Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My experience with mac stuff is just the opposite. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Crawford Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 9:45 PM To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Computer Help This is why photographers use Macs. They 'just work'. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-486-2581 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 4/25/11 9:55 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: > LUG: > > This is driving me crazy. Yesterday an automatic Microsoft update > rendered > my computer totally worthless. It went back to the original configuration > of Windows 7 with none of my screen savers, no programs loaded - just a > bare-bones version of a new Windows 7. I used Restore to go back before > the > update. All seemed good. Screensavers are there, programs listed, > documents and photos where they should be; HOWEVER, nothing works. When I > click on any program at all I get this message "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 tool for > more > detail." That is totally Greek to me and I've put it up on several > Windows > and Microsoft forums and nobody else seems to know what it means. I've > come > to the LUG expertise as a last resort. I do (did) have everything backed > up > with Acronis, but that is one of the programs that refuses to run, even > from > the restore CD. Before I totally tear all of my hair out, is there > anybody > out there who has the slightest idea how I can fix this? > > The day when all of my computer programs can be cloud-based will be a > great > day (maybe). > > TIA > > Tina _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information