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WSJust Plain Fred
AskWoody LoungerDaveA,
Hello, and thank you for your response. I dont know what a “COM” compression is or does. Let me re-phrase my question. How do you “Un-Zip”
a file or program, to look at, or run? Such as some of the files on “recovery disks”, and other “files” in the operating system itself, or are there any
programs that do this? Regards Plain Fred. -
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AskWoody LoungerStuartR ,
Hello and thank you for clearing that up. (until next time)
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AskWoody LoungerStuartR;Hello and greetings,
Once again ,i thank you for your help. As i live literally live in the mountains of east Tennessee, i have no phone lines but access the “web ”
Via. “verizon wwan”. Is this the “proxy”, or is it the direct connection?
Regards Plain Fred -
WSJust Plain Fred
AskWoody LoungerJohn,
“Yikes”, Just when i thought that i was the only one.
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AskWoody LoungerJoe ,
Thanks for the tip,although i’ll probably get myself into more trouble (with all the commands at my fingertips) Hope you are there to help when i do.
Someone once said “if you dont make mistakes , its because you aren’t doing anything “.
Regards Plain Fred -
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AskWoody LoungerLeif,
Thanks for the reply. I keep forgetting there are systems other than “Vista”. I’ll try to keep up.
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WSJust Plain Fred
AskWoody LoungerJoe,StuartR, Bob,
Thanks for all the clues and tips. This story has a happy ending. (for now) After exploring the websites with out much success i tried the “Recovery
Manager” route. Under “Advanced Options” i ran “software program re-installation” / Hardware Diagnostic Tools. This Worked.When i looked back to
the error path, the “Java.dll was where it should be. PC Doctor 5 is now working again. Regards to All Plain Fred -
WSJust Plain Fred
AskWoody LoungerStuartR, hello
Thanks for the tip, i will check it out and post back. I have also found a website “Lenvo Support & downloads PC doctor for Windows”
There seems to be many programs with “PC doctor” in the name,but they are not the “hardware diagnostic tool”that came with my PC.
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AskWoody LoungerBob, Hello
“PC-Doctor 5” came with the computer(Pc Help&Tools) A utility to check hardware and software,What version driver is running etc.
Has nothing to do with spyware (as far as i know) Used it in the past to check what “NVIDA Driver that was installed etc.to check for possible
updates. Dont think that it has anything to do with the PC-Doctor you have mentioned. Regards Plain Fred -
WSJust Plain Fred
AskWoody LoungerBob, Hello
Just did that… still the same. Didnt know that “Java update 3” was insecure untill i ran a “Secunia Scan”
Regards Plain Fred -
WSJust Plain Fred
AskWoody LoungerStuartR,Hello
“PC Doctor5” was installed with the computer(HP Pavillion) when purchased.
Do you know if microsoft web site (or any one else) offers this as a “Download Repair”?
Regards Plain Fred -
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AskWoody LoungerStuartR,Hello
Once i delete”PC doctor 5″ How do i reinstall it (from Where?)
Regards Plain Fred -
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AskWoody LoungerBob,Jimbo,greetings,
Yes i have the latest “Java v6 update 3” However, when i follow the error path there is no “java.dll”? The only “java .dll” is in a different folder,
“javajrel.6.0-04bin” Regards Plain Fred -
WSJust Plain Fred
AskWoody LoungerJoe,
Hello again im sorry that i could not respond sooner, had to do a “Recovery”, and was off line trying to get everything back. The error message
froze everything.Had to pull the plug …That didnt go to well. while i was reinstalling everything i remembered the last program i had installed before
the error message started was Norton 360 add on pack.Spam filter, ad blocker , etc. there are many “advanced” choices to make . None of wich i have any clue as to what some of them mean.Did the best i could . Shortly after things started going south.Print icons gone replaced with “X” boxes etc.Since the”Recovery ” and not reinstalling “add on pack” everything seems to be back to normal…(for now) and havent seen “stack overflow”since.IM not quite sure ,this was the problem or something else was “repaired” during the recovery.? Any way thanks for all your help ..Plain Fred -
WSJust Plain Fred
AskWoody LoungerJoe,
Thank you all . this is a great site. I will post again if any thing changes, or please post again if you or any one finds an answer.
i will watch this thread. ……regards to all Plain Fred
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