Re: Program Errors

From: David (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/04/04 

Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 21:13:04 -0700

Don,

Sorry to *** in on your help with Adam, but I wanted to
thank you for this procedure list. I posted the problem
on this same board today a msvcrt.dll error msg. I tried
your System File Checker procedure and it must have fixed
that file since I was able to get my program to install
and run. Thanks!!

I'm new to Win2K (but not new to Windows) on my home
computer (no network) and was wondering if you think any
of the books on Win2k are better than others. I don't
need to be a network admin, but need to keep my machine
running! The kind of procedures you have here are needed!

TIA,

David

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Adam,
>
>Let's try running an online scan from Symantec first.
>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/ Look under Virus
Definitions for
>Online Virus Scan.
>
>When you get through, if it comes up with anything, print
it, and run a
>Google search with the name of the infection. If you have
done this before,
>you should know the drill, but if you haven't, find the
fix ***(s), print
>them, and do all that they say in the order on the fix
sheets. Also if you
>have anything, "stinger", can fix a variety of
infections. If you have
>anything, you can d/l it, and keep it around until you
get all cleaned up.
>Just type "Stinger" in a google search. It fixes more
than thirty
>infections.
>
>If you haven't found anything, I would run System File
Checker first and
>then a "repair install". To run SFC do this"
>Start
>Run...
>"type" CMD /K <enter>
>"type" C:\ <enter>
>"type" SFC /SCANNOW <enter>
>
>It may need your OS CD, so I would have it available.
>
>If your not fixed up try this
>Shutdown
>
>Boot up
>Using your 4 Floppy Diskettes or OS CD (may need to go
into the BIOS to
>change the first boot device to CD-ROM from Floppy)
>Either one works fine, but the CD-ROM loads all the
necessary files much
>faster.
>When you are asked if you want to run setup on "repair"
choose "repair", and
>let it do it's thing.
>Afterward Restart, and see if all is well.
>If it is not, you actually can do the Inplace Upgrade,
but choose "setup",
>go through the questions until it comes up again
to "repair" or go ahead
>with the installation, choose load the OS. After you get
through, you will
>need to d/l SP4 again, and do all of your Hotpatches
again.
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175
explains it better
>than me.
>
>After you complete all of this and boot, I would go to
www.belarc.com and
>d/l the small utility to get all of your information.
Hardware, Software,
>Service Pack installed, all hotpatches will show, also.
This is important,
>because the Belarc utility will tell you if any of the
Hotpatches did or
>didn't take by showing a check mark, or an "x". If you
need to reinstall
>any, click next to the "x", and you will be taken
directly to that Hotpatch.
>
>After you restart, try running a "CHKDSK /R", which will
do a thorough
>checkdisk (scandisk in 98), and will repair any other
problems.
>
>Always do an ERD, and back up your data at a time when
your system is
>healthy. You can find the ERD in the backup program.
Click the check mark to
>also backup you System State.
>
>Hope this fixes you up completely.
>
>You may also want to go to www.spychecker.com and d/l
Adaware, SpyBot S & D,
>Zone Alarm, , and Hijack This. These are very helpful,
but will not take the
>place of your setting "strong passwords", not using you
Administrative
>Account, creating another Administrator account for
backup in case your
>primary Admin. account becomes accessible of the password
or user is
>corrupted. As a normal User Account use a Power User
account with a strong
>password also. The hacks are getting better everyday.
>
>Good Computing,
>don
>"Adam" <adamthomson_99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:25e1001c46152$04eefc00$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hello
>>
>> I'm in pretty desperate need of some help.
>> For some reason im unable to run any program without it
>> closing and coming up with the Program Error Message.
>> This happens for pretty much everything from internet
>> explorer and media player to my trusty norton antivirus.
>>
>> Now my first thought was that i got a virus that somehow
>> got past my firewall but as norton wont even open up im
>> unable to check this out. I was however able to run
norton
>> in safe mode, but this came up with nothing.
>>
>> I thought that maybe reformatting my hard drive was the
>> way to go. I had been considering it for a while now so
i
>> decided to try it, but the same Program Error arose
when i
>> chose to reinstall.
>>
>> Ive really no idea what has happened, so any help would
be
>> greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Adam
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