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William E Russell
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.
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.