Re: A system call has Failed

From: V Green (vanceg_at_nowhere.net)
Date: 02/13/05


Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 18:24:21 -0700


"dro524" <dro524@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:84E63917-42FA-4989-A66F-0E6CC5E6C4D2@microsoft.com...
> 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.

Ah, that issue was addressed in several of the Google hits.

thanks for letting us know what it was.

>
> "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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