MrInitialize failed -7

[JCW]

I received this error at bootup. Can someone tell me what it means? SP 2 was
recently installed.

JCW

 

[Walter Clayton]

I could say something cute regarding ED, but I'll resist. ;-)

That message and question are just a wee bit way too vague. We need to see
the exact verbiage without interpretation. Don't assume anything about the
error message or that we'll understand *any* abbreviation or interpretation
you may decide to make because, as you can tell, it doesn't work that way.

Look in event viewer (stat->run->eventvwr.msc) and look for red-X items
related to your error message. If you double click the line you can hit the
clipboard icon (just underneath the down arrow) to copy the text of the
error and then you can simply paste it back here.

 

[JCW]

The error I got was as sent. A dialog box came up and said " MrInitialize
failed -7". I did as directed and as near as I can tell it is related
Microsoft Fax Console that failed. I don't use the MS Fax Console so I don't
know what happened. It hasn't occurred again. I did find a myriad of the
following in the "SYSTEM" directory. Can you tell me what caused these
errors? Grateful for your assistance.

JCW


Event Type: Error
Event Source: SideBySide
Event Category: None
Event ID: 33
Date: 5/5/2005
Time: 6:31:04 AM
User: N/A
Computer: BESTWAY
Description:
The application failed to launch because of an invalid manifest.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

 

[Rick Merrill]

The error I got was as sent. A dialog box came up and said " MrInitialize
failed -7". I did as directed and as near as I can tell it is related

....

Could you have accidentally installed a Unix program in the
StartUp directory?

 

[Walter Clayton]

OK. Do start->run->msinfo32. Expand the software branch and click on the
startup branch. Hit ctrl-a then ctrl-c to copy the data, then paste it back
here.

 

[JCW]

Acrobat Assistant c:\progra~1\adobe\acroba~1.0\distillr\acrotray.exe All
Users Common Startup
Adobe Gamma Loader c:\progra~1\common~1\adobe\calibr~1\adobeg~1.exe All
Users Common Startup
C-Media Mixer mixer.exe /startup All Users
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Event Reminder c:\progra~1\printm~1\pmremind.exe All Users Common Startup
Express Assist Check express assist check.lnk BESTWAY\John Startup
Eyetide Launcher eyetide launcher.lnk BESTWAY\John Startup
HotSync Manager hotsync manager.lnk BESTWAY\John Startup
InCD c:\program files\ahead\incd\incd.exe All Users
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Iomega Automatic Backup c:\program files\iomega\iomega automatic
backup\ibackup.exe BESTWAY\John
HKU\S-1-5-21-343818398-1935655697-1060284298-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSMSGS "c:\program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background BESTWAY\John
HKU\S-1-5-21-343818398-1935655697-1060284298-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MemTurbo memturbo.lnk BESTWAY\John Startup
NeroFilterCheck c:\windows\system32\nerocheck.exe All Users
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Norton SystemWorks "c:\program files\norton systemworks\cfgwiz.exe" /guid
{05858cfd-5cc4-4ceb-aaaf-cf00bf39736a} /mode cfgwiz BESTWAY\John
HKU\S-1-5-21-343818398-1935655697-1060284298-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
NvCplDaemon rundll32.exe c:\windows\system32\nvcpl.dll,nvstartup All Users
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
NvMediaCenter rundll32.exe c:\windows\system32\nvmctray.dll,nvtaskbarinit
All Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
PhotoShow Deluxe Media Manager
c:\progra~1\ahead\ahead\data\xtras\mssysmgr.exe BESTWAY\John
HKU\S-1-5-21-343818398-1935655697-1060284298-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
QuickBooks Delivery Agent
c:\progra~1\intuit\quickb~1\compon~1\qbagent\qbdagent.exe All Users Common
Startup
SBC Self Support Tool c:\progra~1\sbcsel~1\bin\matcli.exe -boot All Users
Common Startup
Symantec NetDriver Monitor c:\progra~1\symnet~1\sndmon.exe /consumer All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Webshots webshots.lnk BESTWAY\John Startup
WinZip Quick Pick c:\progra~1\winzip\wzqkpick.exe All Users Common Startup
ccApp "c:\program files\common files\symantec shared\ccapp.exe" All Users
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ctfmon.exe c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe BESTWAY\John
HKU\S-1-5-21-343818398-1935655697-1060284298-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
desktop desktop.ini NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
desktop desktop.ini BESTWAY\John Startup
desktop desktop.ini .DEFAULT Startup
desktop desktop.ini All Users Common Startup
gcasServ "c:\program files\microsoft antispyware\gcasserv.exe" All Users
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
nwiz nwiz.exe /install All Users
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


Here is the info you requested. Thanks again...
JCW

 

[Walter Clayton]

Several things are funky. First, dump Memturbo. It's totally useless and can
only cause problems. It is impossible for that program to do what it
claims. Your machine will thank you and breath a large sigh of relief once
it's gone.

You'll also want to uninstall MSAS. It's still a beta for a variety of
reasons and has no business on production machines.

Start by getting rid of those two and see what happens.

 

[JCW]

Will do as recommended, thanks

JCW

Several things are funky. First, dump Memturbo. It's totally useless and
can only cause problems. It is impossible for that program to do what it
claims. Your machine will thank you and breath a large sigh of relief once
it's gone.

You'll also want to uninstall MSAS. It's still a beta for a variety of
reasons and has no business on production machines.

Start by getting rid of those two and see what happens.