lexmark
Posts:352
 | | 07/18/2007 12:35 AM |
 Alert | | Dell Labtop: Okay Ive updated my windows and Microsoft and now theres a Failed to initialize properly pop-up everytime I try to get into my Microsoft word. So I uninstalled and installed it again. problem still unsolved. So I tried all the troubleshooting solutions...still cant get into my word. It says all updates and downloads are complete, so now Im just thinking a have a virus. Even though my virus scan says no virus detected maybe one came in and damaged something?? Im getting very fustrated. All my word documents are still there, I just cant open them!! Not even emails with word.... <img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/crazy.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Crazy' align='absmiddle'> | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 07/18/2007 12:37 AM |
Alert | | Can you post the exact details of the error? | |
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lexmark
Posts:352
| | 07/18/2007 12:44 AM |
Alert | | The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000006). click on OK to terminate the application | |
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Tjtellez9
Posts:228
| | 07/18/2007 8:38 AM |
Alert | If you go to your control panel and click on your addremove programs list in the upper right hand corner there that says "show updates" If you put the checkmark in that box you can then remove the latest windows and office updates to see if that fixes the problems.
Let me know if that works. if not drop me an email at ttellez@gmail.com | | | |
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agit8d
Posts:209
| | 07/18/2007 9:45 AM |
Alert | before you spend too much time trying to figure this out.....go back to a restore point to a date before all the issues arose. Then i would go back and install the updates in small groups rather all at the same time.
to go to a restore point click Start>Help and Support---In the pick a task section select >Undo changes to your computer with System Restore. The select restore my computer to an earlier time >Next Pick a date to go back to>next confirm the details >Next... DO NOT interrupt the process and follow all the steps even when it reboots.
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 07/18/2007 11:19 AM |
Alert | Agit8d's suggestion is the safest. Just go back one restore prior to when you updated your computer. Then do Office Update, see if the problem comes back, then Windows Update if it doesn't.
Uninstalling updates from Add/Remove Programs can be very dangerous, if you remove the wrong one by accident. | |
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Sinbad
Posts:3033
| | 07/18/2007 11:27 AM |
Alert | That's what I would do too..
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Just doing it one day at a time. Change is good and it should be looked upon as an improvment! not a problem.
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Tjtellez9
Posts:228
| | 07/18/2007 12:01 PM |
Alert | something to point out. If their system restore is turned off then it will not work.
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lexmark
Posts:352
| | 07/18/2007 12:02 PM |
Alert | | I have gone back to a restore point, and it worked for some of the programs. But its saying the problem was that I upgraded so I deleted that upgrade and reinstalled it and I still have the problem. But Im thinking its a virus...everytime I do a virus scan it stops in my C drive and the computer freezes. So I tried a virus scan through a different program and it did the same thing. | |
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lexmark
Posts:352
| | 07/18/2007 12:06 PM |
Alert | | It did a system restore...but I did go to show updates and a billion came up from 2004-Present All having to do with microsoft do I pick in choose? Delete all of them? Or is there a way I clean the C drive so the virus scan will work? | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 07/18/2007 12:47 PM |
Alert | I don't necessarily think your virus scan is failing because of a virus. It could be because of a virus, spyware, bad memory, hard drive, etc. Because you're also getting a "Failed to initialize" errors and freezing, I'm inclined to think bad memory or hard drive, but it's hard to tell over without someone physically looking at it.
Try this: Reboot your computer and as soon as you see the computer manufacturer's logo, start hitting F8 on your keyboard. Stop hitting it when you see a selection of startup options. Choose Safe Mode. Once Windows comes up in Safe Mode, try to run your virus scan. When you've finished the virus scan, you can reboot your computer. Let us know how that goes.
Whatever you do, do not start randomly removing updates. That has a real chance of making your computer worse. | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 07/18/2007 12:49 PM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By Tjtellez9 on 07/18/2007 12:01 PM
something to point out. If their system restore is turned off then it will not work.
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True, it doesn't even always work when it's enabled. But it's worth a shot. <img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/smile.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Smile' align='absmiddle'> | |
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lexmark
Posts:352
| | 07/18/2007 12:57 PM |
Alert | Alright! Im pretty sure that my hard drive is damaged! Someone feel on my computer lightly and nothing seemed to be wrong but then these problems started. Also when I do the restore and safe mode it does mention the hard drive. Im assuming this person probably broke it. Does it cost alot to replace that? My computer still freezes when I do the virus scan...and it took my computer twice as long to start back up.  I have to go to work but Im still very interested in solving this problem!! I apprieciate you getting back with me so quickly too! I think everyones suggestions are getting me very close to solving the problem. | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 07/18/2007 1:13 PM |
Alert | A basic check you can do to check if it's your hard drive is to open My Computer, right click your C: drive. Click Properties. Then go to the Tools tab. Under Error Checking click Check Now.. Check off both boxes and then click Start. It will tell you it needs to schedule the check for the next restart. Click Yes and then restart your computer.
There is the chance that if you try this and there is a problem with your hard drive you might lose your data. Make sure to have a current backup before doing this. | |
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Tjtellez9
Posts:228
| | 07/18/2007 3:11 PM |
Alert | | drop me a PM and ill get with you in the next couple of days to help you out. | | | |
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rex
Posts:294
| | 07/18/2007 3:16 PM |
Alert | If you just want to look at your Office Word document:
right click the Word document file
'open with'
'chose program'
'Word Pad'.
I think Word Pad also opens up Office Word files. I deleted my trial copy of Office and use Word Pad to open any Word documents. If all else fails, backup everything (including IE Favorites & Email & Email contacts) and do a full out of the box recovery. | | | |
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agit8d
Posts:209
| | 07/18/2007 4:08 PM |
Alert | copy and paste the entire tetx below and save it as chkdsk.bat. open my computer then click Tools>folder Options>View Tab remove the check mark for hide extensions for know file types.
This bat file will clean up temp file reboot and run a check disk. If you get an error at the end and it does not automatically reboot the reboot manually... when it restarts let the process finish. it may take 20-40 min depending on the state of the drive.
copy and paste below:
Title Hard Drive Cleaner Windows 2000 & XP PC's
color 0e
@echo off
echo.
echo Hard Drive Cleaner Utility Version 1.2 Written by Alex Plaza 4/17/2005
echo Please allow 20 to 40 minutes for this utility to run.
echo.
echo Please close all open applications first.
echo.
echo The following section is for deleting TEMPORARY
echo cashed files, aka GARBAGE, TRASH, JUNK,
echo on the local C: drive and in your Personal Login profile.
rem Please do not edit these path statements.
echo.
echo First, this utility will delete any and all files
echo and folders in the C:\WINNT\TEMP directory.\
echo These files are garbage and not needed.
echo Any files in use will NOT be deleted.
rem pause
del C:\WINNT\Temp\*.* /f /s /q
rmdir C:\WINNT\Temp\ /s /q
del c:\windows\temp\*.* /f /s /q
rmdir C:\windows\temp\ /s /q
echo.
echo This next statement deletes all temp files and
echo folders that are created via e-mail attachments,
echo viewed documents, etc...from your personal profile
echo on this PC. Remember, these are all GARBAGE files
echo hampering the performance of your PC.
echo Again, any files in use will NOT be deleted.
echo.
rem pause
del "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*" /f /s /q
del "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*" /f /s /q
rmdir "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\" /s /q
echo.
echo Next, lets clear all the recently viewed document links.
echo They will be removed from your START, DOCUMENTS, list
echo on your desktop. Please note that this IS a good thing to do.
echo Every time you open a document a link is created
echo taking up room on the hard drive. These links are
echo NEVER removed and this area just keeps building,
echo wasting space. Didn't know that huh?
echo.
rem pause
del "%USERPROFILE%\Recent\*.*" /f /s /q
echo.
echo This next section deletes and removes
echo ALL Temporary Internet files and folders.
echo This is the major GARBAGE collection point on the hard drive.
echo Cleaning up this area will GREATLY improve performance and
echo drive space on the PC.
echo.
rem pause
del "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*" /f /s /q
del "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\*.*" /f /s /q
rmdir "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\" /s /q
del "C:\WINNT\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\*.*" /f /s /q
rmdir "C:\WINNT\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\*.*" /s /q
echo.
echo This last section allows for a automated check disk to perform.
echo This utility scans the hard drive for corrupted system files
echo and bad blocks then replaces them if needed. This process alone
echo can improve the performance of your PC by 80 percent.
echo This also requires that the PC be rebooted in order to complete
echo which will be done when this utility finishes.
echo The average time is 20 to 40 minutes and can run as high as
echo 2 hours depending on the state of the hard drive.
echo Please note.....Once this process has run one time,
echo the next time will be only 20 to 30 minutes.
echo.
rem pause
echo off
rem This section allows for a automated check disk to perform.
echo y| chkdsk c: /f /r
rem This section allows an automatic reboot of the PC.
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 07/18/2007 4:15 PM |
Alert | You might want to fix those last few lines, there is no need to go messing with drivers to get a reboot. Just do:
shutdown /r /t 0
You can also condense the separate WINNT and WINDOWS lines using %WINDIR% or %SYSTEMROOT% | |
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agit8d
Posts:209
| | 07/18/2007 4:23 PM |
Alert | it just specifiys a volume doing it that way and a clean shutdown..
but there is always a better mouse trap... thanks for providing nothing more than comments.
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lexmark
Posts:352
| | 07/24/2007 10:54 AM |
Alert | | agit8d did you get my PM? | |
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