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Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Error
Name: Chaoticpenguin Date: May 8, 2006 at 11:52:02 Pacific OS: XP Pro 5.1 CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GH
Comment:
When I try to open certain folders and when I try to open WMP, I get the "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library" "Program C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe" "Abnormal Termination"
This has never happened before but is now preventing me from listening to music or watching videos. I have already ran Spybot and Ad Aware as well as my virus scan and nothing came up. Does anybody know how to fix this?
Name: ccfrank Date: May 8, 2006 at 12:32:25 Pacific
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do systemfile check. Insert your winxp cd in the cdrom drive and go to start ... run ... type "cmd" then enter. In the command prompt box that comes up type: sfc /scannow (don't forget the space after the c and before the /.
best of luck Frank :
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Response Number 3
Name: ccfrank Date: May 8, 2006 at 12:37:20 Pacific
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Lots of people will likely disagree with me on this but I have had luck with running a registry scanner for problems like this.
Thru the process of running .. downloading .. installing .. unistalling one can leave quite a mess in the registry.
There are some good ones out there that you can download for free .. if you have a norton systemworks cd you can run a good one off of it.
best of luck Frank :
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Response Number 4
Name: ccfrank Date: May 8, 2006 at 12:38:47 Pacific
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refer to this posting: http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/151146.html
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