Andy
December 11th 03, 09:09 PM
JB -
The same thing happens to me, and has happened since Day 1!
The funny thing is, these work for the few 4 times, immediately after
booting or logging in as a new user (or re-logging in).
I thought there might be some relationship to Norton Personal Firewall
or Lotus Notes... Are you running either of these?
Please reply! You're the only other person in the world who I've
found to also see this problem!
-andy
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JB wrote:
From: JB )
Subject: Seriously broken Windows
Date: 2003-02-21 15:55:50 PST
Here are the problems:
1. Start/Run, Start/Search and Start/Help and Support
have stopped responding to being selected - after
selection nothing happens. Other menu items respond as
normal;
2. Right-click on a file or folder and select properties -
nothing happens. Do the same for a drive and it responds
as normal;
3. Although I can see inside the drives/folders of
another non-Service Pack 1 XP computer on the network
that computers cannot open the drives/folders on my SP1
computer. Trying to do so either results in the non-SP1
computer crashing (freezes and then terminating the app
takes Explorer out totally leaving nothing but the
wallpaper on screen) or the app (Explorer) has to be
terminated but the O/S continues running.
4. A third machine on the network also has the same
problem mentioned above (in 3). This machine has SP1
installed on it and has also started behaving very
weirdly. Internet access (through a hub on my SP1
machine) is erratic with some web sites opening, some
not. Update cannot be reached neither does Windows
Messenger sign in. As in problem 3 this machine cannot
access the other (main) SP1 machine although the main
machine can see and access files and folders on the
second SP1 machine.
I have also lost the Restore Points on my cmputer so I
cannot roll back. A repair install of XP only seemed to
make the problems worse.
I really want to avoid a fresh install if at all possible
so any help that could be offered would be appreciated.
JB
The same thing happens to me, and has happened since Day 1!
The funny thing is, these work for the few 4 times, immediately after
booting or logging in as a new user (or re-logging in).
I thought there might be some relationship to Norton Personal Firewall
or Lotus Notes... Are you running either of these?
Please reply! You're the only other person in the world who I've
found to also see this problem!
-andy
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JB wrote:
From: JB )
Subject: Seriously broken Windows
Date: 2003-02-21 15:55:50 PST
Here are the problems:
1. Start/Run, Start/Search and Start/Help and Support
have stopped responding to being selected - after
selection nothing happens. Other menu items respond as
normal;
2. Right-click on a file or folder and select properties -
nothing happens. Do the same for a drive and it responds
as normal;
3. Although I can see inside the drives/folders of
another non-Service Pack 1 XP computer on the network
that computers cannot open the drives/folders on my SP1
computer. Trying to do so either results in the non-SP1
computer crashing (freezes and then terminating the app
takes Explorer out totally leaving nothing but the
wallpaper on screen) or the app (Explorer) has to be
terminated but the O/S continues running.
4. A third machine on the network also has the same
problem mentioned above (in 3). This machine has SP1
installed on it and has also started behaving very
weirdly. Internet access (through a hub on my SP1
machine) is erratic with some web sites opening, some
not. Update cannot be reached neither does Windows
Messenger sign in. As in problem 3 this machine cannot
access the other (main) SP1 machine although the main
machine can see and access files and folders on the
second SP1 machine.
I have also lost the Restore Points on my cmputer so I
cannot roll back. A repair install of XP only seemed to
make the problems worse.
I really want to avoid a fresh install if at all possible
so any help that could be offered would be appreciated.
JB