[RBASE-L] - Re: Error starting Rbg65 executable

[Jim Limburg]

Been doing some more research...

Found this... http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;110845

It looks like the culprit Dll is an old foxpro dll...

Still digging..

I have another theory... Sometimes, and I think this is the case here.. 
when on of
our network people here sets up users machines, they just copy existing 
desktop
shortcuts off to the network for a person and then copy them back on 
their new
machine. If this user had a Win98 machine and just went to a 2000 
machine then
Windows might be trying to run RBase as an older program...

Just a thought..
Will get time day-after-tommorrow to research. I have to go to one of 
our subsidiary
companies tommorrow.

Thanks for the thread of thoughts and directions
Jim
MikeB wrote:

The DLL doesn't just load itself.  It's being called by something.

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Renaming it won't be advisable if their other program requires it.

--Yes, I know, but if it works I going that road. I have done this in
the past and no other
   of our programs have bucked or jumped.
highlight it and End Task/End Process

--I don't think the user needs to mess in this area, although this
particular user is capable
do a clean boot and then start RBase first, do you still get the
error?
--User said first program she ran this morning was RBase. I am using
shortcuts to RBase
  that run a dat file to startup rbase. Thinking here... I wonder if I
should look to see what
  program the dat extension is mapped to... hmmmm...
  According to user, she has not installed any new software lately
  with the exception of MS updates, maybe this is the culprite ???
I have seen this on three different users at our main headquarters, with
the person in whom is
currently having the problem again being the first person I ever saw
this on. At that time, what I
could find suggested renaming the Dll, and so I did, and found that to
be the answer then.
I have found out that this user does not use Peachtree, nor does she
have Quickbooks installed
at this time.
Still looking
Jim Limburg
MikeB wrote:

   

Renaming it won't be advisable if their other program requires it.  What
     

I
 

was saying, is some software doesn't shutdown properly (tidy up after
     

use)
 

and remnants of it can remain in memory (again Ctrl-Alt-Delete and check
     

the
 

task/process list for the W32sys.dll).  If it is is in the Task/Process
list, highlight it and End Task/End Process the item and then start
     

RBase.
 

BTW, if you do a clean boot and then start RBase first, do you still get
     

the
 

error?

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Thanks Mike

I believe this particular user is using Peachtree.. will have to check.
I know they are using
Quickbooks. I will have them to rename it again and see if anything else
breaks..
Crossing fingers
Jim Limburg
MikeB wrote:



       

Google.  W32sys.dll is not a part of Windows 32 above windows 3.1.  I

         

find

     

it used in a number of software packages including Peachtree Simply
Accounting and WINE (a windows environment on Unix/Linux).
If you are running NT (as your email suggests) is the W32Sys showing up

         

in

     

task manager as a process that is possibly hungover from running some

         

other

     

software before you start RBase.  If it is, remove it from the task
         

list
 

         

and

     

see if the error is gone when you start RBase.  In any event, it is not

         

an

     

RBase problem.



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G-Day all

I think I have posted this before without ever getting a responce a
           

long
 



           

time



         

ago. I am going to try again, cause it just became and issue again.

One of my users gets this error when she starts RBase Win65 - current



           

version.



         

The Application or DLL C:\WINNT\System32\W32SYS.DLL is not a valid

           

Windows

     

image. Please check this against your installation diskette.

Has anyone found a reason for this. I can rename the Dll or delete it

           

and

     

the error goes away, but I am doing this on a user who has had this

           

error

     

           

before



         

and apparently she has some software or ??? that keeps instaling this

           

DLL,

     

           

so



         

I don't feel comfortable in the rename/delete solution any more.

Any help appreciated.

Jim Limburg