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Service profle damaged?
Greeting to all. I'm trying to open up a zip file I
downloaded from the internet. A workbook for a grammer refresher course. When I try to open it, I get a message saying "service profle damaged, re-install service profile. What is a service profile? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bill |
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Service profle damaged?
Bill,
See he http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/service...le_damaged.txt -- LuckyStrike How to make a good newsgroup post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/post.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Bill" wrote in message ... Greeting to all. I'm trying to open up a zip file I downloaded from the internet. A workbook for a grammer refresher course. When I try to open it, I get a message saying "service profle damaged, re-install service profile. What is a service profile? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bill |
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Service profle damaged?
Bill wrote in message ... Greeting to all. I'm trying to open up a zip file I downloaded from the internet. A workbook for a grammer refresher course. When I try to open it, I get a message saying "service profle damaged, re-install service profile. What is a service profile? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bill Err Msg: The Service Profile Is Damaged. Re-install the... The information in this article applies to: The Microsoft Network 2.5, 2.51, 2.52, 2.6, 5.0, 5.4 Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Symptoms After you double-click the MSN, Internet Explorer, or Outlook Express icons, you may receive the following error message when the MSN dialer tool starts: The Service Profile is damaged. Re-install the service profile. Cause This problem can occur after you upgrade to Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition. When you do so, the following entry may not exist in the Msn.cms file or the Msn.cmp file: [Profile Format] Version=1 This message can also occur if the AOL tray is being loaded at startup. Resolution To resolve this problem, use one of the following four methods: Uninstall and Reinstall MSN To uninstall MSN: Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs, and then click MSN v2.5 or MSN v2.6 from the Install/Uninstall dialog box that appears. Click Add/Remove, and when asked if you want to remove MSN, click Yes. To upgrade to the current version of MSN you can download or order your free CD. Go to http://free.msn.com/upgrade.asp. To reinstall MSN using your Windows 98 Second Edition CD: Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders. Insert your Windows 98 Second Edition CD. In the Look in box, select your CD-ROM drive. In the Named box, type rstormsn, and then click Find Now. Double-click rstormsn to open, and then double-click rstormsn.exe to reinstall MSN. Once the installation process is complete, return to the desktop by closing all open windows, and then double-click the Setup MSN Internet Access icon to configure MSN. Rename msn.cmp and msn.cms and install MSN 5.0 or later. This applies to MSN 5.0 only. To rename msn.cmp and msn.cms: Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders. In the Named box, type msn.cmp msn.cms, and then click Find Now. Right click on msn.cmp, click Rename, type msn.cmp.old, and then hit ENTER. Right click on msn.cms, click Rename, type msn.cms.old, and then hit ENTER. Close the Find Files or Folders dialogue box. On the Windows 98 CD, in the \Tools\MTSutil\Rstormsn folder, double-click RSTORMSN.EXE. Click OK. Insert the Missing Text Into the Files Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders. In the Named box, type msn.cmp msn.cms, and then click Find Now. To open the Msn.cms file, click once to select it, hold down the left SHIFT key, and then right-click the file. Click Open With. In the Open With dialog box, click Notepad, verify that the Always use this program to open this file check box is cleared, and then click OK. Verify that the following information is the first line in the opened text file, and if it is not, add it: [Profile Format] Version=1 Save the changes to this file, and then repeat steps 3-6 for the Msn.cmp file. If you do not want MSN installed, delete registry key: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Connection Manager Remove the AOL Tray from the statup group by following these steps: Click the Start button, then choose Programs \ Startup. Right-click the AOL Tray and choose Delete WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders. Type Reged and click Find Now. Double click on Regedt32.exe or Regedit.exe. Open the following folders in order: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE MICROSOFT Delete the folder CONNECTION MANAGER Close the Registry editor. Shut down computer and restart. Status Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. First Published: May 19 1999 4:22PM [but no longer available, which is why I had to post the whole tamale] |
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Service profle damaged?
If you are using MSN, uninstall it from Add\Remove Programs, and then reinstall it.
Please note that besides MSN, there are other dialers and connection managers that can also cause the error....see here for an example - http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/access/cd/win...p/psudlw2k.htm If you do not use MSN: -Remove MSN in ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS in the Control Panel, if it is there. -Open Regedit (StartRunRegedit) -Browse to this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Connection Manager -Right Click on the Connection Manager key and delete it. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Bill" wrote in message ... Greeting to all. I'm trying to open up a zip file I downloaded from the internet. A workbook for a grammer refresher course. When I try to open it, I get a message saying "service profle damaged, re-install service profile. What is a service profile? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bill |
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