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    - Explorer has caused an error in FTAP.DLL..... I have a clients computer running Me that whenever you try to access anything through My Computer, or the Control Panel, etc, the following message is displayed: "Explorer has caused an error in FTAP.DLL. Explorer will now close." I can find nothing in the knowledge base even close, nor anywhere else on the web about "FTAP.DLL". Anyone with any ideas would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks- CDZ Tag: computer Tag: 225270
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    - 'Folders' panel! When I click the 'Folders' button in Explorer the panel comes up blank with only the 'close' button visable!Any Ideas? Cheers,Glenn Tag: computer Tag: 225265
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    - Error Message I keep getting an error message when i turn on my computer. It states (problem with shortcut to updater.lnk) - i cannot get rid of this message and searching error messages in windows me did not help either. Tag: computer Tag: 225264
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    - WinMe Desktop Icons Is there anyway i can save the desktop icons into a .reg file and place it back on the same position. Or is there any utility which can do the same? Thanks. Tag: computer Tag: 225263
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    - control panel when i try to get into any of the files in the control panel a messege appears "windows cannot access the specific device, path, or file. you may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item" i'm the only user Tag: computer Tag: 225261
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    - corrupted drive I've been using ME since it came out. I've never had any serious problems at all until now. My C drive is an 80 GB drive on IDE1. My D and E drives are a 160 GB drive split equally. All of a sudden following a lockup I rebooted and scandisk ran and said like ten folders were corrupted on the D drive and it fixed it automatically. The folders are all garbage now... This keeps happening with anything I install now. Western Digital's utilities say the drive is fine. PLEASE HELP!!!! Tag: computer Tag: 225259
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    - Utility to copy program to new computer A correctly licensed CD is missing, and I would like to have a critical program on the new computer (Win98SE to WinME). Is there a utility that will let me do this so that WinME thinks it was correctly installed? So far all the copy programs seem to deal with CD's DVD's, or images of an entire hard drive. Thanks, Tag: computer Tag: 225258
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    - Installing WORD How do I get Word installed if it is on my active desktop, but showing uninstalled? Tag: computer Tag: 225257
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    - Cookies folder acting like any other folder My C:\Windows\Cookies folder has lost its magic and is acting like any other folder. Before you ask, I've looked, and yes, the System attribute is properly set on it. What should I do to fix it? ty P.S. C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files is working correctly. Tag: computer Tag: 225256
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    - MSVFW32.DLL problems I cannot get my children's Digital Blue digital movie maker software that I installed on my computer to boot. I keep get an error message that DMM has caused an error in MSVFW32.DLL and will now close. I have tried replacing the MSVFW32.DLL file with a new version from the C:\WINDOWS\Options\Cabs file, but I continue to get the MSVFW32.DLL is in use by Windows and cannot be replaced or renamed message. I have tried to shut down all programs that I am aware of that are running and tried to perform the change in Safe Mode. I still get the MSVFW32.DLL is in use by Windows message. The Digital Blue people have no answers at this time. Any ideas? Tag: computer Tag: 225255
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    - Invalid system disk I tried to restart my computer last friday, and now after it tries to load ez-bios it displays "Invalid system disk" After trying to restart the the pc with the ME disk in there still no help. Also if I do hit control while loads, it asks me to boot using the C: or A: drive but it still gives the invalid system disk line, regardless of the one I choose. I was deleting temp files immediately prior to this happening. Anyone out there have an answer? Thanks, Kevin Tag: computer Tag: 225254
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    - In SEARCH "open containing folder" does not work. When I Search for a file and then right click on it then left click on the "open containing folder" option in the submenu, it does not open the folder. Tried this with many files that are on my computer and it still does not work. TIA Bob W. Tag: computer Tag: 225253
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    - Hibernate problem When the PC goes into hibernate, and I bring it back up, the desktop icons will no longer function. If I go to start/run and type in the application name, it will execute the program. What would cause this? Tag: computer Tag: 225252
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    - hot synching multiple hand held palm We have two Palm hand held units. One of them can be hot synched and downloaded to Outlook, but the other one is not responding the same way. We know it is hot synching, but we do not know where the files are downloaded to. Can anyone help us with this situation Tag: computer Tag: 225246
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    - explorer this is a wird one ok.the blue bar at the bottom of the page will load a web pages head first then the text,then the graphic,s,loading the page 3 times.i get no errors.but it,s not working right any ideas.thanks Tag: computer Tag: 225245
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    - Delay in Using Windows ME Explorer&My Computer When using Explorer or My Computer there is a 30-45 sec. delay in gaining access to the Drives or Directories. The OS seems to be in a waiting mode - HourGlass Displayed during this delay. This happens everytime I attempt to open Explorer or My Computer. I am running Windows ME using an asus motherboard - IDE raid config as a boot up drive, an additional IDE drive (non-raid) config as a slave, a DVD Burner and CDR burner, (two units) and a 6 in 1 digital card reader. Any suggestions to correct this problem would be helpful. Thanks - Randy Tag: computer Tag: 225238
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    - CD ROM I can't seem to find an answer for this one...and please, not too technical or I'm lost. When putting a CD in, the computer locks up, with the exception of the cursor. It doesn't matter what type, whether audio or otherwise. At times when I try to "trick" it into running the disc, and initiating the start of a game, I'll get the "Insert the disc now" message, although it's already in. Any ideas?? Thanks! Tag: computer Tag: 225236
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    - Trouble with control panel All the entries in my add/remove icon gone! What can I do if anything? Have no idea what happened. Thanks for any responses... Tag: computer Tag: 225231
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    - opening files When I'm on the internet and I want to down load something , it will ask if I want to open it or save it. When I click open it doesn't ask with what program , it just uses cd creater which of course wont open it. What do I do? Thanks Tag: computer Tag: 225230
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    - Defrag starts running on its own Hi all - I have been having a problem with the defrag starting to run all of a sudden, seemingly on its own. The scandisk does not run first, only the defrag starts up. It does not happen at any particular time of the day, or day of the week, as if it is a scheduled activity. But, usually when it starts to run, the machine has been idle for a while. I have gone into another room for about 15-20 minutes, and when I come back, the defrag program is running..? I do not have it set to run on any particular schedule, or..at least not intentionally. I run the scandisk manually at least every couple of days, and the defrag every month or so, depending on my computer activities. I have updated and run my SpyBot, Adaware, AV's, HijackThis and Stinger. Perhaps a bit of overkill, but, I seem to be hunting a ghost, so I called on all the GhostBusters I could think of. ;-) I'd truly appreciate any suggestions, information or input, in hopes it might shed some light on what may be causing this odd behavior. Then perhaps I might have an idea where else to start troubleshooting to find what/where is causing the defrag to autorun. Best regards, Jan :) Tag: computer Tag: 225225
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    - Errors??? When i turn on my computer before it loads, i get this black screen and it says at the topleft hand corner, WININIT.EXE : Missing/Unable to load. Press any key to continue... After i do so it loads as usual then i get this other message a circle with a red X, Windows cannot find '/P'. You may have typed the name incorrectly in the Run dialog, or another program cannot find a System file, click the strat button, and then click search. I have tried to use System Restore but it wont work, it tells me that System restore was Unable to restore to an earlier time and that nothing has changed. Can anybody help with all this errors... Tag: computer Tag: 225224
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    - Explorer error in kernel32.dll When I'm on the internet I frequently get an error that states " Explorer has caused an error in kernel32.dll and will be shut down" It generally happens when I try and click on web links to open up other sites. Any suggestions? Thanks Tag: computer Tag: 225218
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    - Windows update freeze My computer is freezing at the windows update after the dialog box comes up stating "Checking for the latest version....." Also, the same thing happens if I try the windows update troubleshooter. I have McAfee virus scan but I disabled it to do this, I have no firewall installed, and I've tried rebooting several times and trying again. Help! Tag: computer Tag: 225216
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    - Restore Folder REspected Sir/Madam I want to know that can we delete Restore Folder in Window ME & what is the use of this folder. Regards Mangal Tag: computer Tag: 225209
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    - can't download windows updates Hi, I have been going into my windows updates that opens in my start menu. When I click on it to search for updates to my windows ME, it says I have 3 critical updates. I click on "install now", then it looks like it's going to start the upgrade but the progress stays a 0 and nothing happens. When I go into my update history, it says they all failed. My computer has been acting weird for about 6 months now but it's not too bad. I can still use it fine. I just have a feeling that there is a problem pn my C drive. I have run all virus scans and things to check your computer and it doesn't find anything. There is some reason why I cand download the updates and sometimes I cand do the maintenance. When it gets to disc defrag, it stays on 0 also. Ant suggestions? Is there some program I can run that will check my hard drive for problems? There must be something messed up somewhere. Thanks for your time! God Bless, Jill :o) Tag: computer Tag: 225203
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    - boot disk Is there any way I can download the things I need to create a startup disk for ME. My system is cooked at the moment so I can use Windows ME to create the disk. Yeah I know that I should have done it before crashing my system. Thanks for your time. Tag: computer Tag: 225196
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    - powrprof.dll Anybody can help with this error "powrprof.dll?. I am running windows me Tag: computer Tag: 225195
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    - usbntmap.sys not found I Installed software for a sony dsc-p32 camera. When I plug in the usb: error reads "usbntmap.sys" not found. any way to fix this or load the correct driver. My computer is a gateway and i do not have the windows ME disks. thanks Tag: computer Tag: 225194
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    - Can no longer read .jpg files Anyone know what I can do? After uninstalling some things I can no longer read .jpg files. Please help! Thanks Tag: computer Tag: 225190
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    - video mode blank screen when color bits were changed can not find mouse to change color back to origianl state Tag: computer Tag: 225189
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    - hot keys not working Hi all, My problem.... Cntl>enter in address bar in IE 6 to complete url and cntl>left mouse button to select several non-consecutive files in windows explorer what to do???? Help would really be appreciated. Tag: computer Tag: 225187
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    - wjview error System: Sony Vaio PCV-RX370DS ME Visioneer OneTouch 8920 USB Scanner HP LaserJet 1012 HP Photosmart 7350 series printer Receive error on boot up: "WJView Error: Could not execute Main. System cannot find the specified file." System then tries to find the file matcli in MSDOS. Nothing happens. Did a search for matcli and found this error log Matcli C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\hpis\log ================= Logging initialized at 191003 12:31:36.080 ================= 191003 12:31:43.380 ERROR,[fff5b953] matu_Win32_Exec: CreateProcess("C:\Program Files\Hewlett- Packard\hpis\bin\mpbtn.exe") failed. GetLastError = The system cannot find the file specified. Tag: computer Tag: 225186
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    - Security Update Downloads Hi, Is there any way a person can download all of the Windows Me and IE6 security updates at one time so I can save them on a CD? If I can't download all of them, how about most of them. The reason is that I am planning to do a reformat of my system and would like to download the security updates ahead of time. I am on dial up and all the downloads take almost 1 day to download and install. Thanks, Tag: computer Tag: 225184
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    - Reinstall Windows Over Top Of Itself I have windows ME installed, can I put in my disc and reinstall windows over top of itself? I was hoping to correct some glitches I have in my system. Will I lose any data? or email? or anything? Thank You Bruce Tag: computer Tag: 225181
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    - computer wont shutdown After I used the recovery discs for my computer it wont shutdown it restarts all over agian. Please help I have hp8755c Tag: computer Tag: 225180
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    - HELP! Windows ME won't thumbnail JPEG files I have Windows ME and I cannot get a thumbnail pic to appear for JPEG files. The thumbnail will come up for TIFF files but not JPEG. This only happened within the past day. Can anyone tell me what may have changed? Thanks. Gordon E-mail me at gasirek@yahoo.com Tag: computer Tag: 225177
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    - missing files I need to load the two files in order for my camera to connect. The message that I get says to insert my Windows ME disk but, all I have is a restore disk. The files I need are USBNTMAP.SYS and USBSTOR.SYS. Any idea where I can find these. Thanx Tag: computer Tag: 225176
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    - No sound I have Windows ME on my HP computer. I recently received notification of a Windows update and did the update only to find out afterwards that I had lost all my sound and the ability to open any attachments. Can anyone help me get it back to normal? Tag: computer Tag: 225170
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    - windows me not working all the time why does windows me NOT work any of the time or if it does for very brief periods of time????????? Tag: computer Tag: 225168
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    - Control Panel Hey there, can anybody out there help me? When I try to use the control panel on my computer, I get the following message, "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." Does anybody know what this means and how I can correct it? Thanks for your assistance. Tag: computer Tag: 225159
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    - TEMP files How do I know which TEMP files I need and which ones I can keep?? I have many Kazaa temp files that are clogging up my disk space..... Tag: computer Tag: 225158
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    - TEMP files How do I determine which TEMP files I need and which ones I can delete? Tag: computer Tag: 225155
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    - ME Won't update Freezes can't load programs Hi Everyone---okay My ME will Not Update......it just freezes and now when I tried to load a printer combo it just freezes up as well.................any ideas? Would getting XP take car of the problems of ME....any thoughts!? Thank Yorkies are us. Tag: computer Tag: 225143
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    - install error on new hard drive with full install of oem ME I replaced a hard drive (same kind and same size) for my brother. The Me is oem full version of software. It installs all the way to where it says it's loading plug & play and non plug & play devices. I get a blue screen with an error of 0E : 032F : 0000776B also say the hit any key to return to windows or alt ctrl del to restart. I did the return to windows and all I got was a black screen. I tried to restart several times and same thing comes up. I'm ready to throw the thing out the door. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Molly Tag: computer Tag: 225141
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    - No sound on computer I have a HP computer with Windows ME edition on it. I recently received notification of a Windows update and did the update. After completing the update I now have NO sound at all and cannot open any attachments at all. What can I do? I have went into everything in my contol panel that I thought might help, but nothing does. Thanks for your help. Tag: computer Tag: 225140
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    - Missing thumbnails Recently my thumbnails are missing from Explore. I have it set for the icons, then when I click on an icon, a little thumbnail shows just under the info for that file. I tried checking winfile "associate" and that doesn't work either. Any suggestions on how I can get my thumbnails back?? When I set it on show "thumbnails" It's just a box with nothing in it. Tag: computer Tag: 225133
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    - windows con not access "windows con not acces the especified device or you may not have the permission to open this file" THIS THE MESSAGE I GET EVERY TIME I TRY TO DO SOMETHING ON MY COMPUTER Tag: computer Tag: 225131
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    - Computer Freezes spool32[not responding] during web page print If I try to print a web page from ME Internet Explorer 6.0 that contains a data field (looks like a box for you to enter in information),my computer freezes. If I Ctrl-Alt- Delete to see the list of tasks that are running, one is listed as spool32[not responding]. I can print with all other applications (Word,Excel, etc.) and no problem printing web pages that do not have data entry boxes. I have tried printing the same web page that I get the error on from on a different computer (with XP) and I was able to print the web page just fine. Any ideas? Tag: computer Tag: 225125
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    - Windows ME Error message. I received the following error message IAMPP and I cannot access IE. Many thanks Johnny D. Tag: computer Tag: 225124
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    - Deleted entire OS Somehow my kids have deleted the OS (Millenium) from my pc. To make things worse my cd rom was broken so I could not reformat and reistall. I have since put a new cd/rw drive in but the bios does not recognize it. Is there a way to install the driver so that I can then reistall the OS. The pc does boot up but then all I get is a blank desktop. Any help would be greatly appreciated Tag: computer Tag: 225123

my computer keeps turning itself back on after I shut it
down!
Help

Re: computer by siljaline

siljaline
Mon Jan 05 22:25:08 CST 2004

"j" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> my computer keeps turning itself back on after I shut it
> down!
> Help

Run your pre-installed anti-virus scanner.
Don't have one?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;49500

Visit Windows Update and secure your PC with all the latest
Critical *and* recommended updates.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

HTH

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siljaline

MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
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