Oh boy, I'm lost. As for your first suggestion re changing the boot.ini
file, mine now reads:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=AlwaysOffOptIn
I went to Windows Help and brought up Data Execution Prevention, and then
Microsoft Knowledge base, but couldn't make heads or tails of it. I did
note something about downloading a SP 2 patch for WP11, but that was if I
was having a problem updating the program. I just want to open it.
You suggested going to wpwin11.exe/properties and changing it to W98
compatibility. Is that Windows 98? And how do I do this (go to
wpwin11.exe/properties)?
So you reinstalled XP SP2. Shall I uninstall it then reinstall it? When
I went to uninstall it, it said something about I might remove security
updates. Would these be other than XP SP2?
It's a nice feeling to know that someone is trying to help me. Thanks.
Doug said:
Addenda: Go to windows HELP. Type in "Data Execution Prevention" without
the quotes.
This explains why certain pgms using protected memory are prevented from
running. Apparently a goodly number of Corel products fall within
Microsofts criteria and are STOPPED.
Doug
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|I have run out of ideas...but that is nothing new. I keep reading this
| forum and if I have a problem that I can't solve, I post the problem
| here. Sooner or later someone will come to my rescue.
| If that doesn't work, I go to the Microsoft Knowledge base and search
| for solutions. Most of the time if one digs solutions abound.
|
| Re: my procedure...change only the last NoExecute part after the slash
| in the last line.
|
| If ALL else fails go to wpwin11.exe/properties and change it to W98
| compatibility. THIS did work for me until I solved my problem.
|
| Also, I reinstalled XP SP2 as well in case some files went belly up or
| had been modified.
|
| Sometimes, these annoying problems are not unique to one user, we just
| think that they are.
|
| Doug
| ====
| || Doug, thanks very much for trying to help me. Unfortunately, it
| didn't
|| work. When you said that it had to do with one of Microsoft's
| updates, it
|| gave me an idea, though. After following your directions below and
| that
|| didn't work, I remembered that I had received an MS update just
before
| my
|| problem. So I tried to restore my computer to an earlier date before
| the
|| update. Still didn't work.
||
|| There must be some way I can solve this problem. Is there some place
| else I
|| can contact?
||
|| || > Had the same problem with my WordPerfect. Just about drove me nuts.
|| >
|| > Finally found it had to do with one of Microsoft's updates. If you
| edit
|| > your boot.ini file thussly:
|| >
|| > (This is my boot.ini)
|| >
|| > [boot loader]
|| > timeout=15
|| > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
|| > [operating systems]
|| > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
| Home
|| > Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
|| >
|| > Change the LAST line to read: NoExecute=AlwaysOffOptin
|| >
|| > It should rectify the WordPerfect error situation.
|| >
|| > Keep your original boot.ini under another name in case no workee.
|| >
|| > After the change of course u have to reboot to effect the changes.
|| >
|| > No guarantee but worked for me.
|| >
|| > Doug
|| > ======
|| > || > | Hi,
|| > |
|| > | I added a password to my laptop and when I did, it asked if I
| wanted
|| > files
|| > | and folders password protected too. I said yes. But then
| discovered
|| > that I
|| > | couldn't open any Word Perfect files. So I removed the
password -
|| > that
|| > | didn't work, uninstalled and reinstalled Word Perfect - that
| didn't
|| > work,
|| > | and restored my computer to yesterday and that didn't work.
|| > |
|| > | After reinstalling Word Perfect for the 2nd time and trying to
| open
|| > it, I
|| > | received the error message (that I'd been getting all along):
|| > Microsoft
|| > | Visual C++ Runtime Library. Runtime Error. Program: C:\Program
|| > Files\Word
|| > | Perfect Office 11\Programs\wpwin11.exe. abnormal program
| termination.
|| > |
|| > | What can I do, please?
|| > |
|| > |
|| >
|| >
||
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