Thanks Gerry. I've pasted an error and warning log below. I'm not sure if
it points to anything useful but please let me know.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Hang
Event Category: (101)
Event ID: 1002
Date: 1/27/2008
Time: 4:10:56 PM
User: N/A
Computer: JOEKNAN
Description:
Hanging application pspa.exe, version 4.0.0.3, hang module hungapp, version
0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 48 61 6e 67 ion Hang
0010: 20 20 70 73 70 61 2e 65 pspa.e
0018: 78 65 20 34 2e 30 2e 30 xe 4.0.0
0020: 2e 33 20 69 6e 20 68 75 .3 in hu
0028: 6e 67 61 70 70 20 30 2e ngapp 0.
0030: 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 61 74 0.0.0 at
0038: 20 6f 66 66 73 65 74 20 offset
0040: 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 00000000
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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Microsoft Fax
Event Category: Initialization/Termination
Event ID: 32068
Date: 1/27/2008
Time: 2:50:24 PM
User: N/A
Computer: JOEKNAN
Description:
The outgoing routing rule is not valid because it cannot find a valid
device. The outgoing faxes that use this rule will not be routed. Verify that
the targeted device or devices (if routed to a group of devices) is connected
and installed correctly, and turned on. If routed to a group, verify that the
group is configured correctly. Country/region code: '*' Area code: '*'
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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"Gerry" wrote:
> Andy
>
> Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
> the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
> Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in
> a previous boot.
>
> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.
>
> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
> Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
> the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
> Event Viewer.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> andy wrote:
> > Hi All. I'm new to these boards. I am encountering an issue on my
> > parent's machine that I can not resolve. The machine is a DELL
> > running Win XP with all the latest patches. Today if I try to run a
> > MS Office application (Word, Excel, etc) I get the error "Application
> > Not Found". If I try to run McAfee Security Center I get a pop up
> > asking me to "Choose the program you want to use to open this file:"
> > But none of them are the right programs. If I try to access Control
> > Panel and run any application like click on Add Or Remove Programs I
> > get the error c:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe Application Not Found.
> > But the file rundll32 is in that folder. I saw it in Windows
> > explorer.
> >
> > I'm not sure what could have happened to the machine. Maybe a virus?
> > Has enyone encountered a similar issue before? I'm not sure what
> > changed but if I can not fix it, is there a way I can restore the
> > settings on the machine as they were a week ago so at least my
> > control panel applications work? Did the registry get messed up?
> > Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
>
>
>