jm100dm
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Started new thread as suggested by Mosaic1
from here:
http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?postid=674045#post674045
First post:
I too checked out spybot and found several missing links and shared dlls. My understanding of this program is that these found items no longer work and I went ahead and checked them all and removed them. (Not advising that you do the same, wait for a more experienced techs input.) If I have problems within the next few days I will just restore a previous registry but I don't anticipate any problems.
I was prompted at each item to make sure that I wanted to delete the key from the registry. If anyone else takes this route it is much quicker to use the enter key verses the mouse. I will report back in a few days and let you know if I encounted any problems.
Good Luck
Jm100dm
__________________
98SE
IE 6.0.2600
900 mhz
256 ram
Second post:
At first I didn't know that I may have created problems by doing this but now I am having a problem. When I go to shut down I get a system error "Windows can not read from drive E:. If this is a network drive make sure the network is working. If it is a local drive, check the disk.
(note --during shutdown it is actually checking a: when the error appears)
there are three options:
Cancel Abort Retry
Only abort will respond and then I get a box that says.
System error
Warning! You will lose any information that you entered since your last save and you may not be able to restart the program. Are you sure you want to abort this program?
Yes No
I click the yes box that appears and it proceeds. Even though I select shutdown it restarts instead.
The same error message comes up if I make changes in MSconfig once I make changes then apply as soon as I hit the OK key the error appears. Any suggestions? I will wait till tomorrow and if this doesn't get sorted out I'll try an earlier registry.
I have already tried scanreg /fix. No luck there.
As I work very early I'll check back tomorrow.
Thanks for any suggestions
one final note -----my wife has been having trouble accessing F: with some of her program disks so she resorts to E:
jm100dm
Mosaic1 response:
jm100dm,
Hi. It would be best to troubleshoot your problem in a separate thread. Things get confusing when trying to help more than one person at a time. However, if your problem started after you used Spybot, click the Recovery Icon in the left pane and restore the backup.
Also, do not wait to do a scanreg /restore if the Spybot restore doesn't help.
You only have 4 or 5 saved registries. And usually restoring the oldest fails unless you make some changes before you try the restore. Do it now before you miss your chance.
Del response:
How long have you been having this problem?
If it is fairly recent, you might try Start > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore and restore to when it worked right.
from here:
http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?postid=674045#post674045
First post:
I too checked out spybot and found several missing links and shared dlls. My understanding of this program is that these found items no longer work and I went ahead and checked them all and removed them. (Not advising that you do the same, wait for a more experienced techs input.) If I have problems within the next few days I will just restore a previous registry but I don't anticipate any problems.
I was prompted at each item to make sure that I wanted to delete the key from the registry. If anyone else takes this route it is much quicker to use the enter key verses the mouse. I will report back in a few days and let you know if I encounted any problems.
Good Luck
Jm100dm
__________________
98SE
IE 6.0.2600
900 mhz
256 ram
Second post:
At first I didn't know that I may have created problems by doing this but now I am having a problem. When I go to shut down I get a system error "Windows can not read from drive E:. If this is a network drive make sure the network is working. If it is a local drive, check the disk.
(note --during shutdown it is actually checking a: when the error appears)
there are three options:
Cancel Abort Retry
Only abort will respond and then I get a box that says.
System error
Warning! You will lose any information that you entered since your last save and you may not be able to restart the program. Are you sure you want to abort this program?
Yes No
I click the yes box that appears and it proceeds. Even though I select shutdown it restarts instead.
The same error message comes up if I make changes in MSconfig once I make changes then apply as soon as I hit the OK key the error appears. Any suggestions? I will wait till tomorrow and if this doesn't get sorted out I'll try an earlier registry.
I have already tried scanreg /fix. No luck there.
As I work very early I'll check back tomorrow.
Thanks for any suggestions
one final note -----my wife has been having trouble accessing F: with some of her program disks so she resorts to E:
jm100dm
Mosaic1 response:
jm100dm,
Hi. It would be best to troubleshoot your problem in a separate thread. Things get confusing when trying to help more than one person at a time. However, if your problem started after you used Spybot, click the Recovery Icon in the left pane and restore the backup.
Also, do not wait to do a scanreg /restore if the Spybot restore doesn't help.
You only have 4 or 5 saved registries. And usually restoring the oldest fails unless you make some changes before you try the restore. Do it now before you miss your chance.
Del response:
How long have you been having this problem?
If it is fairly recent, you might try Start > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore and restore to when it worked right.