My computer is doing it's dead level best to make me crazy. I have a
home-based business and my PC is my livelyhood. Yesterday I started
getting the following error from TAPISRV.EXE: "This program has
performed an illegal operation..."

Clicking on details gives me this:

TAPISRV caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=013d7150 SS=017f ESP=0065fc80 EBP=0065fc9c
ECX=00432e9c DS=017f ESI=013d7150 FS=1247
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0053069c GS=124e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
00432ed0 013d2f0a 013d7150 013d2e86 00432e8c 00000001 00000001 0065fcd0
100013fc 00000001 00000000 00432e5c 00000077 00000000 0000000a 00000770


Then, to make things even more fun, I started having Outlook problems.
Whenever I open MS Outlook Express, if I am connected to my ISP it gives
me the following error: "MSINMN: This program has performed an illegal
operation"...yada, yada, yada. You know what I mean.

I hit Details and I get this:

MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=02627150 SS=017f ESP=01b5f420 EBP=01b5f43c
ECX=0046d3cc DS=017f ESI=02627150 FS=5a0f
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0046d410 GS=592e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
0046d454 02622f0a 02627150 02622e86 0046d3bc 00000001 00000001 01b5f470
100013fc 00000001 00000000 0046ce78 00000077 00000000 0000000a 00000770


I called a tech support guy I know, and he told me that TAPISRV.EXE has
to do with the modems and Dial-Up Networking and such. Okay, but why
does it also kill Windows Explorer and prevent my desktop icons from
coming up? He told me to shut down and do a cold boot in 5 minutes, but
it didn't work. While searching for the TAPISRV file with the "Find"
utility, I just happened to come accros a copy of TAPSIRV.exe on my
storage drive. Just for giggles I d-clicked on it and everything was
fine, until I had to restart, that is. this rewally has to stop.

As for Outlook Express, I have removed, rebooted and reinstalled MS
Outlook Express twice now with out any resolution of the problem. Is
there something I missed, or should be doing that I'm not?

Any help would be aprreciated.

Thank you

The only reason I am

Might see if this article helps at all:

Dial-Up Networking Does Not Start:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241886

By clicking on Tapisrv.exe, you may have started a service you don't really
want to have running but since you don't mention what operating system you
are using, it's hard to be sure. In any case, read the info here if you are
running Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...r_7.mspx#ED5BI

In any case, your ISP, Coretel of Annapolis should be able to help you out
with the problem.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.



"Fishzilla" wrote in message
...

My computer is doing it's dead level best to make me crazy. I have a
home-based business and my PC is my livelyhood. Yesterday I started
getting the following error from TAPISRV.EXE: "This program has
performed an illegal operation..."

Clicking on details gives me this:

TAPISRV caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=013d7150 SS=017f ESP=0065fc80 EBP=0065fc9c
ECX=00432e9c DS=017f ESI=013d7150 FS=1247
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0053069c GS=124e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
00432ed0 013d2f0a 013d7150 013d2e86 00432e8c 00000001 00000001 0065fcd0
100013fc 00000001 00000000 00432e5c 00000077 00000000 0000000a 00000770


Then, to make things even more fun, I started having Outlook problems.
Whenever I open MS Outlook Express, if I am connected to my ISP it gives
me the following error: "MSINMN: This program has performed an illegal
operation"...yada, yada, yada. You know what I mean.

I hit Details and I get this:

MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=02627150 SS=017f ESP=01b5f420 EBP=01b5f43c
ECX=0046d3cc DS=017f ESI=02627150 FS=5a0f
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0046d410 GS=592e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
0046d454 02622f0a 02627150 02622e86 0046d3bc 00000001 00000001 01b5f470
100013fc 00000001 00000000 0046ce78 00000077 00000000 0000000a 00000770


I called a tech support guy I know, and he told me that TAPISRV.EXE has
to do with the modems and Dial-Up Networking and such. Okay, but why
does it also kill Windows Explorer and prevent my desktop icons from
coming up? He told me to shut down and do a cold boot in 5 minutes, but
it didn't work. While searching for the TAPISRV file with the "Find"
utility, I just happened to come accros a copy of TAPSIRV.exe on my
storage drive. Just for giggles I d-clicked on it and everything was
fine, until I had to restart, that is. this rewally has to stop.

As for Outlook Express, I have removed, rebooted and reinstalled MS
Outlook Express twice now with out any resolution of the problem. Is
there something I missed, or should be doing that I'm not?

Any help would be aprreciated.

Thank you

The only reason I am

Dear Sir,

I'm running Win98SE. Dial up networking starts fine, as long as I
doubleclick on my backup Tapisrv.exe file. Clicking on Tapisrv.exe on
my D: Drive is the ONLY thing which lets me do anything on my computer
that isn't on the Start Menu. Even then, since this problem effectively
kills Windows Explorer, most of the programs in the Sart Menu won't work
either, including Dial Up Networking. That is, until I activate the
backup, which it is a darned good thing that I had, or I'd be in big
trouble. BTW, I have tried deleting, renaming, moving and/or
exterminating the original file on my C: Drive and replacing it with
the backup file from my storage drive. No joy. I can access the web and
use other applications no problem, as long as I use the backup file
first. Also, I can receive email in Outlook 6 just fine, but it crashes
if I try to send anything.

I spoke to a customer of mine last night and he said the exact same
thing was happening with HIS Outlook Express. I didn't get what OS or
MSOE version he was using. He said it was probably some new virus, but
Norton and Stopsign both come up clean. Repeatedly, even after
updating. Wierd, huh?

BTW, my ISP is QIS.net. Never heard of Coterel of Annapolis.

I'm going to check out the article for Win XP just in case, but I must
say this situation this is all too wierd for words.

I this explains my problem a little better.

Thank you for replying to my post. I have posted roughly the same
message on seven diferent boards including one in the UK and you're the
only one who replied thus far.

Thanks,

Adam Seltzer

Jim Pickering Wrote:
Might see if this article helps at all:

Dial-Up Networking Does Not Start:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241886

By clicking on Tapisrv.exe, you may have started a service you don't
really
want to have running but since you don't mention what operating system
you
are using, it's hard to be sure. In any case, read the info here if
you are
running Windows XP:
http://tinyurl.com/2ezuf

In any case, your ISP, Coretel of Annapolis should be able to help you
out
with the problem.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.



"Fishzilla" wrote in
message
...

My computer is doing it's dead level best to make me crazy. I have a
home-based business and my PC is my livelyhood. Yesterday I started
getting the following error from TAPISRV.EXE: "This program has
performed an illegal operation..."

Clicking on details gives me this:

TAPISRV caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=013d7150 SS=017f ESP=0065fc80 EBP=0065fc9c
ECX=00432e9c DS=017f ESI=013d7150 FS=1247
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0053069c GS=124e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
00432ed0 013d2f0a 013d7150 013d2e86 00432e8c 00000001 00000001
0065fcd0
100013fc 00000001 00000000 00432e5c 00000077 00000000 0000000a
00000770


Then, to make things even more fun, I started having Outlook
problems.
Whenever I open MS Outlook Express, if I am connected to my ISP it
gives
me the following error: "MSINMN: This program has performed an
illegal
operation"...yada, yada, yada. You know what I mean.

I hit Details and I get this:

MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=02627150 SS=017f ESP=01b5f420 EBP=01b5f43c
ECX=0046d3cc DS=017f ESI=02627150 FS=5a0f
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0046d410 GS=592e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
0046d454 02622f0a 02627150 02622e86 0046d3bc 00000001 00000001
01b5f470
100013fc 00000001 00000000 0046ce78 00000077 00000000 0000000a
00000770


I called a tech support guy I know, and he told me that TAPISRV.EXE
has
to do with the modems and Dial-Up Networking and such. Okay, but why
does it also kill Windows Explorer and prevent my desktop icons from
coming up? He told me to shut down and do a cold boot in 5 minutes,
but
it didn't work. While searching for the TAPISRV file with the "Find"
utility, I just happened to come accros a copy of TAPSIRV.exe on my
storage drive. Just for giggles I d-clicked on it and everything was
fine, until I had to restart, that is. this rewally has to stop.

As for Outlook Express, I have removed, rebooted and reinstalled MS
Outlook Express twice now with out any resolution of the problem. Is
there something I missed, or should be doing that I'm not?

Any help would be aprreciated.

Thank you

The only reason I am

The problems you are having with Tapi services are beyond the scope of this
particular newsgroup.

But, the simplest solution might just be to try using another modem since
the problem may be hardware related or someone may have attempted to alter a
"modem on hold" setting. It's hard to tell and may require some assistance
from a local computer shop to resolve. Or you can ask in a Windows XP
hardware newsgroup.

QIS (Quantum Internet Service) is just another name for Coretel. It's of no
importance.

Good luck.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.


"Fishzilla" wrote in message
...

Dear Sir,

I'm running Win98SE. Dial up networking starts fine, as long as I
doubleclick on my backup Tapisrv.exe file. Clicking on Tapisrv.exe on
my D: Drive is the ONLY thing which lets me do anything on my computer
that isn't on the Start Menu. Even then, since this problem effectively
kills Windows Explorer, most of the programs in the Sart Menu won't work
either, including Dial Up Networking. That is, until I activate the
backup, which it is a darned good thing that I had, or I'd be in big
trouble. BTW, I have tried deleting, renaming, moving and/or
exterminating the original file on my C: Drive and replacing it with
the backup file from my storage drive. No joy. I can access the web and
use other applications no problem, as long as I use the backup file
first. Also, I can receive email in Outlook 6 just fine, but it crashes
if I try to send anything.

I spoke to a customer of mine last night and he said the exact same
thing was happening with HIS Outlook Express. I didn't get what OS or
MSOE version he was using. He said it was probably some new virus, but
Norton and Stopsign both come up clean. Repeatedly, even after
updating. Wierd, huh?

BTW, my ISP is QIS.net. Never heard of Coterel of Annapolis.

I'm going to check out the article for Win XP just in case, but I must
say this situation this is all too wierd for words.

I this explains my problem a little better.

Thank you for replying to my post. I have posted roughly the same
message on seven diferent boards including one in the UK and you're the
only one who replied thus far.

Thanks,

Adam Seltzer

Jim Pickering Wrote:
Might see if this article helps at all:

Dial-Up Networking Does Not Start:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241886

By clicking on Tapisrv.exe, you may have started a service you don't
really
want to have running but since you don't mention what operating system
you
are using, it's hard to be sure. In any case, read the info here if
you are
running Windows XP:
http://tinyurl.com/2ezuf

In any case, your ISP, Coretel of Annapolis should be able to help you
out
with the problem.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.



"Fishzilla" wrote in
message
...

My computer is doing it's dead level best to make me crazy. I have a
home-based business and my PC is my livelyhood. Yesterday I started
getting the following error from TAPISRV.EXE: "This program has
performed an illegal operation..."

Clicking on details gives me this:

TAPISRV caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=013d7150 SS=017f ESP=0065fc80 EBP=0065fc9c
ECX=00432e9c DS=017f ESI=013d7150 FS=1247
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0053069c GS=124e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
00432ed0 013d2f0a 013d7150 013d2e86 00432e8c 00000001 00000001
0065fcd0
100013fc 00000001 00000000 00432e5c 00000077 00000000 0000000a
00000770


Then, to make things even more fun, I started having Outlook
problems.
Whenever I open MS Outlook Express, if I am connected to my ISP it
gives
me the following error: "MSINMN: This program has performed an
illegal
operation"...yada, yada, yada. You know what I mean.

I hit Details and I get this:

MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=02627150 SS=017f ESP=01b5f420 EBP=01b5f43c
ECX=0046d3cc DS=017f ESI=02627150 FS=5a0f
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0046d410 GS=592e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
0046d454 02622f0a 02627150 02622e86 0046d3bc 00000001 00000001
01b5f470
100013fc 00000001 00000000 0046ce78 00000077 00000000 0000000a
00000770


I called a tech support guy I know, and he told me that TAPISRV.EXE
has
to do with the modems and Dial-Up Networking and such. Okay, but why
does it also kill Windows Explorer and prevent my desktop icons from
coming up? He told me to shut down and do a cold boot in 5 minutes,
but
it didn't work. While searching for the TAPISRV file with the "Find"
utility, I just happened to come accros a copy of TAPSIRV.exe on my
storage drive. Just for giggles I d-clicked on it and everything was
fine, until I had to restart, that is. this rewally has to stop.

As for Outlook Express, I have removed, rebooted and reinstalled MS
Outlook Express twice now with out any resolution of the problem. Is
there something I missed, or should be doing that I'm not?

Any help would be aprreciated.

Thank you

The only reason I am

Hardware related? That's possible, we did have a pretty bad storm aon
Wednesday, but the problem didn't show up until Saturday. Wierd.

As for local computer shops, there are several, but they all want me to
bring it in (and charge me $85-$95 just to look at it) and I can't
afford the downtime. Thus the reason I've been trying to find a
solution online.

Is there any chance at all that this could be a virus?

BTW Jim, thank you for the links. It didn't really help, because it
was XP oriented and I run 98SE, but thank you anyway.

Thanks agan,

Adam


Jim Pickering Wrote:
The problems you are having with Tapi services are beyond the scope of
this
particular newsgroup.

But, the simplest solution might just be to try using another modem
since
the problem may be hardware related or someone may have attempted to
alter a
"modem on hold" setting. It's hard to tell and may require some
assistance
from a local computer shop to resolve. Or you can ask in a Windows XP
hardware newsgroup.

QIS (Quantum Internet Service) is just another name for Coretel. It's
of no
importance.

Good luck.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.


"Fishzilla" wrote in
message
...

Dear Sir,

I'm running Win98SE. Dial up networking starts fine, as long as I
doubleclick on my backup Tapisrv.exe file. Clicking on Tapisrv.exe
on
my D: Drive is the ONLY thing which lets me do anything on my
computer
that isn't on the Start Menu. Even then, since this problem
effectively
kills Windows Explorer, most of the programs in the Sart Menu won't
work
either, including Dial Up Networking. That is, until I activate the
backup, which it is a darned good thing that I had, or I'd be in big
trouble. BTW, I have tried deleting, renaming, moving and/or
exterminating the original file on my C: Drive and replacing it with
the backup file from my storage drive. No joy. I can access the web
and
use other applications no problem, as long as I use the backup file
first. Also, I can receive email in Outlook 6 just fine, but it
crashes
if I try to send anything.

I spoke to a customer of mine last night and he said the exact same
thing was happening with HIS Outlook Express. I didn't get what OS
or
MSOE version he was using. He said it was probably some new virus,
but
Norton and Stopsign both come up clean. Repeatedly, even after
updating. Wierd, huh?

BTW, my ISP is QIS.net. Never heard of Coterel of Annapolis.

I'm going to check out the article for Win XP just in case, but I
must
say this situation this is all too wierd for words.

I this explains my problem a little better.

Thank you for replying to my post. I have posted roughly the same
message on seven diferent boards including one in the UK and you're
the
only one who replied thus far.

Thanks,

Adam Seltzer

Jim Pickering Wrote:
Might see if this article helps at all:

Dial-Up Networking Does Not Start:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241886

By clicking on Tapisrv.exe, you may have started a service you
don't
really
want to have running but since you don't mention what operating
system
you
are using, it's hard to be sure. In any case, read the info here
if
you are
running Windows XP:
http://tinyurl.com/2ezuf

In any case, your ISP, Coretel of Annapolis should be able to help
you
out
with the problem.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.



"Fishzilla"
wrote in
message
...

My computer is doing it's dead level best to make me crazy. I have
a
home-based business and my PC is my livelyhood. Yesterday I
started
getting the following error from TAPISRV.EXE: "This program has
performed an illegal operation..."

Clicking on details gives me this:

TAPISRV caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=013d7150 SS=017f ESP=0065fc80 EBP=0065fc9c
ECX=00432e9c DS=017f ESI=013d7150 FS=1247
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0053069c GS=124e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
00432ed0 013d2f0a 013d7150 013d2e86 00432e8c 00000001 00000001
0065fcd0
100013fc 00000001 00000000 00432e5c 00000077 00000000 0000000a
00000770


Then, to make things even more fun, I started having Outlook
problems.
Whenever I open MS Outlook Express, if I am connected to my ISP
it
gives
me the following error: "MSINMN: This program has performed an
illegal
operation"...yada, yada, yada. You know what I mean.

I hit Details and I get this:

MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=02627150 SS=017f ESP=01b5f420 EBP=01b5f43c
ECX=0046d3cc DS=017f ESI=02627150 FS=5a0f
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0046d410 GS=592e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
0046d454 02622f0a 02627150 02622e86 0046d3bc 00000001 00000001
01b5f470
100013fc 00000001 00000000 0046ce78 00000077 00000000 0000000a
00000770


I called a tech support guy I know, and he told me that
TAPISRV.EXE
has
to do with the modems and Dial-Up Networking and such. Okay, but
why
does it also kill Windows Explorer and prevent my desktop icons
from
coming up? He told me to shut down and do a cold boot in 5
minutes,
but
it didn't work. While searching for the TAPISRV file with the
"Find"
utility, I just happened to come accros a copy of TAPSIRV.exe on
my
storage drive. Just for giggles I d-clicked on it and everything
was
fine, until I had to restart, that is. this rewally has to stop.

As for Outlook Express, I have removed, rebooted and reinstalled
MS
Outlook Express twice now with out any resolution of the problem.
Is
there something I missed, or should be doing that I'm not?

Any help would be aprreciated.

Thank you

The only reason I am

Hi Adam:

Again, all I can think of is to ask the question in a hardware newsgroup for
Windows 98 and see if they have any other suggestions. The requirement to
invoke TAPI services should be automatic if your modem is working as
intended. And if you've had recent storms in your area while the computer
was connected, (and it does not need to be "on") it's quite possible that
the modem is "fried." Modems are relatively inexpensive these days and
fairly simple to replace. If you have a friend who's handy with a computer
and a screwdriver, it might be worth trying. Sorry I can't think of any
other suggestion. Good luck.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.


"Fishzilla" wrote in message
...

Hardware related? That's possible, we did have a pretty bad storm aon
Wednesday, but the problem didn't show up until Saturday. Wierd.

As for local computer shops, there are several, but they all want me to
bring it in (and charge me $85-$95 just to look at it) and I can't
afford the downtime. Thus the reason I've been trying to find a
solution online.

Is there any chance at all that this could be a virus?

BTW Jim, thank you for the links. It didn't really help, because it
was XP oriented and I run 98SE, but thank you anyway.

Thanks agan,

Adam

"Fishzilla" a écrit dans le message de
news: ...

My computer is doing it's dead level best to make me crazy. I have a
home-based business and my PC is my livelyhood. Yesterday I started
getting the following error from TAPISRV.EXE: "This program has
performed an illegal operation..."

Clicking on details gives me this:

TAPISRV caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=013d7150 SS=017f ESP=0065fc80 EBP=0065fc9c
ECX=00432e9c DS=017f ESI=013d7150 FS=1247
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0053069c GS=124e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
00432ed0 013d2f0a 013d7150 013d2e86 00432e8c 00000001 00000001 0065fcd0
100013fc 00000001 00000000 00432e5c 00000077 00000000 0000000a 00000770


Then, to make things even more fun, I started having Outlook problems.
Whenever I open MS Outlook Express, if I am connected to my ISP it gives
me the following error: "MSINMN: This program has performed an illegal
operation"...yada, yada, yada. You know what I mean.

I hit Details and I get this:

MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7b997.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=bff7b997 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=02627150 SS=017f ESP=01b5f420 EBP=01b5f43c
ECX=0046d3cc DS=017f ESI=02627150 FS=5a0f
EDX=81c12062 ES=017f EDI=0046d410 GS=592e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 76 04 e8 26 89 ff ff 5e c2 04 00 56 8b 74 24
Stack dump:
0046d454 02622f0a 02627150 02622e86 0046d3bc 00000001 00000001 01b5f470
100013fc 00000001 00000000 0046ce78 00000077 00000000 0000000a 00000770


I called a tech support guy I know, and he told me that TAPISRV.EXE has
to do with the modems and Dial-Up Networking and such. Okay, but why
does it also kill Windows Explorer and prevent my desktop icons from
coming up? He told me to shut down and do a cold boot in 5 minutes, but
it didn't work. While searching for the TAPISRV file with the "Find"
utility, I just happened to come accros a copy of TAPSIRV.exe on my
storage drive. Just for giggles I d-clicked on it and everything was
fine, until I had to restart, that is. this rewally has to stop.

As for Outlook Express, I have removed, rebooted and reinstalled MS
Outlook Express twice now with out any resolution of the problem. Is
there something I missed, or should be doing that I'm not?

Any help would be aprreciated.

Thank you

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