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Name: Formina_Sage
Date: July 1, 2006 at 12:25:04 Pacific
OS: XP Home SP2
CPU/Ram: P4 2.66gHz 512MB
Product: Dell Dimension 4600
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Ok, I just restarted my computer today, logged in, and opened the start menu and hovered over "All Programs". Seems normal so far, correct? Well, then Windows presented me with this error, as shown in this image: http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/681/odderror7zo.jpg

What's up with this? I ran a Registry Mechanic fix, and a System Restore to the last known time it worked, but to no avail! Is a DLL missing or is something else corrupt?



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Name: Tufenuf
Date: July 1, 2006 at 13:30:29 Pacific
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Formina, It wouldn't hurt to try regisreing the dll file referenced in the instructions at the link below.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm

Tufenuf


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Response Number 2
Name: ham30
Date: July 1, 2006 at 14:24:38 Pacific
Reply:

Just for kicks, test your RAM.

Memtest has an ISO for creating a CD
http://memtest86.com/
or
Docmem
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3001-2094-1534814.html

Do yourself a favor BACKUP!


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Response Number 3
Name: Formina_Sage
Date: July 5, 2006 at 16:26:31 Pacific
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Sorry this reply hasn't come sooner...I thought I replied once before already, but apparently it didn't go through.

I tried both of the above approaches, neither of which worked.

Furthermore, recently when I was switching tasks via Alt+Tab, I got a BSOD (dumping physical memory). This seems to be elevating itself. I really feel as though I've tried everything. The only thing I haven't done yet is actually check the physical RAM modules. I suppose I'll open up the case and do that once I post this message, but everything really seems to have been done already. The only thing I can remember doing on this PC before this started happening is installing Sisoftware Sandra 2007, but I uninstalled it after this started happening and it didn't help. Are there any more suggestions?

If all else fails, a reformat wouldn't help, would it?


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Response Number 4
Name: Formina_Sage
Date: July 6, 2006 at 13:07:16 Pacific
Reply:

Bump for an answer...


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