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• Printing error: the printer selection failed. Restore previous selection.

  Hello!

  Sometimes when I print in InDesign CS3, the default printer is PostScript and trying to change the error "the printer selection failed. Restore previous selection. "is displayed.

  It s the same mistake in this old thread unresolved:

  Printing error: failure of the selection of the printer. Restore previous selection.

  Does anyone have a solution to this?

  What is the operating system? CS3 has not been tested on recent versions of OS and may not be fully operational. You can export as PDF and print from Acrobat or Reader.

• Dv7-6b57NR system recovery error ' The Recovery attempt failed.

  I hope someone can help me with the following problem.  I bought a DV7-6B57NR of a sale by auction online (not Ebay) and they said that they removed the BONE using a program called 'Blanco', because it is a returning customer and they wanted to clean up before data of re - sale.  I ordered recovery disks from HP by product and serial number in order to restore the operating system.

  SN - [removed for privacy]

  PN - A1785UAR #ABA

  I received three recovery DVDs.  2 DVD system recovery and recovery of Driver and Application 1 dvd.

  I tried to restore factory reset.  The process took 30/40 minutes and installed all three discs.  Then the laptop has rebooted and started to load windows, windows 7 logo came and went through more than a few steps.

  Finally it came to a window (Recovery Manager) with the following msg

  "The recovery attempt failed.  Select one of the following buttons"

  There are three buttons

  Save log |  Details |  Retry

  The following is details.  Something attracted my attention is, see below in red (my version of Win 7 should be Home Premium 64-bit).  HP sent me DVDs bad?  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

  --------------------------------------------------
  [11:46:24.29] enter audit OS Edition...
  ----------------------------------------
  [11:46:24.31] check RStone.ini file to determine the required edition.
  [11:46:24.36] out of checking OS Edition...
  --------------------------------------------------

  --------------------------------------------------
  [11:46:24.37] controls if the upgrade to Windows 7 is required.
  ----------------------------------------
  [11:46:24.39] current edition is [HomeBasic]...
  [11:46:24.39] [start] necessary. Don't need to upgrade...
  [11:46:24.40] [Starter] needed...
  [11:46:29.08] necessary [Starter] edition. But is not the case of the [Starter] OS...
  [11:46:29.08] OS edition upgrade might have a problem...

  Management and maintenance of deployment images tool
  Version: 6.1.7600.16385

  Image Version: 6.1.7601.17514

  The current edition is:

  Current edition: HomeBasic
  The operation completed successfully.

  Component: TDC Preinstall diagnosis Tools for Windows 7 - TDC
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  Error: no OS flag not set on the device, please use EEPROM to set ~ OS SKU ~ value = 2
  [11:47:20.87] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ...
  CTO error condition has been undergoing dtected [update Factory]! ***
  [11:47:20.87] Suggest create PIN-journal and send to TWN PDC NB-PreinPM for further analysis...
  ...
  [11:47:20.87] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  [11:45:23.44] Start BBOffline.cmd...
  UPDrv = [C:]
  [11:45:23.45] value UIA 951 error Code
  [11:45:23.77] WinPE is 32-bit.
  [11:45:23.78] start [corrections].
  [11:45:23.80] ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  [11:45:23.80] FixUps.cmd...
  [11:45:23.81] create overall progress information...
  [11:45:25.42] complete FixUps.cmd...
  [11:45:25.42] ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  [11:45:25.42] start [Tweaks for SDRD].
  [11:45:25.42] ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  [11:45:25.42] SDRD Tweaks to change the regional settings default user...
  [11:45:25.43] copy C:\System.sav\Util\TDC\MCPP\FBIRES\FBIUSRES. DLL.
  [11:45:25.54] Run "Dism.exe image:C:-/ Set-SKUIntlDefaults: en - U.S.-image: C:
  [11:45:33.16] ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  [11:45:33.16] start PININST.exe for offline...
  Housing starts [11:45:47.17] [Sleep 10 sec].
  Starting price [11:45:57.23] [creation RStoneFUpdate.INI].
  [11:46:09.94] start [create 1 GB Pagefile for offline].

  Volume in drive C has no label.
  Volume serial number is 945 B-A81C

  Directory of C:\system.sav\bbv

  05/10/2012 11:46 1 073 741 824 pagefile.sys
  1 file (s) 1 073 741 824 bytes
  0 44,736,749,568 dir bytes free
  [11:46:10.02] the mark detection.

  [11:46:10.28] ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  [11:47:01.27] Start SysID Check...
  [11:47:01.98] Start Option control code...
  SKU_DEF_COUNTRY = [244]
  SKU_DEF_SYS_LOC = [en]
  ------------------------------
  Reset the country in administrator...
  ------------------------------
  ------------------------------
  Reset the default user countries...
  ------------------------------
  ------------------------------
  System reset located
  ------------------------------

  Management and maintenance of deployment images tool
  Version: 6.1.7600.16385

  Image Version: 6.1.7601.17514

  Statement of the international settings offline.

  By default system UI language: en-US
  Settings system locale: en-US
  Default time zone: Pacific standard time
  The settings for the default user regional: en-US
  Location: United States (GEOID = 244)
  Active keyboard (s): 0409:00000409
  Keyboard layered driver: PC / AT Enhanced Keyboard (101/102-Key)

  Installed the language (s): en-US
  Type: Fully localized language.

  The operation completed successfully.
  ------------------------------
  Updating the system locale info...
  ------------------------------
  [11:47:15.98] Start PIN Tweaks...
  [11:47:16.01] ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  [11:47:16.01] PIN Tweaks to hide all for BurnBoot PBO and BBV2 on restored image...
  [11:47:16.01] ----------------------------------------
  [11:47:16.01] Tweaks to Unattend.xml of OOBE
  [11:47:16.01] to pick up the right file...
  [11:47:16.01] ----------------------------------------
  [11:47:16.01] rename unattend.org to unattend.or_
  [11:47:16.04] ----------------------------------------
  [11:47:16.04] without light sensor...
  [11:47:16.05] ----------------------------------------
  [11:47:16.07] it is restored by SDRD [SSRD.flg] image...
  [11:47:16.07] ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  [11:47:16.10] Start MIR Tweaks...
  [11:47:16.15] ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  [11:47:16.15] [MIR Tweaks]...
  [11:47:16.15] ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  [11:47:16.18] starting factory updates...
  [11:47:18.02] installation start QFE offline...
  [11:47:20.69] PININST_OFF: PAST...

  [11:47:20.73] Type C:\System.sav\Logs\BBFindEr.log...

  [11:47:20.75] Type C:\System.sav\Logs\BBFindE0.log...

  -C:\SYSTEM. SAV\LOGS\PININST_OFF. JOURNAL
  Result = PAST

  [11:47:20.78] Type C:\System.sav\Logs\BBFindEr.log...

  [11:47:20.78] Type C:\System.sav\Logs\BBFindE0.log...

  -C:\SYSTEM. SAV\LOGS\BBFIND4QFE. JOURNAL
  [11:47:20.80] FUList.log to check if there are double Desc...
  No duplication.
  [11:47:20.86] duplicated No. Desc is located... PAST.
  [11:47:20.87] there was no update from the factory...

  You are the very welcome.

  You will only be able to install programs available on the page of the driver and support for your laptop.

  Use the Windows backup tool to create a system image and save it on a portable hard drive.

  Use the dvd or flash drive bootable do you reinstall windows from the recovery image by selecting the repair option you will find on the installation screen.

• Please help get this error: "the Server execution failed code 0.

  Original title: Server error

  I get an error msg 0 code Server execution failed. I also had this on the msg http:/od.yieldmanager.com/imp 2 = OxO & Y = 1941234 & _salt + 2602137321 & B = 10 & r = 1. Can someone tell me what this means and how to fix it. He added that Internet Explorer error is an error occurred in the script on this page.

  I also something called BrowseIt running I can't close the application. then I get an another msg zaberg.exe and one another ntdrive.exe. Cansomeone please help me with this. I am unabel get to any internet firefox GGP.
  Thank you
  Debi

  Ask the help of the web page for your first question.

  For the second, you are infected/infested and need to clean up.  What AntiVirus you are using has not been able or has not updated or you had an interruption in service.

  Search for malware:

  Download, install, execute, update and perform analyses complete system with the two following applications:

  • MalwareBytes (FREE)
  • SuperAntiSpyware (FREE)

  Remove anything they find.  Reboot when necessary.  (You can uninstall one or both when finished.)

  Search online with eSet Online Scanner.

  The less you have to run all the time, most things you want to run will perform:

  Use Autoruns to understand this all starts when your computer's / when you log in.  Look for whatever it is you do not know using Google (or ask here.)  You can hopefully figure out if there are things from when your computer does (or connect) you don't not need and then configure them (through their own built-in mechanisms is the preferred method) so they do not - start using your resources without reason.

  You can download and use Process Explorer to see exactly what is taking your time processor/CPU and memory.  This can help you to identify applications that you might want to consider alternatives for and get rid of all together.

• Can not download the game, Grand Chase downloaded ACE fails with the error, the application has failed to start because nspr4.dll is not found

  I am trying to download the great chase game fails the low loader & I get this message... This application has failed to start because nspr4.dll wasn't found.re - installing the application may fix this problem... I have installed lotsa things to try & take... but have no idea what to do... my friend lent this PC... it worked great before that... but I guess that one of the idiots that we after it went out of this House missed something in place.. Please... How can I get that file back...

  Hello

  What was the changes made prior to this issue?

  I you suggest to put the computer in a clean boot state and then try to donload and see if it works.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: After troubleshooting, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.

  I also suggest you to reinstall the program/game and check if that helps.

• Error - the application failed to start because its configuration side by side is not correct when you use Microsoft Safety Scanner

  Original title: microsoft security scanner is Guy accounts.

  It shows the following error - the application has failed to start because its side by side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe for more details. can u please help?

  Hello

  You can uninstall all existing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package and install the latest Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package and check if it helps.

  Method 1:

  Step 1: To uninstall the package:

  a. open programs and features.

  b. in the list, find the Package redistributable Microsoft Visual C++ and click on it.

  c. click on uninstall at the top of the list.

  Step 2: Download and install the latest package and see if it helps.

  Before you download, you can check am I running the 32-bit version or 64-bit Windows?

  For 32 bit: Download Details: Package redistributable Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (x 86)

  For 64-bit: Download Details: Package redistributable Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (x 64)

  Method 2:

  You can try to perform a clean boot and check if it helps.

  A clean boot to check if startup item or services to third-party application is causing this issue.

  You can read the following article to put the computer in a clean boot:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  In addition, after you fix the problem, you can see step 7 above to restore your computer to a Normal startup mode.

• The connection has failed. Limited connectivity. Adapter problem

  Hello

  I use an Acer Aspire One Laptop that suddenly started running very slowly and taking a lot of time to stop and restart. I want to update all the drivers and software malware but cannot currently get online.

  When connecting to my usual wireless network I get the error: "the connection has failed. This computer currently has limited NETWORKNAME connectivity. "

  If I click on "solve problems" the end result is "it could be a problem with the driver for the wireless network adapter".

  Connection via an ethernet cable is not possible.

  If I run ipconfig/all, I get this:

  Suffix main Dns: (empty)
  Node type: hybrid
  Active IP routing: no
  WINS proxy enabled: no

  Card tunnel Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

  State of the media: Media disconnected
  Suffix the connection-specific DNS: (empty)
  Description: Teredo tunneling Pseudo-Interface
  Physical address: 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
  DHCP enabled: no
  Autoconfiguration enabled: Yes

  Grateful for any advice.

  Thank you very much
  Sam

  Hello Sam,.

  It seems that this may be a problem with your network driver, may you please follow the steps below.

  How can I troubleshoot network card?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-GB/Windows/fix-network-adapter-problems

  If you perform the steps on which solves your problem with internet and your computer is still slow, I recommend you to install and run a scan with the following programs:

  Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Junkware removal tool and AdwCleaner.

  Thank you.

• Several VSS writers fail and my backups are failling too. Need help!

  Several VSS writers fail and my backups are failling too. Need help:

  I have a desltop installed SP3 x 64 XP and a laptop with seven x 64 SP1. In both the machine that my backups fail. I'm trying to back up data by using boats to storage, backup Windows also is failling. I'm taking a full backup on a USB external drive (2 TB).

  I did "vssadmin list writers" and showing several writers are in the failed State.

  I've done SFC/scannow, it did not help. There is no error in the disk and Chkdsk.

  I don't know how VSS works and how to solve the problem. Help, please!

  A lot of people told me they found this informative article. That's why I upgraded that and display back again.

  -------------------------------------------------------

  Before you stat is working on this issue make sure that the volumes have no system disk/file error. Run Chkdsk and ensure.

  (1) in the case of a failure of backup/writer, we first check the drivers associated with the VSS backup.

  These drivers are:

  VOLSNAP. SYS

  NTFS. SYS

  SWPRV. DLL

  -Check the version of above mentioned MS 3 files and update using MS Hotfix.

  If we have installed other suppliers, who might be the supplier of StorageCraft, Symantec suppliers and suppliers of Acronis, he must ensure that their files are also updated.

  Note: You can see the list of suppliers using this command: VSSADMIN LIST PROVIDERS

  Some of the DRIVERS PROVIDER commonly find are:

  stcvsm.sys

  symsnap.sys

  snapman.sys

  (2) this step is performed only when we find him

  VSS writers in a failed State. If we find the stable writers and backups still fail, or we get errors, do not perform this step if you please.

  In this case, the VSS writers fail, we can delete the following registry key, after of course saving and restart the server.

  HKLM/Software/Microsoft/EventSystem/{26c.../Subscriptions.

  This key will be automatically recreated when you restart and writers should return to the stable state.

  The writers pending the completion status is not a problem. It's also good that Stable.

  We can do on the Server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2 OS as well.

  However, in Windows Server 2003, after you delete and restart the "vssadmin list writers" server cannot display all the writers, in this case must register the dll:

  For a list of the dll files to register, please check KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940184

  Note: The reinstatement of dll in Windows Vista/2008 and especially is NOT recommended.

  (3) if we have only one / specificwriter (s) in a State of failure, which would always be SQL, EXchange, IIS or NTDS, then we have need to revive their respective service Console of service.

  If they fail repeatedly, then make sure that the application and its components are updated. See their respective engineers immediately. Make sure that the latest service packs and patches are installed.

  (4) make the foregoing, resolves generally 80 to 90% of the questions. If we believe that the issue is occurring, or we have VSS event errors, it may be the providers, the origin of the problem. If the creation of the snapshot does not properly, it can affect writers and other components involved.

  Please check providers using "vssadmin list providers. If we find any other provider, other than the Microsoft software shadow copy provider, we have to remove from the list.

  To do this: start the registry editor.

  HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/VSS/suppliers/GUID.

  One GUID would be for Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider. The other GUID would be for other providers such as StorageCraft. We will save the GUID, and then delete it. Then restart the machine.

  Now when we do vssadmin list providers, we will see only the default Microsoft provider.

  I have seen in many cases where our supplier of StorageCraft may not work properly and continue of not not the authors. In such

  case, if we get rid of the supplier, then the issue is resolved and not re occurs.

  -However this would impede the functionality of StoaregCraft or any other similar to this backup software.

  That's why to engage respective software tech support for further assistance.

  (5) If a shadow copy is enabled on the volume, make sure that the storage area is set to the default location.

  For example:

  If we take a snapshot of C: then the storage area should be C:

  We are changing that, if we do not have enough free space (at least 300 MB) free.

  We can click with the right button on the volume, goto the cliché tab and change it accordingly.

  Also note that the minimum value of the storage area should be 300 MB and maximum can be 3000 MB.

  We can also set any value between the two, which is a multiple of 300, 600, 900, 1200, 1500 etc... According to the available space.

  In the cases where errors in the event viewer on wait times (event id: 12298, 12310, 2004, 12290) then we also need to put the MinDiffArea in the registry.

  HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/Volsnap

  Right side, new DWORD VALUE - "MinDiffAreaFileSize" - change and set the value between "300-3000 Mo" or any multiple

  300 between the two. Ideally, we can define it on 3000 MB which works even better if we have space.

  Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826936

  (6) also, please make sure we have plenty of free space. If we go by the book, a snapshot requires at least 10% of the volume

  to be free.

  Storage controllers (SCSI/RAID controllers) could also be a problem and may need to be updated.

• Impossible to create capture instant for VM1, error-3941 (create the snapshot has failed)

  I vSphere 4.0.0 208111 using VDR 1.1.0.707 appliance for backup of a Windows Server 2003 SP2 with VMware tools installed (including the VSS component).

  I am unable to back up a VM, but can save all other virtual machines.

  Have tried to re - install VMware tools, ensuring Windows VSS patches are up to date.

  I can do a ntbackup to system within the virtual machine with success status.

  Impossible to find someone else suffer the same error with-3491, create the snapshot has failed.

  Any ideas?

  Paul

  To simulate a VDR initiated snapshot, try a manual snapshot of the virtual machine and see if it passes or fails.  If it fails, then that explains the error 3941.  Be sure to uncheck the memory status and check the comments of quiesce file system option during an attempt of the manual snapshot because it will mimic the snapshot operation that initiates the VDR.

• Moving the local folder to gmail IMAP messages generates the error "current order has failed."

  I'm trying to migrate all my email from Thunderbird to my Google Mail account. I have my old email into local folders, and I have my Google email account set up successfully as an IMAP account. I'm dragging E-mail folders under local folders to folders in the title of the IMAP account.

  Sometimes it works fine, but most of the time, I get an error "the current command has failed. The e-mail server for account [email protected] replied: not able to analyze command. "I can often with success select and drag 30 messages, but sometimes it fails with even a single message.

  Any suggestions?

  Several suggestions.

  1 turn off email scanning in your anti-virus product against struggle.
  2. create an exception in your anti virus for Thunderbird profile folder.
  These two just release the process and remove barriers to the process.
  3. check the amount of data you have used for 24 hours. Google have a limit. about 200 MB I think. But I can't really remember.

• Whenever I try to send mails via Gmail (even in Safe Mode), I get the error message "your action failed. Please try again ".

  Everytime I try sending mail through Gmail FF 18.1, I constantly get the error message "you action failed. Please try again ". I have to use the HTML view in Gmail that I really hate. I tried the Mode without failure of Firefox as well but not good. Please fix this for me.

  This can be caused by corrupted cookies or cookies that are not sent or otherwise blocked.

  Clear the cache and cookies from sites that cause problems.

  "Clear the Cache":

  • Tools > Options > advanced > network > content caching Web: 'clear now '.

  'Delete Cookies' sites causing problems:

  • Tools > Options > privacy > Cookies: "show the Cookies".

  If clearing cookies doesn't work, then it is possible that the cookies.sqlite file that stores the cookies is corrupted.

  Rename (or delete) cookies.sqlite (cookies.sqlite.old) and delete other files to present as cookie cookies.sqlite - journal in the profile folder of Firefox in the case where the cookies.sqlite file has been corrupted.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/cookies
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/deleting+cookies

• Windows cannot connect to the printer operation failed with error 0x0000007e

  Hello

  OS: Windows 7 x 86 SP1

  Print server: Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 x 86

  Printer: HP LaserJet 8150 printer shared and listed in the directory

  Problem:

  When I try to install the printer in the Add Printer Wizard, choose install a network printer, she finds a driver on the server, installs, then brings up an error (see topic).

  In the Print Service logs, I see the following:

  "The print spooler failed to load a plug-in module, 0x7e error code. See the user context information for event data.

  I can install the printer very well if I choose local printer, new port, TCP/IP, and enter the IP address. This isn't a solution, as users cannot be expected to go through this process, or for me to go around all the machines and do it manually. More I want than the print jobs to the print server's spool, and I think that the local installation method uses the local spooler.

  I tried to install the driver of HP UPD PCL 6, x 86 and x 64, on the print server.

  When I check what the client machine pilot chose to install by going to the properties of the print server, I can see that he chooses the former driver "HP LaserJet 8150 Series PCL 6". I presume that it is incompatible with Windows 7, that's why I am getting the error cannot connect.

  How can I get Windows 7 clients to use the UPD?

  I left our Windows 2003 print server to a Server 2008 and comes to install the HP UPD x 86 and x 64 for each printer. Now everything works perfectly! All XP and 7 customers can install printers network without problem.

  I suspect that the problem was due to have many different versions of drivers on the old print server, and customers did not know which to use?

• I keep getting "the trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed" error windows 2008R2

  Hi all

  I appreciate your help. And I hope that this issue has been addressed previously, although I couldn't find any solution there.

  I manage a domain windows 2008 with 3 domain controllers. Recently my workstations continue to fall out of the field. I get "the trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed" to many workstations.

  I know how to fix properly, use netdom.exe. But the mistakes keep coming back. I don't know where to look for the source of this error. A possible problem might be the time in any field is out of sync. But all my workstations synchronize with the domain controller with the primary domain controller role and seems to work correctly.

  Are there other sources, that I need to check? This is getting frustrating.

  Thank you much for the help.

  Sincerely,

  Hello

  Post your question in the TechNet Server Forums, as your question kindly is beyond the scope of these Forums.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/WindowsServer/en-us/home?category=WindowsServer

  See you soon.

• Error: "the application failed to start because its side by side configuration is incorrect."

  Original title: youcam /camera fun zone

  How can I solve the problem / the application has failed to start because its side by side configuration is incorrect is the message that is displayed

  [Moved from comments]

  Hello

  Thanks for posting your question on the Forums of community of Microsoft.

  1. don't you make changes to the computer before the show?

  2. which version of the operating system is installed on the computer?

  3. when exactly you get this error message?

  You can uninstall all existing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package on the system and install the latest Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package and check if it helps.

  Uninstall existing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package

  Reference:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/uninstall-or-change-a-program

  To reinstall the latest Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package

  Reference:

  Microsoft
  Package redistributable Visual C++ 2010 (x 86)
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=a7b7a05e-6de6-4D3A-A423-37bf0912db84

  Microsoft
  Package redistributable Visual C++ 2010 (x 64)
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=bd512d9e-43c8-4655-81bf-9350143d5867

  Hope this solves the problem.

• Error "this application has failed to start because normaliz.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

  Original title: error explorer.exe, Normaliz.dll is missing please help me about the issue.

  Hello

  I get the error "this application has failed to start because normaliz.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem"Please help me!

  Well - so much for the expertise of committed Microsoft Support Engineer 'experts', but no answer to what I expected.

  See how it works for you:

  If you see a message like this:

  Explorer.EXE - unable to locate component: this application has failed to start because Normaliz.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

  It is in the case Log:

  Event type: Information
  Event source: Application Popup
  Event category: no
  Event ID: 26
  Description:

  Application popup: Explorer.EXE - unable to locate component: this application has failed to start because Normaliz.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

  Start explorer.exe, but the normaliz.dll file.  If explorer.exe is not able to run, you will not be able to do much with your system until the replacement of normaliz.dll.

  You can click OK for errors and finished up in the Task Manager where you can try to fix it.  The message can keep popping up from time to time, while you're fixing it, so just click OK to close the message.

  If normaliz.dll is missing, you can copy it from a working system to the system afflicted with the same version of XP and Internet Explorer.

  You will get a good copy and put it on a floppy disk, thumb drive etc and copy it to your system plagued by using Manager tasks.

  The normaliz.dll file must be located in the c:\windows\system32 folder and therefore is not a Windows file protected, making the Microsoft Support Engineer 'experts' suggest running sfc/scannow, which is just another one of their prosecution of wild goose that will not work, he'll never work and it will only waste your time (and they don't tell you how to run either - if explorer.exe does not start).

  Then engaged Microsoft Support Engineer 'experts' will offer to you develop a copy of the file from the XP installation CD you probably haven't, but it is also not on your XP installation CD, and you will have the same problem try their suggestions to 'try' to start in any any Mode without failure, so this will not help you.  These "experts" seem to think that the Safe Mode boot or boot will replace magically missing files, but it doesn't.

  You also will be able to properly run a browser on the system afflicted to go on Internet download one.

  There is a large computer security risk in the normaliz.dll from some website download.  The best idea is to get a copy of normaliz.dll from another computer that has the same version of XP and IE and replace it from a USB device (which you can access from the Manager tasks), or using a system that works, you can download one of my SkyDrive.

  You can still use the Task Manager to run the system restore and bring it back, but I've never tried and never use SR in all cases.

  If you have recently done a bunch of Microsoft updates, you may have also gotten IE8 so maybe that something was wrong here although the normaliz.dll is the same for each version.

  When you see the error, you can click beyond it and eventually arrived at your screen background image where you can press CTRL-ALT-DEL to start Task Manager. TM, you can click file, new task, Browse and edit the menu drop-down "Files of type" to all files that you can see all the files in folders.

  Go to c:\windows\system32 to see if normaliz.dll is really missing. If the error appears again while browsing, just click OK to get past it.  The explorer.exe tries to run and cannot until the missing file is replaced.

  If it's the only thing missing, you can get one from a working system of the same type as yours, copy on a Flash DRIVE or a floppy disk and always using TM, to browse, copy and paste it where it should be or you can download one of my SkyDrive.

  TM, you can still access your thumb or any other medium the same disk by navigating, copy, paste, etc very well all work.  You use TM to navigate to your thumb or floppy disk, copy the normaliz.dll good and then paste it in the c:\windows\system32 folder, where it is supposed to be.

  If things get worse, just return to TM and remove the file back where you were in first place and continue troubleshooting.

  Using a system that works, you can also download a copy of the file from my SkyDrive and put it on a floppy or USB thumbdrive and networks diskettes for the distressed system.  Sandalenet means wear you the system afflicted by hand.

  I downloaded a copy of XP Pro SP3 file you need on my SkyDrive (everyone has a SkyDrive for file sharing).

  You can download it and when you do, place a copy of the file in these two folders (assuming that Windows is installed on your C drive):

  c:\Windows\System32

  Here is the link to my SkyDrive and you can get the file you need here:

  https://SkyDrive.live.com/?CID=6a7e789cab1d6f39&ID=6A7E789CAB1D6F39! 311

  When you see the files available for download, you can not see the file extension (.exe, .dll, .cpl, .sys, .zip, etc.), but when download you them they will have the right extension.

  When you download the file (especially if you use Internet Explorer), when you get a chance to save the file, your browser is unable to save the file with an extension (by example, .exe, .dll, .cpl, .sys, .zip, etc) then you will need to manually add the extension appropriate to the file when you download the file before you save it.

  You can download the file without the extension, and then rename the file to add the appropriate extension.  You do not want to use a file called normaliz when the name of the file should really be called normaliz.dll (if the downloaded file has no extension, you will need to change the name of the file to add the appropriate extension to make it work.

  You then put the downloaded files in the correct folders on your system.

  That may not solve all your problems, but at least you will be spending this part and we can then fix the rest.