Re: [LegacyUG] "System call failed"
Hi Ian Many thanks for all the tips; I went through everything myself and felt I had isolated the problem to the wrong type of folder (the Documents folder where the Legacy folders would be). So, I managed to change that and Legacy opened!!! Now, my problem is once Legacy is opened, my other apps freeze. So now I have that problem... But I guess it's progress -- of sorts at least! Thank you again for your time and trouble! On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 10:34 PM, Ian Thomas <il.tho...@outlook.com> wrote: > Lucy, do you have the same laptop and its internal hard disk that you had > the previous problems on – with Windows 8.1? > > There are many system calls, so the Windows message isn’t very helpful in > itself. > > If the hardware is faulty, or disk space is a problem, that could cause > your ongoing problem. > > Have you made space by empting the Recycle bin, and allowing Windows to > clean up unnecessary files? > > In Windows 10, Start menu, Setup – search with the word cleanup – you will > get an item “free up disk space by deleting unnecessary files”. > > If your problem is a flakey hard disk, you should run the Windows chkdsk > utility (a part of every Windows since year dot). > > It is also a good idea to run a scan on your system for malware – just use > the inbuilt Windows Defender (again, accessible from Setup). > > Ian Thomas > > Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On > Behalf Of *Lucy Shore > *Sent:* Sunday, 23 April 2017 1:03 PM > *To:* legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] "System call failed" > > > > Hi users > > > > Sometime ago, when using Legacy 8.0 I kept running out of space on my > laptop so I had the "brilliant" idea of moving the Documents folder to an > external drive. That worked fine - until that drive died, then I started > getting the 'system call failed' notice. Eventually I was able to work past > that (not sure how) but the program was never stable. > > > > When Legacy 9.0 came out I replaced 8.0 with much the same results -- very > unstable. And today, while trying to get some stability to the program, my > old friend "system call failed" came back. Now I realize that this appears > to be connected to the Documents folder (the "special" one with the little > icon inside the larger one). I've tried a couple of options to try to > designate or redesignate the documents folder to no avail. I'm running > Windows 10. > > > > I'm hoping that maybe one of you can provide a few words of advice?? > Please? and thank you!!! > > > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] "System call failed"
Lucy, do you have the same laptop and its internal hard disk that you had the previous problems on – with Windows 8.1? There are many system calls, so the Windows message isn’t very helpful in itself. If the hardware is faulty, or disk space is a problem, that could cause your ongoing problem. Have you made space by empting the Recycle bin, and allowing Windows to clean up unnecessary files? In Windows 10, Start menu, Setup – search with the word cleanup – you will get an item “free up disk space by deleting unnecessary files”. If your problem is a flakey hard disk, you should run the Windows chkdsk utility (a part of every Windows since year dot). It is also a good idea to run a scan on your system for malware – just use the inbuilt Windows Defender (again, accessible from Setup). Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Lucy Shore Sent: Sunday, 23 April 2017 1:03 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] "System call failed" Hi users Sometime ago, when using Legacy 8.0 I kept running out of space on my laptop so I had the "brilliant" idea of moving the Documents folder to an external drive. That worked fine - until that drive died, then I started getting the 'system call failed' notice. Eventually I was able to work past that (not sure how) but the program was never stable. When Legacy 9.0 came out I replaced 8.0 with much the same results -- very unstable. And today, while trying to get some stability to the program, my old friend "system call failed" came back. Now I realize that this appears to be connected to the Documents folder (the "special" one with the little icon inside the larger one). I've tried a couple of options to try to designate or redesignate the documents folder to no avail. I'm running Windows 10. I'm hoping that maybe one of you can provide a few words of advice?? Please? and thank you!!! -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] "System call failed"
Hi users Sometime ago, when using Legacy 8.0 I kept running out of space on my laptop so I had the "brilliant" idea of moving the Documents folder to an external drive. That worked fine - until that drive died, then I started getting the 'system call failed' notice. Eventually I was able to work past that (not sure how) but the program was never stable. When Legacy 9.0 came out I replaced 8.0 with much the same results -- very unstable. And today, while trying to get some stability to the program, my old friend "system call failed" came back. Now I realize that this appears to be connected to the Documents folder (the "special" one with the little icon inside the larger one). I've tried a couple of options to try to designate or redesignate the documents folder to no avail. I'm running Windows 10. I'm hoping that maybe one of you can provide a few words of advice?? Please? and thank you!!! -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
