Run a dll as an App error

ok thanks so much i'm gonna try to work on this as soon as i get access to another computer

when i build this cd, do i have to buid it on a computer running windows XP home edition? or can i use on that has XP proffesional?

XP any flavor!

Read and study the website even for 10 minutes it will tell you this and all you need to build.

Mike

Either is fine. We use XP Professional for everything.

well i failed at everything, i reinstalled XP and it deleted all my files in the my documents folder as well as everything off of my user account. but it kept the program files. so idk what to do now, i guess it's time to start over

Do you need to recover those documents, or did you intend to start over?

So you decided to not do the UBCD4Win?

If your Program Files folder programs are still there then you have installed a second Windows.

My Computer to drive c: and see if you don't have a Windows and an Winnt folder or a Windows.000 folder. If so the Winnt or Windows.000 is now your active windows folder.

If you do have both a Windows and Winnt or Windows.000 folder then likely the seemingly lost My Documents should also be there.

My Computer to c:\Documents and Settings look at all the profiles like your name and see if the original My documents is not there.

Mike

sephirothvswill, sorry to hear you got to that point. I think you had too much duplication of programs installed and was then overburdened with downloading and running excessive programs.

Why did you delete the files in My Documents? Those are ones you should keep.

i didn't mean to delete my files and when i scan it looks over files that seem to be lost but possibly aren't. so then, how would i switch back to or copy my files from the other windows installation?

also, i did make the UBCDWINXP but i had some trouble, it gave me an error so i tried to reinstall windows thinking it would replace an corrupted and missing registry files.

again thanks everyone and it does seem like i can save those files, i hope

btw there is an allusers.WINDOWS file and my old folder with my name, but it says empty and access is denied when i click on it

If you didn't empty the recycle Bin after deleting My Documents, you an recover the files by doing a right click on the Recycle Bin> Restore.

there aren't an files in the bin except for ones i deleted on the new OS. also, i know i should have more free space, so something must be taking up a lot of memory and i'm guessing it's all my files. i only have 12 gigs free out of 40, so what can i do? idk how to even access the other OS

Use Windows search to search for some files you know to be in you former My Documents folder!

Mike

Have you removed all the programs Mike had you download and run? Also all the logs from them.

You are in worse shape than when you began. And I left a note that Combofix was adding bytes way back!

Try running this again to remove the cleaning tools:
To remove all of the tools we used and the files and folders they created, please do the following:
Please download OTCleanIt by OldTimer:
Save it to your Desktop.
Double click OTCleanIt.exe.
Click the CleanUp! button.
If you are prompted to Reboot during the cleanup, select Yes. The tool will delete itself once it finishes.

Then do a disc cleanup- this won't add anything:
My Computer> Right click on Local Drive-usually C-Properties> General tab> at the bottom of that screen, if there is a check in either Compress or Index> UNCHECK that box> then click on Disc Cleanup> make sure all boxes are checked> Apply> after the cleanup of through> Reboot.

Then: Control Panel> Add/Remove Programs? UNINSTALL any programs you aren't using. Uninstall Java and Adobe except for the latest versions:
Java is v6.14
Adobe Reader v9.x.x.

IF you have any logs saved from the cleaning programs, you can delete those also.
Don't forget to Empty the Recycle Bin!

And to gain space, when you get stable, replace the Adobe Reader with FoxIt. It has no bloat and does the same thing as the Adobe Reader. Then uninstall the Adobe Reader. Wait until you are stable though (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php) Free

but i still only have 12 gigs free, and when i search for the files from my old folder it can't find them and they must be what's taking up space. i'd like to recover them if possible, but i don't get the option to boot up the other OS and i get access denied from clicking on the old folder. on this new install however, it boots up fast and runs pretty quick, but i just want my files form the other one, especially my 3DSMax files i was working on for my senior project for school

Oh so you found the old folder!

It belongs to the other OS. So take ownership! http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Mike

ok omg wow!!!! i got my files and put a copy on my D:\ drive too, thanks so much everyone!!! now, i have a little more of a problem, i can change my themes and my computer is running faster now, but... i need my product key, i know there's a program that finds it for you, but i need to get it off the other OS. is that possible?

If you have 40 GB's after formatting, then you need a minimum of 8 GB dedicated to free space for formatting and processing... I would prefer 12 GB, which means your hard drive is simply too small.
Hard drives are cheap... you can get 160 GB hard drive for well under $60... after formatting, you have 148 GB or so. after setting aside 17 percent minimum for processing you have 116 GB left... then after you install your OS and programs software.... Well, whew

well yeah, i have a Dell Inspiron E1505 and i think the biggest HD i can use in an 80 GB. bbut i need to get rid of the other OS on it, the one where i recovered my files from

He didn't format he just installed another XP so now he has all the old os and a new XP!

Mike