download however BITS is on! |
That'd be a 'yes'...
Bichur
Reply #100 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:37 PM
Reply #100 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:37 PM
As so kindly pointed out by Jafo
Yes!
Thanks for the link!
Yes!
Thanks for the link!
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Reply #81 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:37 PM
I actually misused the word "ain't" intentionally because SD burned my spelling.
Congrats Bichur... what a feeling when a 3 day download finishes, huh? Should we put out an APB on boss? I bet he's at his chair hard at work on some Vista logons! Meanwhile, I'm compiling a mental list of at least 10 so far ideas for Vista walls when I get my Corel going again. I jsut keep putting off bringing it in...