The purpose of the error report is to send information about the issue which
goes into a database. Microsoft is then able to see where problems are
occurring, analyze if they are systemic or simply an aberration and work on
fixes for the most common issues being reported that will later show up in
updates, patches or future versions.
The most common cause of the problem you describe is a driver issue. If you
have a mouse for which special drivers are installed, that might well be the
cause. If not, check the drivers for other devices, most notably your
graphics card and sound card manufacturer's web sites for updates.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
"William E Russell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:085501c34677$9e871010$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have many problems.
>
> But the one in question here is, why is it that I can no
> longer open any files, compressed or stored in other
> general file categories, with two left clicks of my
> mouse; the only way I can open them now is by right
> clicking on the file, and choosing "Explore"? If I try to
> open the documents or My Computer or My documents in the
> normal fashion - - two left mouse-button clicks - - I get
> a statement appear in a window [entitled "Windows
> Explorer"] that says:
>
> "Windows Explorer has encountered a difficulty and needs
> to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
>
> You know, the typical Microsoft Error Message Reporting
> prompt. Ok, so I send the error message online like every
> good Bill Gates worshipper should, and there is no known
> fix for the problem, at least not on their site.
>
> I have tried rebooting to Last known Good, which I have
> succeessfully used to repair problems in the past, and
> though I found several restore dates that the computer
> claimed it restored itself to that predated the date the
> error begain showing up, this did not fix the problem.
>
> I then tried to reboot Windows XP again, which usually
> works to solve whatever prolem presents itself also, but
> without purging any of my very important files; again,
> everything apparently loads corrrectly, but, the problem
> persists, somehow surviving the process.
>
> My files are not at risk, since I burn copies of them
> frequently. But, this is a REALLY annoying problem.
>
> Though there are numerous fixes for Internet explorer, I
> cannot find any for Windows explorer.
>
> The problem arose soon after but not immediately after I
> had installed new software, a new PC game, called
> JURRASSIC PARK: OPERATION GENESIS, (by Universal
> Interactive and Blue Tongue software), which debuted in
> February, March or April of this year. Has anyone heard
> of it screwing up Windows XP? To see if this was the
> problem, I completely uninstalled all of the game
> components I could find according to the prompted
> directions in "Programs". Then I tried Last Known Good
> several times with no result, and when that failed tried
> reinstalling Windows XP, which also failed to fix. So,
> thinking that the game might not have been the problem
> after all, I reinstalled it, and discovered that one of
> the games I had saved in it had not been uninstalled,
> since it still turned up in the saved game list!!! I have
> NEVER had a saved-game survive an uninstall process! But,
> I have also never tried to reinstall a game I had
> unilstalled before, either, so, I have nothing to compare
> it to... but I have sure never heard of it, nor ever even
> thought it possible.
>
> So, perhaps the game IS causing the problem, but since it
> somehow did not completely uninstall when I asked it to,
> the Last Known Good and the reinstall of XP did not work.
>
> Also: when loading the game, I recall it specifically
> reqested DirectX8.1, which it found preinstalled in my
> computer, asked me if it could go ahead and run it, and
> apparently used to run the game, as I gave it permission.
> I later remembered this and installed DirectX9.1a,
> thinking that perhaps I had too old of a version for it
> to work optimally. This also did not change the problem,
> though the game itself still runs just fine, and always
> has every time I have played it.
>
> Here are the specifications of the game:
>
> Minimum:
> Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
> 400 MHz Pentium III, Celeron, or AMD Athalon processor
> 128 MB RAM
> 700 MB hard disk space + 300 MB for Windows swapfile
> 640 x 480, 16-bit high color
> DirectX8.1b
> 16 MB 3D accelerator (TNT2 or better), and Direct-X8.1
> compatible sound card
> Mouse or keyboard.
>
> Recommended:
> Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
> 800+ MHz Pentium III, Celeron, or AMD Athalon processor
> 256 MB RAM
> 700 MB hard disk space + 300 MB for Windows swapfile
> 640 x 480, 16-bit high color
> DirectX8.1b
> 64 MB 3D accelerator (GeForce 3 or better)
> DirectX8.1 compatable sound card (surround speaker
> support)
> Mouse and keyboard
>
> Here are the specs of my laptop computer:
>
> Inspiron 8200
> P4
> 1.8 GHz
> 15 inch UltraSharp UXGA, 4TZPH11
> 512MB, DDR, 266M (1 DIMM)
> 64MB DDR 4X AGP nVidia NV17 3DVideo
> 40GB HARD DRIVE
> Windows XP Home Edition
>
>
> One thing I note is, that standard keyboard volume
> controls at the top of the keyboard do not seem to work
> when I use the game; it is not too loud or too soft in a
> quiet house, but, will not adjust, even when I try to do
> so using the internal controls on the game. I can neither
> adjust it lower or higher.
>
> I also get what is to the uneducated me an apparently
> random assortment of "sqwire" errors, like this:
>
> "cc: An unknown error occurs while accessing c:\program
> files\sqwire\1173477\p.dat."
>
> or, "...\52435\p.dat.", or, "...\809504\p.dat.",
> or "...\221708\p.dat.", or, "...\265061\p.dat."
>
> Another error I got once recently was: "Program
> cc:\Program Files\Rapid\rb32.exe"
>
> What do you all think about all this? Does it mean
> anything to anyone relative to how I might solve this
> problem? If I could have, I would have 'cut & pasted' the
> actual data report sent to microsoft, but it wouldn't let
> me do so, and it is too long to type, unless one of you
> knows it is necessary. But, if any one wants me to type
> out certain key portions of it, that you may think would
> provide decisive clues, I would be happy to obligue if
> asked.
>
> Also a related question: ever since I started using a
> soft nylon paint brush to remove dust particles from the
> keyboard of my laptop, every once in a while I have very
> strange problems arise. Once in Word and Excel my
> computer was literally typing words and garbled messages
> on its own, and would open files and lists without my
> request, as if it were possessed with demons or
> something. That problem I solved simply by reinstalling.
> Anyway, am I creating static by doing so that is screwing
> with the memory in my computer? Should I stop using the
> brush to clean the dust off, or, am I just imagining that
> there may be a correlation?
>
>
> PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ALIEVIATE THE RAVINGS OF A LUNATIVE
> MIND!!!
>
> Thank you 'to the nth degree' for any
> assistance/advice/instructions any of you may be able to
> provide. I cannot really afford professional support,
> but, I AM WILLING TO PAY a reasonable sum to anyone who
> can give me a solution that I try and that works.
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