Re: A system call has Failed

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From: dro524 (dro524_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/13/05 

Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:55:02 -0800

Well...long story. I had lost the exe file to my game, i accidentaly deleted
it (shift+delete) and lost it. I tried to get it via email from my friend but
it would keep sayin the error message. so, i had him put it in a zip file,
and after extracting, worked just fine.

"V Green" wrote:

>
> "dro524" <dro524@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:95337CBC-9565-423B-BA45-229DA7025800@microsoft.com...
> > Ahh, i see what it does. It firxes problems that mess up your internet
> > access. Thats not what i need. Anyway, i fixed the problem, thanks for the
> > help.
>
> Just curious, what was wrong?
>
> >
> > "V Green" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "dro524" <dro524@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:D471B885-2EF2-49C9-A314-D12FC59C6951@microsoft.com...
> > > > ok, i downloaded it, but what does it do?
> > > >
> > >
> > > No idea. YOU'RE the one with the problem.
> > >
> > > Read the directions, they're on the page, see if it even
> > > applies.
> > >
> > > > "V Green" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'll be damned. Sure sounds bogus.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, one of the links for the Google search leads
> > > > > here:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://cexx.org/lspfix.htm
> > > > >
> > > > > Perhaps worth a try?
> > > > >
> > > > > "dro524" <dro524@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:CE1F8F31-DBE0-4C57-9798-CD8654291E83@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > I do not think it is adware or spyware, and it is not bogus:
> > > > > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/dro524/Systemfailure.jpg
> > > > > > I googled it and i think it has something to do with WINSOCKS.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "V Green" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Do you have the wording of the error message EXACTLY
> > > > > > > correct? It sounds bogus, like adware or something.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "dro524" <dro524@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:704656E6-0BF4-438F-ABCC-5A163C26E09D@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > > > Whenever i am downloading stuff, i get this error message that
> > > says "A
> > > > > > > system
> > > > > > > > call that should never fail has failed". I have no idea what
> this
> > > > > means.
> > > > > > > Can
> > > > > > > > anyone help?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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