I've got a stumper for ANYONE!!

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Okay all,

I don't know if this is the forum to post this message, but
none of the others seem to fit. Besides that, I only have
one more "tech service freebie" from MS, and I don't want
to waste it on something that MAY turn out to be a simple fix.

Here it is: I open 'Control Panels'>'Fonts'. Windows
Explorer hesitates for a moment (which it usually does,
because I have a lot of fonts) then gives me an error
message, generates an error report that says the probelem
is in the 'Kernell32.dll,' and closes. If I use Windows
Explorer and go to the 'Windows' folder and "click" on
'Fonts' manually, it does the same thing, but gives no
specific error message, nor generate an error report.

This only happens when I enter the 'Fonts' folder (so far).
I have the SP1 patch, and have run the 'repair' from my
windows XP installation disk. I don't want to do a
reinstall, as I can't afford to lose all my files, nor do I
have anyplace to store them, if it comes to that (unless I
burn tons of CDs). Does ANYONE know what the problem is?
Can anyone point me in the right direction, at least?
 
Sounds like a hard drive failure. Check your drive with
XP added-in tools and look for any diagnostic utility
from the HD maker webpage.

Hope this helps
 
Words said:
Okay all,

I don't know if this is the forum to post this message, but
none of the others seem to fit. Besides that, I only have
one more "tech service freebie" from MS, and I don't want
to waste it on something that MAY turn out to be a simple fix.

Here it is: I open 'Control Panels'>'Fonts'. Windows
Explorer hesitates for a moment (which it usually does,
because I have a lot of fonts) then gives me an error
message, generates an error report that says the probelem
is in the 'Kernell32.dll,' and closes. If I use Windows
Explorer and go to the 'Windows' folder and "click" on
'Fonts' manually, it does the same thing, but gives no
specific error message, nor generate an error report.

This only happens when I enter the 'Fonts' folder (so far).
I have the SP1 patch, and have run the 'repair' from my
windows XP installation disk. I don't want to do a
reinstall, as I can't afford to lose all my files, nor do I
have anyplace to store them, if it comes to that (unless I
burn tons of CDs). Does ANYONE know what the problem is?
Can anyone point me in the right direction, at least?
Click to expand...
Have you tried using the Repair option in TweakUI? If you don't have
TweakUI, you can get it here:

http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

All MS Powertoys are here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Note, my TweakUI link is for the 32bit version of XP. If you're asking
yourself whether you have the 32 or 64 bit, you most likely have the 32 bit
version.

Regards,
--
Matt Y.
(e-mail address removed)
sfl=schwagfl / nospam8675309=yahoo

"You know what they say, 90% is mental and the other 10% is all in your
head."
 
Try extracting the original Kernell32.dll from your xp
disk compare the two files, see which one is the newest
version. if they are both the same then replace the
current one with the one you extracted. If its an up-
dated version from sp1 then you will have to extract it
from the sp1 update file.
If you have been having other issues like crashing, or
lots of corrupt data, then it might be HD related.
GoodLuck :)
 
no, it sounds like an error with the OS.
Ron said:
Sounds like a hard drive failure. Check your drive with
XP added-in tools and look for any diagnostic utility
from the HD maker webpage.

Hope this helps
Click to expand...
 
x-no-archive: yes

Words said:
Okay all,

I don't know if this is the forum to post this message, but
none of the others seem to fit. Besides that, I only have
one more "tech service freebie" from MS, and I don't want
to waste it on something that MAY turn out to be a simple fix.

Here it is: I open 'Control Panels'>'Fonts'. Windows
Explorer hesitates for a moment (which it usually does,
because I have a lot of fonts) then gives me an error
message, generates an error report that says the probelem
is in the 'Kernell32.dll,' and closes. If I use Windows
Explorer and go to the 'Windows' folder and "click" on
'Fonts' manually, it does the same thing, but gives no
specific error message, nor generate an error report.

This only happens when I enter the 'Fonts' folder (so far).
I have the SP1 patch, and have run the 'repair' from my
windows XP installation disk. I don't want to do a
reinstall, as I can't afford to lose all my files, nor do I
have anyplace to store them, if it comes to that (unless I
burn tons of CDs). Does ANYONE know what the problem is?
Can anyone point me in the right direction, at least?
Click to expand...

Sounds like you have one or more corrupt or incorrectly-registered
fonts. I would backup and then remove any non-standard fonts, and then
re-add them, using the fonts applet in Control Panel. Do a few at a
time, in case the problem recurs--you will be able to isolate the
problematic font.
 
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