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

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?


Au revoir (hope I spelled it correctly),
Gabriel

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

You need the windows mdac update - go to windows update and office update.

I just downloaded MDAC 2.8 RTM ...

... But NO change

and did you do the office updates?

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

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

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 :p
Video Drivers
Sound Drivers
Other drivers
Office
Office Updates
Other software with updates
Check windows updates once more.

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

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?

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

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' :rolleyes: 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 ..