Driver messed up OS?
From: john tee (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/16/04
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Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 02:14:59 -0700
Sounds to me like you have corrupted system files and
such. You can restore these without loosing any of your
programs by following this:
If you have access to a FULL version CD of Windows XP you
could run a "file-check" command on your PC to scan &
replace defective Windows components.
The main reason for using this utility is when you
suspect there may be a problem with a Windows XP system
file.
Perhaps you get a dialog box appear informing you of a
problem with a .dll file, or your program will just not
load! It is therefore worth checking to see if there are
any corrupt system files using scannow sfc.
To do this simply go to the Run box on the Start Menu and
type in:
" sfc /scannow " ( minus the "" marks of course )
--- Please note there IS a space between "sfc" and the
forward slash (/). It might be better to copy and paste
this command into "Run" on your PC. This is accessible by
pressing the "Start" button on your keyboard ----
This command will immediately initiate the Windows File
Protection service to scan all protected files and
verify their integrity, replacing any files with which it
finds a problem. It will however relace many of the
Microsoft Updates you may have downloaded over time, and
this will need to be re-done after.
Good luck, John in the UK
>-----Original Message-----
>I attempted to install Lexmark's custom drivers for my
Z53
>printer, and it has apparently caused some problems that
>I'm at a loss to correct. I have a Dell Dimension 4100,
>933 MHz Pentium III with 512 MB of RAM, running Windows
XP
>that was clean installed in Oct. / Nov. last year. All
>Windows updates have been installed. Installation of
the
>custom Z53 driver (CJXP53LE) requires removal of
>the "basic" driver first, and then must be installed
>through "add/remove hardware" wizard. The first time I
>attempted this, the driver would not work (control panel
>would freeze up and printer would not print). I used
>Lexmark uninstaller to remove custom driver, but
received
>an error message that it did not receive all components.
>Windows then automatically installed the basic driver
and
>printer worked fine. I then noticed a problem with my
>Outlook program, when a few buttons (the "New Message"
>button for example) would flicker when the pointer
hovered
>over it. I realized after a bit that the "flicker" was
due
>to the balloon trying to appear. Balloons work fine on
all
>the other buttons in Outlook, and there is no evidence
of
>a problem in any other application. At first I thought
>the problem may have been related to the install of a
>recent MS critical update, but saw nothing on the
message
>boards to that effect. Realizing the driver was the only
>other (attempted) change made to my system, I speculated
>that it might be the culprit. Given that the custom
driver
>did not install cleanly, I figured the only solution was
>to attempt to install it again, and then fully uninstall
>it. I did attempt to install the Lexmark custom driver
>again, again it would not work, but this time it
>uninstalled without any errors. Unfortunately, I then
>discovered that not only did I still have the problem
with
>the flickering buttons in Outlook, but the Help
functions
>in Outlook and Word would not work (I know for a fact
that
>they worked before the second attempt to install Lexmark
>driver, I used them). I was able to restore the Help
>functions by using "Detect and Repair" for each of the
>applications, but the flickering buttons in Outlook goes
>on. That leaves me to believe that something is mucked
up
>in the Operating system. I attempted to use System
>Restore, but could not get it to take system back to any
>of the restore points I selected (I disabled Norton
>Antivirus 2003 Pro, and Norton Personal Firewall 2004)
>before running System Restore, it still wouldn't work.
Any
>ideas out there? Would really appreciate any
suggestions.
>I have purchased MS Office 2003 Pro, but am hesitant to
>install it if I will only have the same problems
(because
>they exist at the OS level).
>.
>
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