[dba-Tech] W2K won't explore/run things normally

Try the repair install first John


Jon

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Robinson
Sent: 02 February 2005 23:14
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] W2K won't explore/run things normally


I'm trying to avoid that, but it come to it...

John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> Ralph Bryce
> Sent: 02 February 2005 22:40
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] W2K won't explore/run things normally
> 
> 
> John
> 
> Had exactly these symptoms last week. In the end, I 
> reinstalled Windows 2000 from the original disks (thankfully, 
> I didn't have to reformat, etc). 
> Problem disappeared
> but then had to download SP4 and other updates from the 
> Microsoft website 
> as the
> versions I had on disk just would not install.
> 
> Then Word and Excel wouldn't open files (Access worked OK) so 
> had to also 
> reinstall
> Office 2000 and service packs.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Ralph Bryce
> 
> 
> At 20:41 02/02/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> 
> >I have an old PC running Win2000 (fully up-to-date) and 
> looking after 
> >my ADSL connection, running firewall, centralised anti-virus 
> updates, 
> >etc. Occasionally something else, but mostly just these 
> essentials.  PC 
> >is on all the time, typically two weeks between reboots.
> >
> >It's suddenly become unhelpful -
> >1.      trying to run programs via Start gives "Windows 
> Explorer   Unable to
> >run this command"
> >2.      Winkey+E (shortcut to run Explorer):  "Access to the 
> specified
> >device, path, or file is denied."  (I'm running as Administrator.)
> >3.      Double-clicking on a file to invoke the associated 
> program:  no
> >effect at all.  (eg .txt to run notepad)
> >4.      Very few system things in the Control Panel work: 
> most give symptom
> >2 or 3 above.
> >
> >It's not just shortcuts, either.  Locate notepad.exe itself 
> and double
> >click:  nothing.
> >
> >BUT Winkey+R (to Run something) works fine!  Explorer and 
> all the rest - IF
> >you know what to type in the Run window, eg  compmgmt.msc /s 
>   Everything
> >works OK in itself: I just can't run anything the normal way.
> >
> >Same after rebooting.  And the services are all running 
> fine: ADSL, ZA,
> >Sophos, ...   And nothing interesting in the Event Viewer.  
> Did a full virus
> >and spyware scan, to be on the safe side - nothing.
> >
> >Can't find anything useful on MSKB (and it's not Q172223).  
> Just had a 
> >quick Google, but nothing useful so far.  And no, I don't 
> have a folder 
> >call "Program" on my C drive, nor am I trying to play an 
> audio CD, ...
> >
> >Has anyone come across a problem like this?  Or have any 
> bright ideas?  
> >I strongly prefer to tackle and solve problems than give up and 
> >reformat, reinstall, etc.
> >
> >John
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