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    Cant access to "my computer"

    Hello All,

    I hope someone can help me with this problem.

    I also had the SPRINGFLD_ADV_DAEMON message saying the system was unable to find the entry getIUMS in the dynamic library MSDART.DLL

    (Sorry for my bad translation : my first language is French)

    I tried all the solutions i found on your board without any change.

    I was still unable to reach the "my computer" zone. My system cant find it.

    I decide to reformat and reinstall. Everything seemed ok ... till, once again, "my computer" was unavailable. I say once again cos i cant identify what program is doing that. I already reformat 3 times yesterday with no result.

    Any clue about what's happening here ?

    Thans for your help.

    Alain

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    Bonjour brigadier and welcome to Windrivers forum,
    I did a little Google search and Found that your problem is somewhat related to OfficeXP Hand and Speech recognition - http://forums.techguy.org/t235480.html and here http://www.experts-exchange.com/Oper..._20914310.html (related to the blothed MDAC)
    Did you install Office XP on the Machine.

    can you get to My computer by - Start-> run -> Explorer?


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    Hello Gabriel,

    Thanks for taking some time to help me )

    I'm effectively running Windows XP Pro.
    I tried the first solution in the post saying to disable some options in Office.
    I cant reach my comp by : start - run - browse

    Will try again to find somthing.

    Thanks again

    Alain

    PS And your spelling was damn right ) Grats

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    You need the windows mdac update - go to windows update and office update.
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

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    Unhappy

    I just downloaded MDAC 2.8 RTM ...

    ... But NO change

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    and did you do the office updates?
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

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    Yes )

    Maybe is there an order to install the computer ?

    Windows, windows update
    office, office update
    DirectX 9
    Norton
    Modzilla
    Video driver
    Sound driver
    Scanner driver
    Spybot

    ???

    To avoid conflict between upgraded programs (directx9) on old windows versions ?

    This is a nast problem. Thanks for taking some time to help me )

    Alain

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    Ok The problem seems fixed.

    I reformat & reinstall my programs in the following order :

    Windows
    windows updates
    DirectX9
    Office
    Office updates
    Publisher
    Norton
    Firefox
    Video driver
    sound driver
    spybot
    Msn messenger 6.2
    Everquest )

    Everything seems to work perfectly (fingers crossed)

    Maybe this could help someone else ...

    Anyway, thx for the previous help

    Alain

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    I tend to follow this order...

    Windows
    Motherboard drivers
    Firewall
    Antivirus
    connect internet (nic or modem drivers)
    Antivirus updates
    Windows updates - criticals
    DirectX9
    Windows updates again
    Video Drivers
    Sound Drivers
    Other drivers
    Office
    Office Updates
    Other software with updates
    Check windows updates once more.
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

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    Maybe i should have done that cos ...

    ... yay : problem is back (((((((

    Saw a post above from a guy having same prob with WIn 98...

    I can access to my C:\ with start - run - c:\

    It shows me what i have but no icons on my comp zone.

    Hmm ?

    Thx for help )

    Alain

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    There are utilities that set policies and registry entries to stop icons showing.

    So it was working at one point and then stopped. Think back, what did you install?
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

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    Nothing more than what i wrote on the post above (

    Grrr driving me mad.

    Checked my Hard disk ....... OK
    Searched for Trojan .......... none
    Scanned for virus ............. all ok

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    Yup - order of install issue !

    So if you 'cast about a bit' (search!) in this forum, you'll find a specific thread on your "unable to find the entry getIUMS in the dynamic library MSDART.DLL" error - its a file version problem with certain installers & a number of 'get arounds' are suggested ..

    So all I can suggest is that you 'vaguely' follow Noo's 'order of install' (I have my own variation which comes down to doing all driver updates & then checking at windows update, before adding anything other than firewall & AV) - BUT definately add office & its updates last (noting whether a few 'retards' will 'provoke' your issue before you do), before yet another visit to windows update - the 'explain' is that 'this' is yet another more complicated version of 'patches of patches of patches' which haunts Billy Boys products..

    Can't say personally I've had this issue for a while (I fix 'pc/computer stuff' for a living) , so maybe they got the patches all sorted out a bit ?, but at home I'm happily using using xp SP2 beta & office 2003, which I know is definately 'better' having less files to update or at least only doing one lot of updating & not 796 (or whatever) times the 'normal' way does

    btw just which 'office' incantation (version) are we talking about ? Since there's now quite a few & I can't remember for certain which 'office' does this & just why ..

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