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  #1  
Old May 29th 04, 05:28 AM
Heather
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Default Problems, crashed again.....

Hi Guys......

I have been heavily using this computer for 2 days looking up hotels in
England (a lot of graphics).....so after the coincidental crash with
Heirloom's attachment, did a Safe Mode scandisk and defrag......it did take
quite a while.....90 minutes at least.

Rebooted and decided to plug in my new card reader for the digital
camera......got a few missing file or dll errors. I didn't write them down,
but they were USB ones....like the fellow had when trying to load the
software for his Pentax. So I clicked on Skip It.....got a couple more and
cancelled it.

I took the card reader out of the USB port.....and wham, the whole damn
thing went dead on me!! Ron said the screen just went black.....no
warning...nothing. Monitor and speaker lights were still on. Checked
everything and could not get the CPU to come on. Finally it did after maybe
10 or 15 minutes.

Seems to be working OK now. Icons were splattered all over the screen just
like when I came out of Safe Mode....and Scandisk ran. Perhaps I tried
putting the new card reader on too soon after the defrag? Has to be
something to do with that.

Only other thing I have put on in the past few days is the IconCache.
Screen was freezing on me last night and had to reboot a couple of times. I
put IconCache on because the icons were slow to 'fill in'.

I never could write a short post.....sorry about that. But want to make
sure this 'baby' is not having major problems. I probably need new video
drivers......and I am about ready to upgrade to XP!!! Scared the hell out
of me, it did.

As usual.....I get the weird problems. Not about to try the card reader
until tomorrow......and I did keep your post Mike about those USB files
being in BASE2.Cab Files and the website to download the ones you
need.....quote.....

Alternatively you could visit

http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/63/63237.htm
and download usb-WinMe.exe which contains WinMe's usb related files.
Extract the files you want and put them in windows\system32\drivers.

It was asking that they be put in that System 32 folder. And for the WinME
CD which I don't have.

Sob......Figgs





  #2  
Old May 29th 04, 06:25 AM
Heather
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Default A PS.......Problems, crashed again.....

On musing.....this computer seems fine and it must have been the card
reader....or something I did wrong with it. I will muse some more and try
again tomorrow......but guess I will have to download those USB files. Or
find them in the CAB files. Just thinking out loud, so to speak.

Thanks....Figgs

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys......

I have been heavily using this computer for 2 days looking up hotels in
England (a lot of graphics).....so after the coincidental crash with
Heirloom's attachment, did a Safe Mode scandisk and defrag......it did

take
quite a while.....90 minutes at least.

Rebooted and decided to plug in my new card reader for the digital
camera......got a few missing file or dll errors. I didn't write them

down,
but they were USB ones....like the fellow had when trying to load the
software for his Pentax. So I clicked on Skip It.....got a couple more

and
cancelled it.

I took the card reader out of the USB port.....and wham, the whole damn
thing went dead on me!! Ron said the screen just went black.....no
warning...nothing. Monitor and speaker lights were still on. Checked
everything and could not get the CPU to come on. Finally it did after

maybe
10 or 15 minutes.

Seems to be working OK now. Icons were splattered all over the screen

just
like when I came out of Safe Mode....and Scandisk ran. Perhaps I tried
putting the new card reader on too soon after the defrag? Has to be
something to do with that.

Only other thing I have put on in the past few days is the IconCache.
Screen was freezing on me last night and had to reboot a couple of times.

I
put IconCache on because the icons were slow to 'fill in'.

I never could write a short post.....sorry about that. But want to make
sure this 'baby' is not having major problems. I probably need new video
drivers......and I am about ready to upgrade to XP!!! Scared the hell out
of me, it did.

As usual.....I get the weird problems. Not about to try the card reader
until tomorrow......and I did keep your post Mike about those USB files
being in BASE2.Cab Files and the website to download the ones you
need.....quote.....

Alternatively you could visit

http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/63/63237.htm
and download usb-WinMe.exe which contains WinMe's usb related files.
Extract the files you want and put them in windows\system32\drivers.

It was asking that they be put in that System 32 folder. And for the

WinME
CD which I don't have.

Sob......Figgs







  #3  
Old May 29th 04, 06:57 AM
Jan Il
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Default Problems, crashed again.....

Hi Heather ;-)

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys......

I have been heavily using this computer for 2 days looking up hotels in
England (a lot of graphics).....so after the coincidental crash with
Heirloom's attachment, did a Safe Mode scandisk and defrag......it did

take
quite a while.....90 minutes at least.

Rebooted and decided to plug in my new card reader for the digital
camera......got a few missing file or dll errors. I didn't write them

down,
but they were USB ones....like the fellow had when trying to load the
software for his Pentax. So I clicked on Skip It.....got a couple more

and
cancelled it.

I took the card reader out of the USB port.....and wham, the whole damn
thing went dead on me!! Ron said the screen just went black.....no
warning...nothing. Monitor and speaker lights were still on. Checked
everything and could not get the CPU to come on. Finally it did after

maybe
10 or 15 minutes.

Seems to be working OK now. Icons were splattered all over the screen

just
like when I came out of Safe Mode....and Scandisk ran. Perhaps I tried
putting the new card reader on too soon after the defrag? Has to be
something to do with that.

Only other thing I have put on in the past few days is the IconCache.
Screen was freezing on me last night and had to reboot a couple of times.

I
put IconCache on because the icons were slow to 'fill in'.

I never could write a short post.....sorry about that. But want to make
sure this 'baby' is not having major problems. I probably need new video
drivers......and I am about ready to upgrade to XP!!! Scared the hell out
of me, it did.

As usual.....I get the weird problems. Not about to try the card reader
until tomorrow......and I did keep your post Mike about those USB files
being in BASE2.Cab Files and the website to download the ones you
need.....quote.....

Alternatively you could visit

http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/63/63237.htm
and download usb-WinMe.exe which contains WinMe's usb related files.
Extract the files you want and put them in windows\system32\drivers.

It was asking that they be put in that System 32 folder. And for the

WinME
CD which I don't have.


Don't have a fix for the other, but, here's one for when the desktop icons
go all over after you've been in Safe Mode. It really works a treat for me
(seems I'm always needing to go to Safe Mode fairly often) and I got soooo
tired of having to redo all those dang icons, I only have about 3 dz of 'em.
And I just hate the ones that get lost below the bottom taskbar. So, now I
just type in 'restoredesktop' in the Run window and Bingo! Every one of the
'lil darlin's is back where they belong.

This was a goody Frank Saunders on the
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress ng gave me to hush
my puling and whining about my icons going all over in Safe Mood all the
time.

You may already have this, or something else that does the same thing, but,
in case you need....they're down toward the bottom of the page.
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/desktoprestore.html
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/...toprestore.zip

Jan


  #4  
Old May 29th 04, 07:00 AM
Rick T
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Default A PS.......Problems, crashed again.....

Heather wrote:

On musing.....this computer seems fine and it must have been the card
reader....or something I did wrong with it. I will muse some more and try
again tomorrow......but guess I will have to download those USB files. Or
find them in the CAB files. Just thinking out loud, so to speak.


s'OK, not like anybody ever reads these things, anyways.

I never have any luck with USB devices so can't help ya there... but
seems you might want to empty your TIF, or go whole hog and drop down to
DOS and delete the TIF entirely (but do it in Windows first) as well as
the Temp folder, WIN386.SWP and the RECYCLED bins, just to dust in the
corners as well.


Did you ever end up fresh installing Windows?

Rick


Thanks....Figgs

"Heather" wrote in message
...

Hi Guys......

I have been heavily using this computer for 2 days looking up hotels in
England (a lot of graphics).....so after the coincidental crash with
Heirloom's attachment, did a Safe Mode scandisk and defrag......it did


take

quite a while.....90 minutes at least.

Rebooted and decided to plug in my new card reader for the digital
camera......got a few missing file or dll errors. I didn't write them


down,

but they were USB ones....like the fellow had when trying to load the
software for his Pentax. So I clicked on Skip It.....got a couple more


and

cancelled it.

I took the card reader out of the USB port.....and wham, the whole damn
thing went dead on me!! Ron said the screen just went black.....no
warning...nothing. Monitor and speaker lights were still on. Checked
everything and could not get the CPU to come on. Finally it did after


maybe

10 or 15 minutes.

Seems to be working OK now. Icons were splattered all over the screen


just

like when I came out of Safe Mode....and Scandisk ran. Perhaps I tried
putting the new card reader on too soon after the defrag? Has to be
something to do with that.

Only other thing I have put on in the past few days is the IconCache.
Screen was freezing on me last night and had to reboot a couple of times.


I

put IconCache on because the icons were slow to 'fill in'.

I never could write a short post.....sorry about that. But want to make
sure this 'baby' is not having major problems. I probably need new video
drivers......and I am about ready to upgrade to XP!!! Scared the hell out
of me, it did.

As usual.....I get the weird problems. Not about to try the card reader
until tomorrow......and I did keep your post Mike about those USB files
being in BASE2.Cab Files and the website to download the ones you
need.....quote.....


Alternatively you could visit


http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/63/63237.htm
and download usb-WinMe.exe which contains WinMe's usb related files.
Extract the files you want and put them in windows\system32\drivers.

It was asking that they be put in that System 32 folder. And for the


WinME

CD which I don't have.

Sob......Figgs








  #5  
Old May 29th 04, 07:04 AM
Heather
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Posts: n/a
Default A PS.......Problems, crashed again.....


"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Heather wrote:

On musing.....this computer seems fine and it must have been the card
reader....or something I did wrong with it. I will muse some more and

try
again tomorrow......but guess I will have to download those USB files.

Or
find them in the CAB files. Just thinking out loud, so to speak.


s'OK, not like anybody ever reads these things, anyways.


Smart a$$!!! (G)

I never have any luck with USB devices so can't help ya there... but
seems you might want to empty your TIF, or go whole hog and drop down to
DOS and delete the TIF entirely (but do it in Windows first) as well as
the Temp folder, WIN386.SWP and the RECYCLED bins, just to dust in the

corners as well.

OK......will try that. Not the DOS thing tho. I think I had just emptied
my TIF....usually do it once or twice a day. TEMP is always emptied.
Recycle has nothing in it. Dunno about the WIN386.SWP.


Did you ever end up fresh installing Windows?


No....never have. Not into formatting.

Night.....Heather

Rick


Thanks....Figgs

"Heather" wrote in message
...

Hi Guys......

I have been heavily using this computer for 2 days looking up hotels in
England (a lot of graphics).....so after the coincidental crash with
Heirloom's attachment, did a Safe Mode scandisk and defrag......it did


take

quite a while.....90 minutes at least.

Rebooted and decided to plug in my new card reader for the digital
camera......got a few missing file or dll errors. I didn't write them


down,

but they were USB ones....like the fellow had when trying to load the
software for his Pentax. So I clicked on Skip It.....got a couple more


and

cancelled it.

I took the card reader out of the USB port.....and wham, the whole damn
thing went dead on me!! Ron said the screen just went black.....no
warning...nothing. Monitor and speaker lights were still on. Checked
everything and could not get the CPU to come on. Finally it did after


maybe

10 or 15 minutes.

Seems to be working OK now. Icons were splattered all over the screen


just

like when I came out of Safe Mode....and Scandisk ran. Perhaps I tried
putting the new card reader on too soon after the defrag? Has to be
something to do with that.

Only other thing I have put on in the past few days is the IconCache.
Screen was freezing on me last night and had to reboot a couple of

times.

I

put IconCache on because the icons were slow to 'fill in'.

I never could write a short post.....sorry about that. But want to make
sure this 'baby' is not having major problems. I probably need new

video
drivers......and I am about ready to upgrade to XP!!! Scared the hell

out
of me, it did.

As usual.....I get the weird problems. Not about to try the card reader
until tomorrow......and I did keep your post Mike about those USB files
being in BASE2.Cab Files and the website to download the ones you
need.....quote.....


Alternatively you could visit

http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/63/63237.htm
and download usb-WinMe.exe which contains WinMe's usb related files.
Extract the files you want and put them in windows\system32\drivers.

It was asking that they be put in that System 32 folder. And for the


WinME

CD which I don't have.

Sob......Figgs










  #6  
Old May 29th 04, 07:07 AM
Heather
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Posts: n/a
Default Problems, crashed again.....

Thanks Jan......I will try that. I have a ton of them too......Frank is not
bad for an old guy, is he.......bwa ha ha. He will get me for that one.

Btw.....I don't have "Active Desktop" on......is that for that? Or just an
ordinary monitor.

Seems to be working OK now......so had to be the damn card reader!!

XX Heather

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
Hi Heather ;-)

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys......

Don't have a fix for the other, but, here's one for when the desktop icons
go all over after you've been in Safe Mode. It really works a treat for

me
(seems I'm always needing to go to Safe Mode fairly often) and I got soooo
tired of having to redo all those dang icons, I only have about 3 dz of

'em.
And I just hate the ones that get lost below the bottom taskbar. So, now I
just type in 'restoredesktop' in the Run window and Bingo! Every one of

the
'lil darlin's is back where they belong.

This was a goody Frank Saunders on the
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress ng gave me to

hush
my puling and whining about my icons going all over in Safe Mood all the
time.

You may already have this, or something else that does the same thing,

but,
in case you need....they're down toward the bottom of the page.
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/desktoprestore.html
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/...toprestore.zip

Jan




  #7  
Old May 29th 04, 07:53 AM
Mart
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Posts: n/a
Default Problems, crashed again.....

Just wonder if you've tried a System Restore before you go running off to
far? It *might* save you some heartache.

Mart


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jan......I will try that. I have a ton of them too......Frank is

not
bad for an old guy, is he.......bwa ha ha. He will get me for that one.

Btw.....I don't have "Active Desktop" on......is that for that? Or just

an
ordinary monitor.

Seems to be working OK now......so had to be the damn card reader!!

XX Heather

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
Hi Heather ;-)

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys......

Don't have a fix for the other, but, here's one for when the desktop

icons
go all over after you've been in Safe Mode. It really works a treat for

me
(seems I'm always needing to go to Safe Mode fairly often) and I got

soooo
tired of having to redo all those dang icons, I only have about 3 dz of

'em.
And I just hate the ones that get lost below the bottom taskbar. So, now

I
just type in 'restoredesktop' in the Run window and Bingo! Every one of

the
'lil darlin's is back where they belong.

This was a goody Frank Saunders on the
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress ng gave me to

hush
my puling and whining about my icons going all over in Safe Mood all the
time.

You may already have this, or something else that does the same thing,

but,
in case you need....they're down toward the bottom of the page.
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/desktoprestore.html
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/...toprestore.zip

Jan






  #8  
Old May 29th 04, 11:27 AM
Jan Il
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Posts: n/a
Default Problems, crashed again.....

Thanks Jan......I will try that. I have a ton of them too......Frank is
not
bad for an old guy, is he.......bwa ha ha. He will get me for that one.


Well...I won't tell him you said that....... grin

Btw.....I don't have "Active Desktop" on......is that for that? Or just

an
ordinary monitor.


I'm not sure, I've not used it for any other, mine is Active. It just says
desktop. You make a copy of the current desktop arrangement by typing
savedesktop in the Run window, and a copy is made like phfft! Then when you
need to restore the desktop again, you just type restoredesktop in the Run
window and the normal arrangement returns like phfft!

Do I love it! You can download the program, and if it don't work for you,
then just wax it. But, it will be good info to put in your 'Help' library
in case some else can use it.

Seems to be working OK now......so had to be the damn card reader!!


Troubleshooting it the pits....especially when it causes all sorts of
strange things to happen, that makes for even more troubleshooting. :-(


Jan


  #9  
Old May 29th 04, 05:01 PM
heirloom
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Posts: n/a
Default Problems, crashed again.....

Iconoid, free from www.sillysot.com will 'remember' your icon arrangement
for you and restore their position. It also allows customization of icons
and a bunch of other stuff. Very small, unobtrusive app.
.........and it wasn't my attachment that crashed your machine!!!!!!!!
Heirloom, old and icons are in place

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
Hi Heather ;-)

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys......

I have been heavily using this computer for 2 days looking up hotels in
England (a lot of graphics).....so after the coincidental crash with
Heirloom's attachment, did a Safe Mode scandisk and defrag......it did

take
quite a while.....90 minutes at least.

Rebooted and decided to plug in my new card reader for the digital
camera......got a few missing file or dll errors. I didn't write them

down,
but they were USB ones....like the fellow had when trying to load the
software for his Pentax. So I clicked on Skip It.....got a couple more

and
cancelled it.

I took the card reader out of the USB port.....and wham, the whole damn
thing went dead on me!! Ron said the screen just went black.....no
warning...nothing. Monitor and speaker lights were still on. Checked
everything and could not get the CPU to come on. Finally it did after

maybe
10 or 15 minutes.

Seems to be working OK now. Icons were splattered all over the screen

just
like when I came out of Safe Mode....and Scandisk ran. Perhaps I tried
putting the new card reader on too soon after the defrag? Has to be
something to do with that.

Only other thing I have put on in the past few days is the IconCache.
Screen was freezing on me last night and had to reboot a couple of

times.
I
put IconCache on because the icons were slow to 'fill in'.

I never could write a short post.....sorry about that. But want to make
sure this 'baby' is not having major problems. I probably need new

video
drivers......and I am about ready to upgrade to XP!!! Scared the hell

out
of me, it did.

As usual.....I get the weird problems. Not about to try the card reader
until tomorrow......and I did keep your post Mike about those USB files
being in BASE2.Cab Files and the website to download the ones you
need.....quote.....

Alternatively you could visit

http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/63/63237.htm
and download usb-WinMe.exe which contains WinMe's usb related files.
Extract the files you want and put them in windows\system32\drivers.

It was asking that they be put in that System 32 folder. And for the

WinME
CD which I don't have.


Don't have a fix for the other, but, here's one for when the desktop icons
go all over after you've been in Safe Mode. It really works a treat for

me
(seems I'm always needing to go to Safe Mode fairly often) and I got soooo
tired of having to redo all those dang icons, I only have about 3 dz of

'em.
And I just hate the ones that get lost below the bottom taskbar. So, now I
just type in 'restoredesktop' in the Run window and Bingo! Every one of

the
'lil darlin's is back where they belong.

This was a goody Frank Saunders on the
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress ng gave me to

hush
my puling and whining about my icons going all over in Safe Mood all the
time.

You may already have this, or something else that does the same thing,

but,
in case you need....they're down toward the bottom of the page.
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/desktoprestore.html
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/...toprestore.zip

Jan




  #10  
Old May 29th 04, 05:04 PM
heirloom
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Default Problems, crashed again.....

I am using a Sandisk ATA card reader, USB, with no probs.......didn't have
to load anything, Me recognized it.
Heirloom, old and mine works


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jan......I will try that. I have a ton of them too......Frank is

not
bad for an old guy, is he.......bwa ha ha. He will get me for that one.

Btw.....I don't have "Active Desktop" on......is that for that? Or just

an
ordinary monitor.

Seems to be working OK now......so had to be the damn card reader!!

XX Heather

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
Hi Heather ;-)

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys......

Don't have a fix for the other, but, here's one for when the desktop

icons
go all over after you've been in Safe Mode. It really works a treat for

me
(seems I'm always needing to go to Safe Mode fairly often) and I got

soooo
tired of having to redo all those dang icons, I only have about 3 dz of

'em.
And I just hate the ones that get lost below the bottom taskbar. So, now

I
just type in 'restoredesktop' in the Run window and Bingo! Every one of

the
'lil darlin's is back where they belong.

This was a goody Frank Saunders on the
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress ng gave me to

hush
my puling and whining about my icons going all over in Safe Mood all the
time.

You may already have this, or something else that does the same thing,

but,
in case you need....they're down toward the bottom of the page.
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/desktoprestore.html
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/...toprestore.zip

Jan






 




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