Hmm.. Sounds like you got bitten by the same leetle bug that's affected many of us over the years.
In all likelihood, the thing that needs a fixin is the resource files. Of course, you do have all those pretties backed up somewhere safe, so you're in pretty good sha....oh wait, you say you don't have them? Hmmmm............ It's time for Jamie to search the message archive. Sadly, I can't remember the thread name. Maybe one of the more clear-headed members of this group can fill in the blanks, as my present job description has had me divorced from the EDA process for long enough to make it all seem like just a pleasant memory of youth... Seriously though, sorry to hear about your problem, but it does ding a bell in my memory about a very similar problem that I had several years ago (circa 1999-2000) which was solved by replacing several thoroughly mangled resource files in the Protel directory structure...How pathetic, I can't even remember their names... Good luck, aj >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JaMi Smith >Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 2:11 PM >To: Protel EDA Discussion List >Subject: [PEDA] Arrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!! (primal scream) 99SE went south > >Arrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!! (primal scream). > >Help ! > >Seems that my Protel 99 SE has decided to go south for the >winter on me, and lock me out of all (or most) of my own files. > >As a background, let me fill in a few odd facts which may >actually have something to do with the problem. > >1.) I haven't accessed this copy of Protel 99 SE, which is on >my Laptop, for just over a year (8/05), and although I can >access the file that I did on that date (which was just a >mechanical drawing), I cannot access a major group of files >from 5/05, which was the last major work I did on that >computer using Protel, nor can I access a new file from the >same source as the older files. Actually, it appears that the >mecanical drawing that I did is just about the only thing I can open. > >2.) I have replaced the motherboard in the laptop, as the old >motherboard had bad simm memory connector, and a bad usb >connector, although I have kept the same processor, hard >drive, and eithernet adapter card. > >3.) I have installed Skype on the laptop. > >4.) Most of the older .ddb files I have are set to read only, >which notifies me and prompts me to continue when I try to open them. > >The platform is PIII running Windows 2000 Ver. 5 (Build 2195 >Service Pack 4). the system was running great the last time I >used it, and I have not done any upgrades to the operating >system since then, except for upgrading Internet Explorer >fromVer 5.5 to version 6 (which may in fact have done a few >things to Windows 2000 itself). > >With that said, here is the problem: I start Protel 99 SE by >double clicking on the icon on the desktop, and Protel 99 SE >opens with no database or files. > >I click on the files menu and either select an existing file >or a new one. I should state that the first time I tried to >open a file, it was a new file on another computer over the >network, and that was the first time I saw this problem. > >Anyway, Protel (or Windows?) responds by putting up an error >dialog that states the following: > > Client99se.exe has generated errors and will be closed >by Windows. > You will need to restart the program. > > An error log is being created. > > OK (button) > > >Things just suspend (with an hourglass) for about a minute and >a half, and then Protel just evaporates, but the error message >stays there until you click the OK button, and then it too evaporates. > >It appears that no error messages are in fact generated, but >there is a small file that appears in each directory which has >a database that I try to open and fail to open, and the >time/date stamp correlates with the crash. > >That file name begins with whatever the name of the database >(.ddb) file is, and adds a ".ldb" filetype to it. Using either >Windows Explorer or Power Desk 4.0, under FileType it states >that the type of file is "Access.LockFile.9". The file is 64 >bytes long, and contains only the name of the database and >spaces followed by "Admin." and more spaces. > >It appears that Protel is locking me out of the files, but >that does not necessarily explain what is happening, since it >shouldn't be crashing if that is the case, but I would just >expect an error message from Protel. > >Anyone out there have any explanitions? > >I thought about just reinstalling Protel, but that may not fix >the apparent lockouts. > >Thanks > >JaMi > > > >____________________________________________________________ >You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > >To Post messages: >mailto:[email protected] > >Unsubscribe and Other Options: >http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > >Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > This e-mail transmission and its attachments may contain information from Avtron Manufacturing, Inc. that is proprietary, privileged and/or confidential and is intended exclusively for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. 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