Windows cannot find files,

[Guest]

Hi there I am running Windows XP home edition SP1 been having problems with
DOS mode for a while,cant stop Dos mode,get error messages that Windows
cannot find files,or applications,which I need to run programs etc.I know the
files still exist but cant seem to get windows to find them,have modified
path in System environment value to ;c:\appdir still no change,have created a
..udl file still no change.The files are mainly dll & exe which cant be
found,I had installed SP2 but to no change in situation,so have uninstalled
till I can resolve the problem.I cant find the Backup file,also have an error
of This program cannot run in Dos mode,needing some help desperately,thanks
for any imput,I do not want any programs to run in DOS,please,please,help me.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

In Safe Mode try Start, Run, type "sfc /scannow" without quotes and hit
Enter.

Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System
File Checker (Sfc.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310747

Please check Event Viewer for Warning / Error Reports in the System and
Application logs for the time of the error and post copies. You can always
cause an error to occur and note the time and then inspect the logs.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, and
Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information
regarding Event ID, Source and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&sd=tech

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should
double click for further information. You can copy using copy and paste.
Often the link will, however, say there is no further information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and 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. This
will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links
into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event
Viewer.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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