"The handle is invalid" ...what's that mean

[puppetgrimm1]

Im guessing but do you have a sony Vaio? If so, first install sonySL "shared library" this will give you access to all the apllications on your application recovery CD next you need to restart and then you need to install a program called OpenGM it will be found on one of your application cd's this should fix the problem. this works with my computer but its only version v70.0 So this all depends on wich version you have.

P.S. I know most of the programms on my machine will not wok properly, and every time you try to run the programms if will try to reinstall itself if this sounds like your problem the above may help.

anyway hope this helps

Late
Puppetgrimm1

 

[Dysanvu]

Alll righty...Major problems now =/
I ran the repair installation and it finshed, although there was a msg about entry point, GetIUMS not being located in MSDART.Dll taht keept poping up. Well the install finshed and now a lot more things wont work. For example IE and the fixexe.reg wont work.also a box called messenger service says something about "message from sysytme to alret on 8/7/2005 1:50:05 "
STOP! WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

Windows has found 47 CRITICAL SYSTEM ERROS!

to fix errors please do the following:
1. dowload registry repair from ms-fix.co
install
run
reboot your comp
FAILURE TO ACT NOW MAY LEAD TO DATA LOSS AND CORRUpotion.

The problem is that the handle is invalid thing is still there and i cant run the install haha...IM scared now...

 

[Vigilante]

I tell you what, that doesn't sound like a Microsoft error message to me. That sounds like your virus buddy or some such, is back to get you. "ms-fix.co" ??? I think not.

As far as I know, Windows has no "self-check" function that tells people they have "xx critical system errors!". So ignore or remove that if you can find it.

The "msdart.dll" problem is a regular problem that Windows can have. Read this and see if you find a fix: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/WinXP/Q_20914310.html

In most all situations, a Repair Install will fix anything having to do with the Windows System itself. But it seems apparent that something, possibly or service, or some major corruption exists in your system. A FULL reload may be your only option now. If not, if you can't, then we may may be in this for a long haul

Also note, "Messenger Service" IS a part of Windows, it's the little guy that handles pop up messages like yours. But the message itself is likely NOT from Windows itself. At least, I've never seen an error like that.

If that thread I posted doesn't fix your msdart error, then see if you can post a Hijackthis log and maybe we'll see something in your startups.

We've almost hit the dirt now!

 

[Dysanvu]

So the messenger service thing is gone now becuse i disabled it.There are a lot more things that say the handle is invaild like explorer, so i cant open my computer normally. BUt i can open something like search and can access it from that screen. In the Other forum they said to download and INSTALL microsoft data access, but i cant install so there..OH yeah i also have new problem, i tried to log into my accoutn, it did, then it log out rite after, there is no message taht pops out, it just says logging out with that windows sound. this all happend after the repair.

 

[Dysanvu]

I just reparid installed again and this tiem no problem with the GETISUM msdart.dll, but unfortunatly the problems are still here. At least one thing is gone....

 

[Vigilante]

Did you try loading the Microsoft Installer? Or Windows scripting host? Get off Microsoft web site.

But then again, if still no EXEs will work, and no installers work. There is still some serious trouble. You could try to reload Windows on top of itself, that is, in the same folder. And your data may be ok, as long as you don't format but leave the file system "in tact". Very risky though, backup data first.
Best option is, of course, a FULL backup and reload of XP.

I'd say, if the files themselves are not corrupt, then all kinds of system files likely ARE. DLLs need reregistered, file need refreshed. A big mess.

If you still can't backup, maybe your could load windows into a DIFFERENT folder. Or a different partition or a different drive. And see what happens.

As one last effort, in Normal Mode, click Start-Run and type "SFC /SCANNOW". You probably already did that, but it can't hurt.

 

[Dysanvu]

Finally all the old problems are gone..i just reinstalled a fresh copy of windows ontop of my c drive.BUTtttttttt now everything is messed up, all my paths,folders, etc. At least there inst that pesky the handle is invaild problem. Anyways, do you how i would fix everyhting back to normal? My desktop is empty and all the things are in differnet folders. I had 2 accoutants, but now they are gone. The data is still there.. just not wehre its supposed to be. Know how to fix?

 

[Dysanvu]

ALLRIGHT! :angel: I finally finshed eveything. Everything is organized and all the paths work. NO more the hanle is INvaild! Thanks to everyone for all their help and good luck with future problem solving.

THANks

Dysanvu

 

[Vigilante]

You know what is funny? The whole problem was likely just some missing or messed up registry keys, or a bad DLL or something needs to be reregistered. But only Bill Gates himself could have found it. lol

Glad it's working now, I can stop sweating tears over it.