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| Thread ID: 36314 | 2003-08-06 01:40:00 | Unidentified file, on Back up cd | beetle (243) | Press F1 |
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| 165723 | 2003-08-06 01:40:00 | i have been saving some more stuff and deleteing and unistalling things to get rid of excess junk and found this. it says in pop up box D:/104036.BK! is not a valid Win32 application i have obviuosly saved it for some reason but not named it ? how can i open it to check it? obviuosly not a good day for that back up as i did not name it correctly... and so cant open it. beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 165724 | 2003-08-06 01:48:00 | > it says in pop up box > > D:/104036.BK! is not a valid Win32 application Is that the file your are trying to open????? |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 165725 | 2003-08-06 01:57:00 | trying to identify | beetle (243) | ||
| 165726 | 2003-08-06 01:59:00 | Its a backup from some unknown process. Open it with notepad, there maybe some readable text that allows you to identify what created it. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 165727 | 2003-08-06 02:46:00 | i think i got it ok have possibly found out what it is..... after 15 error boxes and windows shutting down on me and losing my desktop each time, and lost all data in between that while trying to do the back up each time have given up as CD writer is now playing up and wont always write it to cd........ i am beyond caring whether i save anything now or not. so im deleting all other stuff, and getting it ready to pack up and off to the black hole of pc co... and we will see what they have to say beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 165728 | 2003-08-06 04:26:00 | And you believed them when they said a computer would enrich your life, make your work easy, and save the whales, too :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 165729 | 2003-08-06 05:49:00 | > after 15 error boxes and windows shutting down on me > and losing my desktop each time, and lost all data > in between that while trying to do the back up each > time have given up as CD writer is now playing up and > wont always write it to cd . . . . . . . . > i am beyond caring whether i save anything now or > not . > > so im deleting all other stuff, and getting it ready > to pack up and off to the black hole of pc co . . . Hi beetle I must admit that I got a serious touch of the ta-ta's when I read This Thread ( . pcworld . co . nz/thread . jsp?forum=1&thread=37969" target="_blank">pressf1 . pcworld . co . nz) of yours because you seemed to be engaging in "unsafe" computing practices, especially for a computer used for business (that is, if this computer is for business) . However, regardless of whether it is business computer or not, you need to impose some disciplines on yourself regarding the installation and uninstallation of programs as it is very easy to foul up your computer completely, either through the effects of bad programs, or by the deletion of wrong files while trying to remove them . No amount of advice or "Black Viper"- type information will bring your computer back into proper and reliable working order if you exceed your own skill levels and ability to follow through the work needed to fix it . That is a harsh reality that we all face from time to time . Of course doing these things is part of learning, and your skills will grow immensely over time, but you need either a "safe computing" strategy or an "ambulance at the bottom of the cliff, recovery strategy" to keep you up and running . There are two ways of doing this, one is to use a cheap second-hand computer for playing and keep the good computer for tried, tested and trusted upgrades or programs, and the second is to use drive imaging to restore your hard drive after every "risky playing" session . I posted some imaging advice on This Thread ( . pcworld . co . nz/thread . jsp?forum=1&thread=37979" target="_blank">pressf1 . pcworld . co . nz) earlier today and it is relevant to your situation . I am well known as a drive imaging enthusiast, but bear in mind that in over three years of computing with six different computers on the go at once (using W95, W98 & W2K) I have yet to reformat a hard drive and I have never once had to reinstall an OS . I have from time to time surfed not wisely, but too well, and had a computer come crashing down around my ears, but every time it has taken just a few minutes to restore my computer to its original state . Since you are well on the learning curve now (and why would you want to stop?) once your computer is going again, make drive imaging your next learning experience and you will be free to try any challenge you desire . If PC co need to install a second HDD to facilitate this, then now is the time to get them to do it . Cheers Billy 8-{) :| |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 165730 | 2003-08-06 07:17:00 | try to find it and delete it | attaboy999 (3517) | ||
| 165731 | 2003-08-06 07:58:00 | Very, very, very wise words Mr.T | Baldy (26) | ||
| 165732 | 2003-08-06 08:40:00 | Thank you Baldy :8} I appreciate your very kind comment, and I sincerely hope that my advice will be of assistance to beetle and any other PF1'er who wants to have risk free bleeding-edge computing experiences and still be able to sleep at night. Cheers Billy 8-{) :| |
Billy T (70) | ||
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