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Ron
I have been using XP Prof since May when I made a new
install to a new Tyan Trinity motherboard, with 512
RAM, Celeron chip & 2 disks: an 80GB & an 8GB slave. the
progs are on the 80GB & my data on the 8GB. I have been
having very perplexing problems since. Internet explorer
seems to work ok & so does outlook express mail. However,
when I try to subscribe to newsgroups with outlook I get
the error msg: "undetermined system error." I am writing
this on my work computer because I can't use my home
computer for NG's. I find this extremely
%$#%)@-frustrating.
Several other probs: I can't print from DOS. I have DBase
4, which I've had for years & am fond of, but when I send
anything to the printer from DB4, nothing happens, no error
msg either. I have been told that XP is very buggy with
DOS, so that might explain it-but I doubt it.
My wife uses WP8 (admittedly a rather old prog written for
win95. When she uses the spell check, WP8 terminates with
an illegal error command. The event log is full of
references to this. Unfortunately, because I can't write
this from home, I'm at work & don't remember the msg. WP8
functions on her work computer which also has XP prof. I
have tried the win95 compatibility window & it makes no
difference.
It was suggested that I format the disk & reinstall XP, but
that is a HUGE project & I have a feeling that after I do
it, it will be the same.
Please help
Ron
install to a new Tyan Trinity motherboard, with 512
RAM, Celeron chip & 2 disks: an 80GB & an 8GB slave. the
progs are on the 80GB & my data on the 8GB. I have been
having very perplexing problems since. Internet explorer
seems to work ok & so does outlook express mail. However,
when I try to subscribe to newsgroups with outlook I get
the error msg: "undetermined system error." I am writing
this on my work computer because I can't use my home
computer for NG's. I find this extremely
%$#%)@-frustrating.
Several other probs: I can't print from DOS. I have DBase
4, which I've had for years & am fond of, but when I send
anything to the printer from DB4, nothing happens, no error
msg either. I have been told that XP is very buggy with
DOS, so that might explain it-but I doubt it.
My wife uses WP8 (admittedly a rather old prog written for
win95. When she uses the spell check, WP8 terminates with
an illegal error command. The event log is full of
references to this. Unfortunately, because I can't write
this from home, I'm at work & don't remember the msg. WP8
functions on her work computer which also has XP prof. I
have tried the win95 compatibility window & it makes no
difference.
It was suggested that I format the disk & reinstall XP, but
that is a HUGE project & I have a feeling that after I do
it, it will be the same.
Please help
Ron