DJK(John) Robinson
djkr at msn.com
Wed Feb 2 19:22:45 CST 2005
1, 2, 3: no effect. #4 sfc (even without the CD, which I hadn't got to hand) - SUCCESS Andrew Haslett, of Australia's Indigenous Land Corporation - thank you very much indeed! Take a bow !!! Now, bed (1.20am here), greatly relieved. John > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > DJK(John) Robinson > Sent: 02 February 2005 23:32 > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] W2K won't explore/run things normally > > > Yup. I think: > 1. complete the remote virus scan > 2. give up on Panda? > 3. replace explorer and reboot > 4. try sfc.exe > 5. try repair install > 6. switch to a Drive Image a took a few weeks back > > But sleep, work and singing are going to interrupt this over > the next 24 hrs. > > Many thanks for all your good ideas, guys. Much appreciated. > I'll report back in due course - probably Friday. > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Jon Tydda > > Sent: 02 February 2005 23:21 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] W2K won't explore/run things normally > > > > > > Try the repair install first John > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of > > DJK(John) 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 > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >dba-Tech mailing list > > > >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- > > This email has been verified as Virus free > > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >