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It's working. It turned out to be the Sygate firewall I had installed.
Once I exited the firewall, I could open WP.
I had finally thought of checking the problem on the Corel site. I read
there where it could be a problem with the printer driver. Then learned
that I couldn't print from my laptop, even though it showed I was connected
to my router. I couldn't add the printer, so I called Dell. They
discovered it was the firewall. Turned off the firewall, both the printer
printed and WP opened.
I also have the Sygate firewall on my desktop, but as I said, do not have
any problem using WP.
Doug, thanks for being there for me. I hope the above information may help
someone else.
"Curious1" <nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:OwXfLj$aFHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> By the way, I forgot to mention that I have WP10 Family Pack on my desktop
> and have not had a problem with it even though I've received the same MS
> updates, and have downloaded XP SP2. WP11 was loaded on to my Dell Laptop
> by Dell, and then they included the CD for it. I noticed it has OEM on
> the CD, which for some reason nudges something in my memory.
>
>
> "Curious1" <nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23aLY5a$aFHA.1660@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Oh boy, I'm lost. As for your first suggestion re changing the boot.ini
>> file, mine now reads:
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
>> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=AlwaysOffOptIn
>>
>> I went to Windows Help and brought up Data Execution Prevention, and then
>> Microsoft Knowledge base, but couldn't make heads or tails of it. I did
>> note something about downloading a SP 2 patch for WP11, but that was if I
>> was having a problem updating the program. I just want to open it.
>>
>> You suggested going to wpwin11.exe/properties and changing it to W98
>> compatibility. Is that Windows 98? And how do I do this (go to
>> wpwin11.exe/properties)?
>>
>> So you reinstalled XP SP2. Shall I uninstall it then reinstall it? When
>> I went to uninstall it, it said something about I might remove security
>> updates. Would these be other than XP SP2?
>>
>> It's a nice feeling to know that someone is trying to help me. Thanks.
>>
>> "Doug" <stand@attention.net> wrote in message
>> news:%239rVv8%23aFHA.2756@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Addenda: Go to windows HELP. Type in "Data Execution Prevention" without
>>> the quotes.
>>>
>>> This explains why certain pgms using protected memory are prevented from
>>> running. Apparently a goodly number of Corel products fall within
>>> Microsofts criteria and are STOPPED.
>>>
>>> Doug
>>> ====
>>> "Doug" <stand@attention.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%23w0fEv8aFHA.3932@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> |I have run out of ideas...but that is nothing new. I keep reading this
>>> | forum and if I have a problem that I can't solve, I post the problem
>>> | here. Sooner or later someone will come to my rescue.
>>> | If that doesn't work, I go to the Microsoft Knowledge base and search
>>> | for solutions. Most of the time if one digs solutions abound.
>>> |
>>> | Re: my procedure...change only the last NoExecute part after the slash
>>> | in the last line.
>>> |
>>> | If ALL else fails go to wpwin11.exe/properties and change it to W98
>>> | compatibility. THIS did work for me until I solved my problem.
>>> |
>>> | Also, I reinstalled XP SP2 as well in case some files went belly up or
>>> | had been modified.
>>> |
>>> | Sometimes, these annoying problems are not unique to one user, we just
>>> | think that they are.
>>> |
>>> | Doug
>>> | ====
>>> | "Curious1" <nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
>>> | news:edAL$j7aFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> || Doug, thanks very much for trying to help me. Unfortunately, it
>>> | didn't
>>> || work. When you said that it had to do with one of Microsoft's
>>> | updates, it
>>> || gave me an idea, though. After following your directions below and
>>> | that
>>> || didn't work, I remembered that I had received an MS update just
>>> before
>>> | my
>>> || problem. So I tried to restore my computer to an earlier date before
>>> | the
>>> || update. Still didn't work.
>>> ||
>>> || There must be some way I can solve this problem. Is there some place
>>> | else I
>>> || can contact?
>>> ||
>>> || "Doug" <stand@attention.net> wrote in message
>>> || news:ehRoYEwaFHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> || > Had the same problem with my WordPerfect. Just about drove me nuts.
>>> || >
>>> || > Finally found it had to do with one of Microsoft's updates. If you
>>> | edit
>>> || > your boot.ini file thussly:
>>> || >
>>> || > (This is my boot.ini)
>>> || >
>>> || > [boot loader]
>>> || > timeout=15
>>> || > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>>> || > [operating systems]
>>> || > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>>> | Home
>>> || > Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>>> || >
>>> || > Change the LAST line to read: NoExecute=AlwaysOffOptin
>>> || >
>>> || > It should rectify the WordPerfect error situation.
>>> || >
>>> || > Keep your original boot.ini under another name in case no workee.
>>> || >
>>> || > After the change of course u have to reboot to effect the changes.
>>> || >
>>> || > No guarantee but worked for me.
>>> || >
>>> || > Doug
>>> || > ======
>>> || > "Curious1" <nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
>>> || > news:%23OrPBFjaFHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> || > | Hi,
>>> || > |
>>> || > | I added a password to my laptop and when I did, it asked if I
>>> | wanted
>>> || > files
>>> || > | and folders password protected too. I said yes. But then
>>> | discovered
>>> || > that I
>>> || > | couldn't open any Word Perfect files. So I removed the
>>> password -
>>> || > that
>>> || > | didn't work, uninstalled and reinstalled Word Perfect - that
>>> | didn't
>>> || > work,
>>> || > | and restored my computer to yesterday and that didn't work.
>>> || > |
>>> || > | After reinstalling Word Perfect for the 2nd time and trying to
>>> | open
>>> || > it, I
>>> || > | received the error message (that I'd been getting all along):
>>> || > Microsoft
>>> || > | Visual C++ Runtime Library. Runtime Error. Program: C:\Program
>>> || > Files\Word
>>> || > | Perfect Office 11\Programs\wpwin11.exe. abnormal program
>>> | termination.
>>> || > |
>>> || > | What can I do, please?
>>> || > |
>>> || > |
>>> || >
>>> || >
>>> ||
>>> ||
>>> |
>>> |
>>>
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