Post by thread:[OT] windows protection error

Hi to all engineers, Sorry for OT question but since this is a smart list I like to ask you. 1. I am getting windows protection error on my second computer. hard drive is IDE also I have Adaptec SCSI interface in it that controls internal CD-ROM, 2Gb Jaz, external Zip and Yamaha CD-R. All terminations are checked the mother board is dual Pentium pro 200 Mhz, Ram is 256 Mb. The problem is once it gives me this error it may not work even I restart about 50 times I even changes the power supply. Yesterday I changed the SCSI card it the same thing. My question is what is the meaning of windows protection error ? 2. My brother has 3 computers that are connected network together and the software is custem made the one with Microsoft access database file filename.mdb and what happened is that last night the network suddenly stopped and what I found is that Microsoft access database file is crashed. the problem is that they didn't backup right files so they do not have a backup and I am unable to open it in Microsoft access program it doesn't recognize the file. the file size is 70mb. my question is. is it possible to repair or can any one try to repair this file. my brother will pay for service. If anyone are interested please contact private. any help will highly appreciated. Andre Abelian spam_OUTandreTakeThisOuTcompufire.com === Andre Abelian - .....andreKILLspam@spam@compufire.com === Engine Electronics Inc., - Pomona CA === http://www.compufire.com

Hi Andre, Do you have an HP printer on that computer that is giving you the protection error? I don't have a complete explanation, but there is a known problem with external parallel-port ZIP drives and HP printers. Sean On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Andre Abelian wrote: {Quote hidden}> Hi to all engineers, > > > Sorry for OT question but since this is a smart list I like to ask you. > > 1. I am getting windows protection error on my second computer. > hard drive is IDE also I have Adaptec SCSI interface in it that controls > internal CD-ROM, 2Gb Jaz, external Zip and Yamaha CD-R. All terminations > are checked the mother board is dual Pentium pro 200 Mhz, Ram is 256 Mb. > The problem is once it gives me this error it may not work even I restart > about > 50 times I even changes the power supply. Yesterday I changed the SCSI card > it the same thing. My question is what is the meaning of > windows protection error ? > > > 2. My brother has 3 computers that are connected network together and > the software is custem made the one with Microsoft access database file > filename.mdb > and what happened is that last night the network suddenly stopped and > what I > found is that Microsoft access database file is crashed. the problem is > that > they didn't backup right files so they do not have a backup and > I am unable to open it in Microsoft access program it doesn't recognize > the file. > the file size is 70mb. my question is. is it possible to repair or can > any one try to repair this file. my > brother will pay for service. If anyone are interested please contact > private. > > any help will highly appreciated. > > Andre Abelian > > > andreKILLspamcompufire.com > > > > > > > === Andre Abelian - .....andreKILLspam.....compufire.com > === Engine Electronics Inc., - Pomona CA > === http://www.compufire.com >

On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Andre Abelian wrote: > I am unable to open it in Microsoft access program it doesn't recognize > the file. > the file size is 70mb. my question is. is it possible to repair or can > any one try to repair this file. my > brother will pay for service. If anyone are interested please contact > private. > In most situations like this, you're generally up the creek without a weasel. Extremely difficult to fix due to MS's scanty error reporting. About the access database, I would grieve for the data and reinstall - no chance of getting it back. Microsoft software is known to thrash files beyond recognition when it's in the mood. In both cases, I would just reinstall and hope it doesn't happen again - that's about the limit of what you can do. --- Paul Anderson - Self-employed Megalomaniac EraseMEpaulspam_OUTTakeThisOuTgeeky1.ebtech.net http://zephyr.sellad.on.ca/~paul Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive insane.

I have (rarely) had some success resurrecting files by attempting to open them with another software package that recognizes the format: for example, a slightly scrambled Excel file will sometimes open in Lotus, and vice versa. Then resave in the original format if it walkes up. If the second application can't open it, you are probably doomed. This trick will only work if the error is somewhere in the header area. Generally something in the rescued file is funny, but you already knew that... alice {Quote hidden}> On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Andre Abelian wrote: > > > I am unable to open it in Microsoft access program it doesn't recognize > > the file. > > the file size is 70mb. my question is. is it possible to repair or can > > any one try to repair this file. my > > brother will pay for service. If anyone are interested please contact > > private. > > > In most situations like this, you're generally up the creek without a > weasel. Extremely difficult to fix due to MS's scanty error reporting. > About the access database, I would grieve for the data and reinstall - no > chance of getting it back. Microsoft software is known to thrash files > beyond recognition when it's in the mood. In both cases, I would just > reinstall and hope it doesn't happen again - that's about the limit of > what you can do. > > > > --- > Paul Anderson - Self-employed Megalomaniac > paulspam_OUTgeeky1.ebtech.net > http://zephyr.sellad.on.ca/~paul > Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive insane.