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OE won't load
THE PROBLEM
When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
OE won't load
dadiOH wrote:
THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. I also tried... 8. SFC /scannow. It wants files from the install CD - which in the drive - but claims the CD is different from the one which was used to install XP. It isn't, it's the exact same one. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
OE won't load
On 27/05/2011 15:40, dadiOH wrote:
THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. Install Thunderbird and tell her it's the new OE |
OE won't load
On 05/27/2011 05:23 PM, Desk Rabbit wrote:
On 27/05/2011 15:40, dadiOH wrote: THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. Install Thunderbird and tell her it's the new OE +1 -- Alias |
OE won't load
Desk Rabbit wrote:
On 27/05/2011 15:40, dadiOH wrote: THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. Install Thunderbird and tell her it's the new OE Or just install Windows Live Mail which technically is the new OE. Hopefully the new install will correct whatever problem that OE is having now. -- Roy Smith Windows XP Home Postbox 2.1.4 Friday, May 27, 2011 10:31:41 AM |
OE won't load
On May 27, 8:40*am, "dadiOH" wrote:
* * *THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. *Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. * * THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) * * WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. *No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. *No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else.. Removed cookies. *No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. *No help 6. I deleted *all* files *from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. *No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. * * WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. *Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). *Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. *The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it athttp://mysite.verizon.net/xico == Google "repair OE". == |
OE won't load
dadiOH wrote:
THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. Read here 'dadiOH' - Fixmbr (Recovery Console) http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsf/p/fixmbr.htm The fixmbr utility will write a master boot record to the hard drive that you're currently using to boot into Windows XP. This will repair any corruption or damage that the master boot record may have. HTH Good luck! |
OE won't load
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dadiOH spewed forth: THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. You did end the msimn.exe in the processes, right? If not, end it and try restarting. I've had OE and Firefox do exactly what you're talking about and like you, looked in processes and both were already running, ended them and all was okay Otherwise, I dunno |
OE won't load
"dadiOH" wrote in message ... THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico Go to Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components, and remove the check next to Outlook Express. Click Next and be on your way. After a reboot (whether or not it says to), repeat the process except put a check next to OE. That will give you a clean, renewed version (hopefully). -- SC Tom |
OE won't load
~BD~ wrote:
dadiOH wrote: THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. Read here 'dadiOH' - Fixmbr (Recovery Console) http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsf/p/fixmbr.htm The fixmbr utility will write a master boot record to the hard drive that you're currently using to boot into Windows XP. This will repair any corruption or damage that the master boot record may have. So what does this have to do with fixing a corrupt Outlook Express message database? -- Roy Smith Windows XP Home Postbox 2.1.4 Friday, May 27, 2011 5:29:20 PM |
OE won't load
"dadiOH" wrote in message ... THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico Did you delete Folders.dbx in the message store while OE was *closed*? If not, do it. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Oct. 1, 2004 ~ Sept. 30, 2010 Imperial Beach, CA |
OE won't load
ChairMan wrote:
In , dadiOH spewed forth: THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. You did end the msimn.exe in the processes, right? Right. If not, end it and try restarting. I've had OE and Firefox do exactly what you're talking about and like you, looked in processes and both were already running, ended them and all was okay Otherwise, I dunno Me either :( Especially since the problem persisted after restoring an image that I know was good...that should not happen. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
OE won't load
Create a new profile/username for her and and this should resolve itself automatically. when you get problems like this, the best thing is to check that the profile isn't corrupted. This can only be done by creating a new profile. If the new profile works, then she can copy her personal documents to this new profile and then zap the old profile because there no point in wasting time to try to correct it because there is no solutions for bloated windows system. hth dadiOH wrote: THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. |
OE won't load
SC Tom wrote:
"dadiOH" wrote in message ... THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico Go to Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components, and remove the check next to Outlook Express. Click Next and be on your way. After a reboot (whether or not it says to), repeat the process except put a check next to OE. That will give you a clean, renewed version (hopefully). Unfortunately, it won't. "Uninstalling" OE just dumps shortuts. I did manually dump the whole OE folder so the system would stick it back from the dllcache - which it did - but the problem persists. It *can* be reinstalled via the IE6 set up exe - which I have archived - but it involves nerfing the registry so XP thinks it isn't installed. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
OE won't load
Bruce Hagen wrote:
"dadiOH" wrote in message ... THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico Did you delete Folders.dbx in the message store while OE was *closed*? If not, do it. Yeah. Actually, I zipped up all the dbx files in the store and then tried OE. Hangs. I'll try *just* Folders.dbx, thanks for the suggestion. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
OE won't load
On Or About This Day In History Fri, 27 May 2011 21:24:27 -0400, dadiOH
Squinted At The Keyboard And Pecked Out The Following: SC Tom wrote: "dadiOH" wrote in message ... THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico Go to Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components, and remove the check next to Outlook Express. Click Next and be on your way. After a reboot (whether or not it says to), repeat the process except put a check next to OE. That will give you a clean, renewed version (hopefully). Unfortunately, it won't. "Uninstalling" OE just dumps shortuts. I did manually dump the whole OE folder so the system would stick it back from the dllcache - which it did - but the problem persists. It *can* be reinstalled via the IE6 set up exe - which I have archived - but it involves nerfing the registry so XP thinks it isn't installed. I haven't had a problem with OE since March when I switched to Linux. :) -- Just West Of Nowhere Enjoy Life, And Live It To Its Fullest Support Bacteria: They Are The Only Culture Some People Have |
OE won't load
On Or About This Day In History Sat, 28 May 2011 03:13:19 +0000,
OldGringo38 Squinted At The Keyboard And Pecked Out The Following: On Or About This Day In History Fri, 27 May 2011 21:24:27 -0400, dadiOH Squinted At The Keyboard And Pecked Out The Following: SC Tom wrote: "dadiOH" wrote in message ... THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico Go to Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components, and remove the check next to Outlook Express. Click Next and be on your way. After a reboot (whether or not it says to), repeat the process except put a check next to OE. That will give you a clean, renewed version (hopefully). Unfortunately, it won't. "Uninstalling" OE just dumps shortuts. I did manually dump the whole OE folder so the system would stick it back from the dllcache - which it did - but the problem persists. It *can* be reinstalled via the IE6 set up exe - which I have archived - but it involves nerfing the registry so XP thinks it isn't installed. I haven't had a problem with OE since March when I switched to Linux. :) PS: Or IE, or Windows as a mater of fact. g -- Just West Of Nowhere Enjoy Life, And Live It To Its Fullest Support Bacteria: They Are The Only Culture Some People Have |
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OldGringo38 wrote: PS: Or IE, or Windows as a mater of fact. g But you still like hanging around on Windows Newsgroups as a matter of fact. Does Linux makes you very lonely? |
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Tester wrote:
Create a new profile/username for her and and this should resolve itself automatically. when you get problems like this, the best thing is to check that the profile isn't corrupted. This can only be done by creating a new profile. If the new profile works, then she can copy her personal documents to this new profile and then zap the old profile because there no point in wasting time to try to correct it because there is no solutions for bloated windows system. hth I'd be *really* surprised if the OP had not done this already (I had considered mentioning it!) - but it would be interesting to know! |
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Roy Smith wrote:
So what does this have to do with fixing a corrupt Outlook Express message database? The OP said he restored from a disk image - and the problem persisted. Why? Not only that, he said "Other than wipe the partition" - methinks he has more than one partition (let's say a C: and a D: drive) and believes he could simply reinstall MS Windows on the C: drive and let whatever is lurking on the D: drive to remain there. IMO that is unsatisfactory when reinstalling. The whole drive needs to be wiped clean to be *sure* that no 'nastie' is left lurking to come back and bite you! As a last resort, before reinstallation, he could try using DrWeb http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/ Worth a try! ;-) |
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On Sat, 28 May 2011 07:10:27 +0100, ~BD~ wrote:
IMO that is unsatisfactory when reinstalling. The whole drive needs to be wiped clean to be *sure* that no 'nastie' is left lurking to come back and bite you! Don't be ****ing sto0pid. -- “Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, and socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality.” -Mikhail Bakunin |
OE won't load - RESOLUTION(s)
dadiOH wrote:
THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. ________________________________ RESOLUTION #1 I installed Eudora OSE on her machine. I set it to run in "simple mode", seems nice and she should be able to adapt in a month or so :) RESOLUTION #2 I kept thinking about why the problem persisted after putting back a good image. Well, duh...because the OE dbx store is on a different partition. I put it there so that if the XP partition ever had to be restored she would still have all those so important emails. After extracting the dbx file folder from an image of the correct drive and putting it where it should be, all was well and I dumped Eudora. COMMENT I am sure many will say I should have kept Eudora, that it is *FAR* superior to OE. May be but wifie isn't used to it. My wife is not stupid but like many people she just doesn't "get" computers; for example, she doesn't understand that all programs interface with the user in similar ways and that a solution to some problem or difficulty in one can usually be applied to a problem with another. Consequently, OE is better for her and being better for her is better for me. Why me? Consider this... HER - shouting because we are at opposite ends of the house Can you come here? ME - Why? HER - This program won't do anything ME - What program? HER - My mail program ME - OE or Mailwasher? HER - OE I think ME - What is wrong with it? HER - It won't do anything ME - Is it maximized? Does it cover the whole screen? HER - Yes ME - Well, minimize it and see if there is a message box under it HER - How do I do that? ME - Click the box with the "minus sign" at the upper right corner ME (after a while) - Well? Did you minimize it? HER - Yes. There was a thing under it. ME - What does the thing say? HER - It says that the program performed an illegal action and will be shut down to protect my computer. ME - Fine. Close the message box HER - Will I lose my email? ME - No HER - OK, It's gone. How do I get my email back? ME - Open OE. The above exchange is fictitious but representative of many, many exchanges over the years. I suspect it is familiar to many of you and is why I dumped Eudora in favor of OE. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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dadiOH wrote:
Bruce Hagen wrote: Did you delete Folders.dbx in the message store while OE was *closed*? If not, do it. Yeah. Actually, I zipped up all the dbx files in the store and then tried OE. Hangs. I'll try *just* Folders.dbx, thanks for the suggestion. Deleting just the Folders.dbx didn't help any. I did get it fixed, see my new post here re "Resolutions" -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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~BD~ wrote:
Tester wrote: Create a new profile/username for her and and this should resolve itself automatically. when you get problems like this, the best thing is to check that the profile isn't corrupted. This can only be done by creating a new profile. If the new profile works, then she can copy her personal documents to this new profile and then zap the old profile because there no point in wasting time to try to correct it because there is no solutions for bloated windows system. hth I'd be *really* surprised if the OP had not done this already (I had considered mentioning it!) - but it would be interesting to know! I had considered doing so but had not. I like XP quite well except for its insistence on being set up for multiple users. Not a big deal to make a new profile but it wouldn't have helped, see my post here re "Resolutions". -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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dadiOH wrote:
~BD~ wrote: Tester wrote: Create a new profile/username for her and and this should resolve itself automatically. when you get problems like this, the best thing is to check that the profile isn't corrupted. This can only be done by creating a new profile. If the new profile works, then she can copy her personal documents to this new profile and then zap the old profile because there no point in wasting time to try to correct it because there is no solutions for bloated windows system. hth I'd be *really* surprised if the OP had not done this already (I had considered mentioning it!) - but it would be interesting to know! I had considered doing so but had not. I like XP quite well except for its insistence on being set up for multiple users. Not a big deal to make a new profile but it wouldn't have helped, see my post here re "Resolutions". Thanks for letting us know 'dadiOH' - there's always a reason for everything. Maybe a silly question. Based on what you said at the outset ...... "Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back." Can you not put same (the *stuff*) onto another partition just in case such a thing happens again for some other reason? Just a thought! Dave |
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~BD~ wrote:
I'd be *really* surprised if the OP had not done this already (I had considered mentioning it!) - but it would be interesting to know! I had considered doing so but had not. I like XP quite well except for its insistence on being set up for multiple users. Not a big deal to make a new profile but it wouldn't have helped, see my post here re "Resolutions". Thanks for letting us know 'dadiOH' - there's always a reason for everything. Maybe a silly question. Based on what you said at the outset ...... "Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back." Can you not put same (the *stuff*) onto another partition just in case such a thing happens again for some other reason? Just a thought! Not likely. It was mainly something called "Citrix" that she had to d/l from her employer's site to allow her access to various functions on their humongous and frequently disfunctional site. Her personal stuff is already on a different partition so NP with that. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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dadiOH wrote:
~BD~ wrote: I'd be *really* surprised if the OP had not done this already (I had considered mentioning it!) - but it would be interesting to know! I had considered doing so but had not. I like XP quite well except for its insistence on being set up for multiple users. Not a big deal to make a new profile but it wouldn't have helped, see my post here re "Resolutions". Thanks for letting us know 'dadiOH' - there's always a reason for everything. Maybe a silly question. Based on what you said at the outset ...... "Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back." Can you not put same (the *stuff*) onto another partition just in case such a thing happens again for some other reason? Just a thought! Not likely. It was mainly something called "Citrix" that she had to d/l from her employer's site to allow her access to various functions on their humongous and frequently disfunctional site. Her personal stuff is already on a different partition so NP with that. OK Cheers! :) |
OE won't load - RESOLUTION(s)
On Sat, 28 May 2011 09:13:11 -0400, dadiOH wrote:
HER - shouting because we are at opposite ends of the house Can you come here? ME - Why? HER - This program won't do anything ME - What program? HER - My mail program ME - OE or Mailwasher? HER - OE I think ME - What is wrong with it? HER - It won't do anything ME - Is it maximized? Does it cover the whole screen? HER - Yes ME - Well, minimize it and see if there is a message box under it HER - How do I do that? ME - Click the box with the "minus sign" at the upper right corner ME (after a while) - Well? Did you minimize it? HER - Yes. There was a thing under it. ME - What does the thing say? HER - It says that the program performed an illegal action and will be shut down to protect my computer. ME - Fine. Close the message box HER - Will I lose my email? ME - No HER - OK, It's gone. How do I get my email back? ME - Open OE. The above exchange is fictitious but representative of many, many exchanges over the years. I suspect it is familiar to many of you and is why I dumped Eudora in favor of OE. I think I've found my other half's secret other half. :-) -- “Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, and socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality.” -Mikhail Bakunin |
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"dadiOH" wrote in message ... dadiOH wrote: THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. No help 6. I deleted *all* files from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. ________________________________ RESOLUTION #1 I installed Eudora OSE on her machine. I set it to run in "simple mode", seems nice and she should be able to adapt in a month or so :) RESOLUTION #2 I kept thinking about why the problem persisted after putting back a good image. Well, duh...because the OE dbx store is on a different partition. I put it there so that if the XP partition ever had to be restored she would still have all those so important emails. After extracting the dbx file folder from an image of the correct drive and putting it where it should be, all was well and I dumped Eudora. COMMENT I am sure many will say I should have kept Eudora, that it is *FAR* superior to OE. May be but wifie isn't used to it. My wife is not stupid but like many people she just doesn't "get" computers; for example, she doesn't understand that all programs interface with the user in similar ways and that a solution to some problem or difficulty in one can usually be applied to a problem with another. Consequently, OE is better for her and being better for her is better for me. Why me? Consider this... HER - shouting because we are at opposite ends of the house Can you come here? ME - Why? HER - This program won't do anything ME - What program? HER - My mail program ME - OE or Mailwasher? HER - OE I think ME - What is wrong with it? HER - It won't do anything ME - Is it maximized? Does it cover the whole screen? HER - Yes ME - Well, minimize it and see if there is a message box under it HER - How do I do that? ME - Click the box with the "minus sign" at the upper right corner ME (after a while) - Well? Did you minimize it? HER - Yes. There was a thing under it. ME - What does the thing say? HER - It says that the program performed an illegal action and will be shut down to protect my computer. ME - Fine. Close the message box HER - Will I lose my email? ME - No HER - OK, It's gone. How do I get my email back? ME - Open OE. The above exchange is fictitious but representative of many, many exchanges over the years. I suspect it is familiar to many of you and is why I dumped Eudora in favor of OE. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico "The above exchange is fictitious but representative of many, many exchanges over the years. I suspect it is familiar to many of you and is why I dumped Eudora in favor of OE." Been there, heard that, got the hat, tee-shirt, and coffee mug :-) Glad you figured out the problem. Sometimes it is the simplest things, isn't it? -- SC Tom |
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On May 28, 7:13*am, "dadiOH" wrote:
dadiOH wrote: * * THE PROBLEM When my wife tries to access OE the splash loads but nothing else. Task manager shows msimn.exe is using 100% (or close to it) of CPU. * *THE MACHINE CPU - Athlon OS - XP SP3 IE - 6.00.2900.5512.xpsp.080413-2111) OE - 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) * *WHAT I'VE TRIED 1. I restored a recent image from when I *thought* OE was OK. *No help 2. I restored an older image from when I *know* OE was OK. *No help 3. I moved all dbx files from the store. No help 4. Checked machine for malware...couple of tracking cookies, nothing else. Removed cookies. *No help 5. I deleted msimn.exe from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace it from dllcache. *No help 6. I deleted *all* files *from the Outlook Express folder so the system would replace them from dllcache. *No help 7. Tried an over the top install of XP but it faulted out, don't recall the specific reason. * *WHERE NOW? Danged if I know. *Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a nuisance to get back. I could install a different mail client but she is used to OE and has limited computer skills (limited = almost none). *Besides, I hate to be thwarted and would like to find the problem and the fix. *The thing that really puzzles me is why the problem persists after restoring a known good image. Any and all suggestions welcomed. ________________________________ * * RESOLUTION #1 I installed Eudora OSE on her machine. *I set it to run in "simple mode", seems nice and she should be able to adapt in a month or so *:) * * RESOLUTION #2 I kept thinking about why the problem persisted after putting back a good image. *Well, duh...because the OE dbx store is on a different partition. *I put it there so that if the XP partition ever had to be restored she would still have all those so important emails. After extracting the dbx file folder from an image of the correct drive and putting it where it should be, all was well and I dumped Eudora. * * COMMENT I am sure many will say I should have kept Eudora, that it is *FAR* superior to OE. *May be but wifie isn't used to it. *My wife is not stupid but like many people she just doesn't "get" computers; for example, she doesn't understand that all programs interface with the user in similar ways and that a solution to some problem or difficulty in one can usually be applied to a problem with another. *Consequently, OE is better for her and being better for her is better for me. *Why me? *Consider this... HER - shouting because we are at opposite ends of the house Can you come here? ME - Why? HER - This program won't do anything ME - What program? HER - My mail program ME - OE or Mailwasher? HER - OE I think ME - What is wrong with it? HER - It won't do anything ME - Is it maximized? *Does it cover the whole screen? HER - Yes ME - Well, minimize it and see if there is a message box under it HER - How do I do that? ME - Click the box with the "minus sign" at the upper right corner ME (after a while) - Well? *Did you minimize it? HER - Yes. *There was a thing under it. ME - What does the thing say? HER - It says that the program performed an illegal action and will be shut down to protect my computer. ME - Fine. *Close the message box HER - Will I lose my email? ME - No HER - OK, It's gone. *How do I get my email back? ME - Open OE. The above exchange is fictitious but representative of many, many exchanges over the years. *I suspect it is familiar to many of you and is why I dumped Eudora in favor of OE. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it athttp://mysite.verizon.net/xico == AND if you had INFORMED US that the DBX store was on ANOTHER partition the problem could have been resolved MUCH FASTER. Give yourself a slap. == |
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Roy wrote:
== AND if you had INFORMED US that the DBX store was on ANOTHER partition the problem could have been resolved MUCH FASTER. Give yourself a slap. == Pssst! Whisper - if you had trimmed all the foregoing I'd not have had to scroll down so far to see what you had to say! Give *your self* a slap! ;-D |
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On May 28, 10:26*am, ~BD~ wrote:
Roy wrote: == AND if you had INFORMED US that the *DBX store was on ANOTHER partition the problem could have been resolved MUCH FASTER. Give yourself a slap. == Pssst! Whisper - if you had trimmed all the foregoing I'd not have had to scroll down so far to see what you had to say! Give *your self* a slap! ;-D == Okay...guilty as charged. SLAP!!!!!! == |
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On Sat, 28 May 2011 10:54:28 -0400, SC Tom wrote:
Glad you figured out the problem. Sometimes it is the simplest things, isn't it? That's all very well, but if you had your way, he would've flattened and rebuilt. -- “Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, and socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality.” -Mikhail Bakunin |
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Roy wrote:
On May 28, 10:26 am, wrote: Roy wrote: == AND if you had INFORMED US that the DBX store was on ANOTHER partition the problem could have been resolved MUCH FASTER. Give yourself a slap. == Pssst! Whisper - if you had trimmed all the foregoing I'd not have had to scroll down so far to see what you had to say! Give *your self* a slap! ;-D == Okay...guilty as charged. SLAP!!!!!! == :-) No probs! |
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"Aardvark" wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 May 2011 10:54:28 -0400, SC Tom wrote: Glad you figured out the problem. Sometimes it is the simplest things, isn't it? That's all very well, but if you had your way, he would've flattened and rebuilt. -- “Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, and socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality.” -Mikhail Bakunin You've rarely seen that recommendation from me, and certainly didn't see it in this thread :-) I'm a firm believer in fighting it to the death, even when it's no longer feasible (I've always thrived on adversity- that's why I went into retail, and then IS/IT later in my career(s)). -- SC Tom |
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SC Tom wrote: You've rarely seen that recommendation from me, and certainly didn't see it in this thread :-) I'm a firm believer in fighting it to the death, even when it's no longer feasible It is because time has no value for you. In a busy IT department, it is the results that counts. Users wants their systems to be fixed NOW; Not when you have finished fighting to the death! You are a hobbyists; For professional IT guys it is job to thrive in a competitive environment!. |
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"Tester" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: You've rarely seen that recommendation from me, and certainly didn't see it in this thread :-) I'm a firm believer in fighting it to the death, even when it's no longer feasible It is because time has no value for you. In a busy IT department, it is the results that counts. Users wants their systems to be fixed NOW; Not when you have finished fighting to the death! You are a hobbyists; For professional IT guys it is job to thrive in a competitive environment!. I'm a hobbyist now; IS/IT was my job for almost 20 years. During that time, I had viable backups/images so I *still* didn't have to flatten and rebuild. I knew my job, and I did it well. Now that I'm retired, I really could give a **** less if it takes me all day or all week to fix something- it's mine, so who cares but me? BTW, I still have viable, proven, and current images of my systems, so if I do get tired of fighting it, it's all good in an hour or so. Time is of value to me; just not as valuable as it used to be :-) Take time to smell the roses. . . -- SC Tom |
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Tester wrote:
SC Tom wrote: You've rarely seen that recommendation from me, and certainly didn't see it in this thread :-) I'm a firm believer in fighting it to the death, even when it's no longer feasible It is because time has no value for you. In a busy IT department, it is the results that counts. Users wants their systems to be fixed NOW; Not when you have finished fighting to the death! You are a hobbyists; Subject-verb &/or adjective-noun agreement ;/ "Think first, slam later" ;/! For professional IT guys it is job to thrive in a competitive environment!. |
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You can not expect a leeching socialist
to pay attention. "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Aardvark" wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 May 2011 10:54:28 -0400, SC Tom wrote: Glad you figured out the problem. Sometimes it is the simplest things, isn't it? That's all very well, but if you had your way, he would've flattened and rebuilt. -- “Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, and socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality.” -Mikhail Bakunin You've rarely seen that recommendation from me, and certainly didn't see it in this thread :-) I'm a firm believer in fighting it to the death, even when it's no longer feasible (I've always thrived on adversity- that's why I went into retail, and then IS/IT later in my career(s)). -- SC Tom |
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