That's a thought. I don't know if compatibility mode is available to me or
not.
I'll give it a try tomorrow.
Thanks....
| See if you can run the compatibility wizard, tell it to
| run as Win2000.
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Thanks Steve.
| >
| >There is no patch available at this time. The PSP
| authors have confirmed
| >the bug no fix as yet.
| >
| >
| >
| message
| >| >| Sorry to hear, the reason for locking it down is because
| >| there is a fine of $150,000.00 for each non legal piece
| of
| >| SW, companies do get audited by the SBA and can not
| >| affored the fine, try downloading the latest patch and
| >| install it, but I do not think you will not be able to
| >| install it.
| >| I would talk to your manager and see if it is possible
| for
| >| him/her to speak to someone in IT to see if they are
| able
| >| to help you, to get your job done.
| >|
| >| Good Luck
| >|
| >|
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Well said but I am not dealing with rational people in
| >| the IT department.
| >| >
| >| >I could gone for hours writing about horror story after
| >| horror story but I
| >| >won't waste my time.
| >| >
| >| >The software is perfectly legal, bought and installed
| by
| >| the IT dept. You
| >| >don't think they would have the system enabled where a
| >| user could install
| >| >any software do you?
| >| >
| >| >Requesting help here was a shot in the dark. The only
| >| reason I'm even doing
| >| >the work is to help out a friend. I don't need the
| money.
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >
| >| message
| >| >| >| >| Contact the person in charge of the IT department
| >| explain
| >| >| the situation to him/her and they will contact the
| admin
| >| >| and make sure he understands that it is his problem
| and
| >| >| needs to fix it. Any good IT department manger will
| tell
| >| >| his employes that "I can't" or "not possible" or "you
| >| can
| >| >| not" doesn't exist in there (IT's) vocabulary. It is
| >| there
| >| >| obligation to support you. Now if you illegaly
| installed
| >| >| the SW on your system and the company does not own
| the
| >| >| License for Paint Shop Pro, then you will be fired.
| Now
| >| >| any suggestions that we or I can give you is not
| going
| >| to
| >| >| help if your system is locked down as tight as you
| say
| >| it
| >| >| is. Download patches, updates and try to install
| them I
| >| >| dought you will be able to.
| >| >|
| >| >| Good Luck
| >| >|
| >| >|
| >| >|
| >| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >| >I do contract work on a WinXP Pro system that is
| >| severely
| >| >| restricted by the
| >| >| >system administrator.
| >| >| >
| >| >| >I use a program, Paint Shop Pro (PSP), that has a
| bug
| >| >| that causes it to
| >| >| >lockup rather frequently.
| >| >| >
| >| >| >With restrictions imposed on WinXP I cannot open the
| >| Task
| >| >| Manager by right
| >| >| >clicking in the task bar and the Run option on the
| >| Start
| >| >| menu is not
| >| >| >available either.
| >| >| >
| >| >| >The only way I know to clear the lockup is to power
| >| down
| >| >| the PC. When PSP
| >| >| >is locked up and I restart Windows in this manner,
| PSP
| >| >| does not recover the
| >| >| >autosaved data like it should.
| >| >| >
| >| >| >Is there any other way I can possibly try to shut
| down
| >| >| PSP? I'm getting
| >| >| >tired of losing data.
| >| >| >
| >| >| >No, the system administrator is no help at all.
| >| >| >
| >| >| >Thanks in advance.
| >| >| >
| >| >| >
| >| >| >.
| >| >| >
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
