ok here is the story...
i run Windows XP Media Center on a Dell Inspiron 1500. and i must've downloaded some malicious software (RAM Booster Expert maybe??), but anyways, when i restarted my computer, i receieved many error messages, saying cannot find this file, or that file.
my main problem is my computer will not launch iTunes, or Firefox, Windows Media Player, or any other program. the problem seems to be related to .exe files.
for example, when i launch a program i get an error message that says "wmplayer.exe - Application Error. The application failed to inialize properly (0xc0000142). Click OK to terminate the application"
here's a little twist... "Mozilla FireFox (Safe Mode)" runs fine...
i did some research, and i found that a recent Windows Update has been causing similar problems for other users. more than one XP has stated that Hotfix number KB890859 is the culprit. so i read up on how to remove that Hotfix, but of course it requires that i run winnt32.exe, which i cannot do.
i have been in contact with Dell, and they recommend that i use Backup to backup my files and then do a complete System Restore. i would be ok with that, but I CAN'T RUN BACKUP! its a .exe file!
so next, i thought i'd just skip the Backup and use my iPod as a hard drive to transfer my important files (MUSIC!) from my hard drive before i wiped out my computer. (yes, my iPod has disk use enabled.) another problem here... when i plugged in my iPod, it said my iPod needed to be restored in order for Windows to recognize it. i agreed, but iTunes could not be launched (.exe). ok, so used my desktop PC to restore my iPod. when i again plugged it into my laptop, nothing happened. it didn't even show up in My Computer as an external drive.
so i forced my iPod into 'disk use' mode by holding the buttons in the combination that Apple instructed. it still did not appear in My Computer as a drive. ok, so i did some troubleshooting, and none of my flash drives would appear in My Computer as external drives either.
now here's a twist! when i right click on My Computer, and click Manage, and open Disk Management, my iPod appears as a hard drive!! (G:\)
OK HERE'S MY QUESTION...
is there any way i could use DOS commands to move the contents of a known folder (C:\RESCUE) onto my removable hard drive (G:\) ??????????????
(i don't know anything about DOS)
if not, is there some way other way to do it? (keeping in mind that .exe files are nearly useless...)
is there anything else i could try other than what i've listed?
YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
David
i run Windows XP Media Center on a Dell Inspiron 1500. and i must've downloaded some malicious software (RAM Booster Expert maybe??), but anyways, when i restarted my computer, i receieved many error messages, saying cannot find this file, or that file.
my main problem is my computer will not launch iTunes, or Firefox, Windows Media Player, or any other program. the problem seems to be related to .exe files.
for example, when i launch a program i get an error message that says "wmplayer.exe - Application Error. The application failed to inialize properly (0xc0000142). Click OK to terminate the application"
here's a little twist... "Mozilla FireFox (Safe Mode)" runs fine...
i did some research, and i found that a recent Windows Update has been causing similar problems for other users. more than one XP has stated that Hotfix number KB890859 is the culprit. so i read up on how to remove that Hotfix, but of course it requires that i run winnt32.exe, which i cannot do.
i have been in contact with Dell, and they recommend that i use Backup to backup my files and then do a complete System Restore. i would be ok with that, but I CAN'T RUN BACKUP! its a .exe file!
so next, i thought i'd just skip the Backup and use my iPod as a hard drive to transfer my important files (MUSIC!) from my hard drive before i wiped out my computer. (yes, my iPod has disk use enabled.) another problem here... when i plugged in my iPod, it said my iPod needed to be restored in order for Windows to recognize it. i agreed, but iTunes could not be launched (.exe). ok, so used my desktop PC to restore my iPod. when i again plugged it into my laptop, nothing happened. it didn't even show up in My Computer as an external drive.
so i forced my iPod into 'disk use' mode by holding the buttons in the combination that Apple instructed. it still did not appear in My Computer as a drive. ok, so i did some troubleshooting, and none of my flash drives would appear in My Computer as external drives either.
now here's a twist! when i right click on My Computer, and click Manage, and open Disk Management, my iPod appears as a hard drive!! (G:\)
OK HERE'S MY QUESTION...
is there any way i could use DOS commands to move the contents of a known folder (C:\RESCUE) onto my removable hard drive (G:\) ??????????????
(i don't know anything about DOS)
if not, is there some way other way to do it? (keeping in mind that .exe files are nearly useless...)
is there anything else i could try other than what i've listed?
YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
David
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