wayne
December 6th 03, 06:10 PM
ALL Real products including the Player erases MSoft
Programs, that may be the most of your problems, I would
remove RPlayer and reinstall the complete MSoft OS, or
choose fix option when you start the MSoft OS PRO program.
-wayne
>-----Original Message-----
>I just got a new computer two days ago, an Intel Pentium
4 processor,
>with Windows XP Pro.
>
>And already I am having problems. I've downloaded a few
programs from
>online that I've used in the past, added software I
already owned, and
>burned a few CDs. I had my old records on Zip (Iomega),
so I've been
>working with that, too.
>
>The problems started for me when I tried to transfer
some Zip files to
>my Desktop and after they transferred and I tried to do
it again, I
>got an error message that the shortcut to my E drive no
longer exists.
>
>Next I tried playing some music using Media Player. I
have played
>music over the past few days, so I know this device was
working
>properly. I got an error message saying that the
program could not
>find my sound card. I tried playing the CD in Real
Player, and got
>the same message. Next step, I did a system restore
point to
>yesterday, and when I got back up and running, the Media
Player worked
>fine. Of course, some of my downloaded programs were
gone, but also
>the stored downloads were, too. And a file I had
created earlier
>today. Does a system restore in XP Pro remove files,
too?
>
>My newsgroup reader and email program was gone, so I
downloaded them
>again and when I started to fill out the forms, found
that they
>already existed, and after the reinstallation, seem to
be fine, with
>all the settings as they were before the system restore.
>
>At the moment, everything seems fine, but I thought this
was a bit
>peculiar. I am new to XP Pro and understand the restore
system is
>differnet than XP Home, which is the operating system I
used before
>this one. I am not a computer power user, but upgraded
to the Pro
>edition on the recommendation of a number of people.
>
>Any comments about what might have happened with my
audio card, or
>anything else about this strange occurance?
>.
>
Programs, that may be the most of your problems, I would
remove RPlayer and reinstall the complete MSoft OS, or
choose fix option when you start the MSoft OS PRO program.
-wayne
>-----Original Message-----
>I just got a new computer two days ago, an Intel Pentium
4 processor,
>with Windows XP Pro.
>
>And already I am having problems. I've downloaded a few
programs from
>online that I've used in the past, added software I
already owned, and
>burned a few CDs. I had my old records on Zip (Iomega),
so I've been
>working with that, too.
>
>The problems started for me when I tried to transfer
some Zip files to
>my Desktop and after they transferred and I tried to do
it again, I
>got an error message that the shortcut to my E drive no
longer exists.
>
>Next I tried playing some music using Media Player. I
have played
>music over the past few days, so I know this device was
working
>properly. I got an error message saying that the
program could not
>find my sound card. I tried playing the CD in Real
Player, and got
>the same message. Next step, I did a system restore
point to
>yesterday, and when I got back up and running, the Media
Player worked
>fine. Of course, some of my downloaded programs were
gone, but also
>the stored downloads were, too. And a file I had
created earlier
>today. Does a system restore in XP Pro remove files,
too?
>
>My newsgroup reader and email program was gone, so I
downloaded them
>again and when I started to fill out the forms, found
that they
>already existed, and after the reinstallation, seem to
be fine, with
>all the settings as they were before the system restore.
>
>At the moment, everything seems fine, but I thought this
was a bit
>peculiar. I am new to XP Pro and understand the restore
system is
>differnet than XP Home, which is the operating system I
used before
>this one. I am not a computer power user, but upgraded
to the Pro
>edition on the recommendation of a number of people.
>
>Any comments about what might have happened with my
audio card, or
>anything else about this strange occurance?
>.
>