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Hey,
I posted a question about the C drive in an earlier post. I had mentioned that i couldn't delete anything off of the C drive. Someone wrote me back and suggested deleting in safe mode or running system restore (it happened recently). I tried SR but no matter what date i did it at i was always unsuccessful (it said "SR is unsuccessful"). Can this be fixed? I don't want to do the safe mode thing cause that means every times i want to delete something i have to switch into safe mode :-(. Any ideas. Thanks a ton!!!!! David |
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Your System Restore problem:
It is possible that your problem is due to your PC not having been patched with the 290700 patch which has been required since Sept 2001 for the state manager to create usable system restore checkpoints. You can see whether you have installed the patch or not by checking the version of the file smgr.dll in your windows\system folder. If v4.90.0.3003 then you have updated but if v4.90.0.2533 you have not and need to do so at once. Note that when installing the patch it will flush your restore folder and create a single new checkpoint on completion. This cannot be avoided since checkpoints created with the old version of smgr.dll cannot be restored. It is also possible that at one stage you did install this patch but have subsequently reinstalled Win Me over itself using the Win Me CD. Doing this causes the original, broken, version of smgr.dll to be reinstalled. If required the patch can be obtained either via Win Me's AutoUpdate, the Windows Update site or from the Microsoft Windows Catalogue accessed from the Windows Update site. For more details see MS KB 290700 - "Checkpoints That You Create After September 8, 2001 Do Not Restore Your Computer" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290700) which also has a link to the patch. Your inability to delete any file: Sorry but I have no sensible suggestion to make here. How long has this been happening? What change did you make to your system immediately before this problem started? --? Mike Maltby MS-MVP David wrote: Hey, I posted a question about the C drive in an earlier post. I had mentioned that i couldn't delete anything off of the C drive. Someone wrote me back and suggested deleting in safe mode or running system restore (it happened recently). I tried SR but no matter what date i did it at i was always unsuccessful (it said "SR is unsuccessful"). Can this be fixed? I don't want to do the safe mode thing cause that means every times i want to delete something i have to switch into safe mode :-(. Any ideas. Thanks a ton!!!!! David |
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Mike,
Thanx for writing. i will try that stuff. The ironic=20 thing about this is it happened in the beginning of May. =20 Right after i installed a modeling program and download a=20 lot of plugins for it (the Program was Rhinoceros 3d). It=20 is sooooo frustrating:-(. Thanks Again. =20 David -----Original Message----- Your System Restore problem: It is possible that your problem is due to your PC not=20 having been patched with the 290700 patch which has been required since Sept=20 2001 for the state manager to create usable system restore checkpoints. You can see whether you have installed the patch or not=20 by checking the version of the file smgr.dll in your windows\system=20 folder. If v4.90.0.3003 then you have updated but if v4.90.0.2533 you have not=20 and need to do so at once. Note that when installing the patch it will flush your=20 restore folder and create a single new checkpoint on completion. This=20 cannot be avoided since checkpoints created with the old version of=20 smgr.dll cannot be restored. It is also possible that at one stage you did install=20 this patch but have subsequently reinstalled Win Me over itself using the Win=20 Me CD. Doing this causes the original, broken, version of smgr.dll to be=20 reinstalled. If required the patch can be obtained either via Win Me's=20 AutoUpdate, the Windows Update site or from the Microsoft Windows=20 Catalogue accessed from the Windows Update site. For more details see MS KB 290700 - "Checkpoints That You Create After September 8, 2001 Do Not Restore Your=20 Computer" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D290700) which also=20 has a link to the patch. Your inability to delete any file: Sorry but I have no sensible suggestion to make here. =20 How long has this been happening? What change did you make to your system=20 immediately before this problem started? --=81 Mike Maltby MS-MVP David wrote: Hey, I posted a question about the C drive in an earlier post. I had mentioned that i couldn't delete anything=20 off of the C drive. Someone wrote me back and suggested deleting in safe mode or running system restore (it happened recently). I tried SR but no matter what date=20 i did it at i was always unsuccessful (it said "SR is unsuccessful"). Can this be fixed? I don't want to do the safe mode thing cause that means every times i want=20 to delete something i have to switch into safe mode :-(. =20 Any ideas. Thanks a ton!!!!! David . |
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Mike,
Sorry about that new post I made. I was replying to your suggestion about the problem with the system restore program. I went to see what the version was and this is what i found-v4.90.3000. That matched neither of the versions that you told me about. What does that mean? Sorry agian :-(. Thanxs for your help. David |
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I'm sorry but that makes no sense. The only publicly distributed versions of
the file smgr.dll are as I mentioned in my previous post v4.90.0.2533 and v4.90.0.3003. To check the version of a file select it in Explorer, right click and then click Properties and open the Version tab. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP David wrote: Mike, Sorry about that new post I made. I was replying to your suggestion about the problem with the system restore program. I went to see what the version was and this is what i found-v4.90.3000. That matched neither of the versions that you told me about. What does that mean? Sorry agian :-(. Thanxs for your help. David |
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David wrote:
Hey, I posted a question about the C drive in an earlier post. I had mentioned that i couldn't delete anything off of the C drive. Someone wrote me back and suggested deleting in safe mode or running system restore (it happened recently). I tried SR but no matter what date i did it at i was always unsuccessful (it said "SR is unsuccessful"). Can this be fixed? I don't want to do the safe mode thing cause that means every times i want to delete something i have to switch into safe mode :-(. Mart's reply was actually... "... try deleting in Safe Mode to see if that works." to which I might add (if it's not toooo much trouble, of course)... Do you have the same problem on other drives or partitions? Is your Recycle Bin empty? Can you create files? Can you then delete them? Rick Any ideas. Thanks a ton!!!!! David |
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Rick,
Yeah, so it isn't tooooo much of a problem. But just for the sake of it i did try to delete the stuff in safe mode. And guess what? It didn't work! What a suprise. What's new in a computer? They never work! And yes, i can install stuff, Is my recycle bin empty?-Well, just a second-there i emptied it-now hold on-there i tried to delete something and guess what? Wait don't guess i'll tell you-It didn't work :-((((((((( (you get how i feel?). And lastly, no this is the only drive that this problem is in. And you know what(i'll just tell you)? It's the C drive. The computer had the nerve to pick our main drive. I mean if it had done the l drive that would have been fine, since there isn't a l drive. :-). So, to put it shortly, nothing has work so far, and essentially, i am desperate. You know that old say? When you get mad shoot your computer (you probably don't since i just made it up on the spot). Well that where i am moving towards. I am beginning to believe those rumors about computers having a life of their own... David :-). |
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David wrote:
further abusive crap, not only too lazy to check another repliers query but continued in the same vein Repost answering the questions civilly or you can bugger off as far as I personally am concerned. Rick |
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Hey,
Sorry man i was just joking. I wasn't trying to be mean. Anyway, I did try to delete something on the C drive in safe mode and it didn't work. I also tried emptying the recycle bin and then deleting stuff-it didn't work. This is the only drive that this problem has been occuring in. I can create files and install stuff, it is just the deleting part that is the problem. If you have any ideas that would be great. Thanks again. David |
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David wrote:
Hey, Sorry man i was just joking. I wasn't trying to be mean. I don't really care. Anyway, I did try to delete something on the C drive in safe mode and it didn't work. I also tried emptying the recycle bin and then deleting stuff-it didn't work. This is the only drive that this problem has been occuring in. So, I'm assuming you have other partitions/drives then. I can create files and install stuff, it is just the deleting part that is the problem. If you have any ideas that would be great. Thanks again. David I on the other hand wasn't joking, Mart's query as to whether it allowed deletions in Safe Mode had nothing to do with wanting you to do all your deletions there, and was not phrased as such. Based on that information and further in that vein... I'm going to assume you're not trying to delete a system file, because that would be stupid... are you? Can you delete the files you create? If so, can a created file be deleted after a reboot? ControlPanel/AddRemovePrograms/InstallUninstall, click on IE in the list and choose Repair Internet Explorer. and next time you reboot, insert a WinME bootdisk, type at the prompt: SCANREG /FIX Rick |
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