"Explorer Error " Help again please!
15 years 11 months ago #2549 by Broomrider
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Hi,
I have a problem with my laptop... every so often, at least 6 times a day, an error message comes up saying, Explorer has encounted an error and has to shut down... if I click the box off it comes up with "explorer will close", then everything on my desk top disappears and within seconds comes back again... however everything I have just done on my desk top goes back to how it was before I moved them, ie if I have just layed out my files for collating my clients on the desk top (as I do at end of week) the bloody things does it's error thing and everything I have just spent the last half hour doing is shot right back to where they were before I started (hope that makes sense) it only moves my icons and stuff on the desk top,it doesn't close any programmes I have open, ie word...
It's a nuisance factor. However I can drag the error box out of the way and carry on with my work, but I have about 10 mins before another more elaborate error box comes up and clears the desk top anyway.... the only new hardware I have put on my computer is to run a Canon MX700 multi scanner, fax, printer thingy...
Oh and if that's not enough for you to ponder, every now and again whilst I am on the phone, the fax overrides it and cuts me off, I can't shut the fax down without actually pulling the plug out of the wall... I have faxability, (two seperate phone numbers) on my one landline....
any suggestions??????
I have a problem with my laptop... every so often, at least 6 times a day, an error message comes up saying, Explorer has encounted an error and has to shut down... if I click the box off it comes up with "explorer will close", then everything on my desk top disappears and within seconds comes back again... however everything I have just done on my desk top goes back to how it was before I moved them, ie if I have just layed out my files for collating my clients on the desk top (as I do at end of week) the bloody things does it's error thing and everything I have just spent the last half hour doing is shot right back to where they were before I started (hope that makes sense) it only moves my icons and stuff on the desk top,it doesn't close any programmes I have open, ie word...
It's a nuisance factor. However I can drag the error box out of the way and carry on with my work, but I have about 10 mins before another more elaborate error box comes up and clears the desk top anyway.... the only new hardware I have put on my computer is to run a Canon MX700 multi scanner, fax, printer thingy...
Oh and if that's not enough for you to ponder, every now and again whilst I am on the phone, the fax overrides it and cuts me off, I can't shut the fax down without actually pulling the plug out of the wall... I have faxability, (two seperate phone numbers) on my one landline....
any suggestions??????
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15 years 11 months ago #74001 by Broomrider
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Thanks Grant... I'll check out the desk-top options you suggested, I don't want to re-boot my computer each time I change something, that has been the avenue Ive taken till now but it's not been terribly convenient waiting for the re-boot as you can imagine. I will Google the error and see what turns up.
Re the Fax.... I have been through the manual/auto settings etc it all works fine but on occassions I'm on the phone and part way through the call the line goes "hollow" and I know the fax has interrupted the call. This shouldn't be happening as they are seperate numbers and the call has been made or answered manually by me! I may have to resort to the "Canon experts" lol
Re the Fax.... I have been through the manual/auto settings etc it all works fine but on occassions I'm on the phone and part way through the call the line goes "hollow" and I know the fax has interrupted the call. This shouldn't be happening as they are seperate numbers and the call has been made or answered manually by me! I may have to resort to the "Canon experts" lol
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15 years 11 months ago #74099 by Broomrider ...
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hey V, long time no see... you been missed over the fence... anyway... you were of no help but thanks for your reply lol..quote:Originally posted by Valmai
Hey witchy how ya doin'?!! Im no comp geek but do you have the latest version of oleaut? It was the cause of all my anguish a couple of months back! It seemed to stuff EVERYTHING up.
Oh and no I didnt fix it, I went to Firefox.
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15 years 11 months ago #74120 by GrantK
- Use a Fax to E-mail service for received faxes (easy peasy, they just appear in my Inbox, which makes it easy to forward copies or save to your Hard Disk). Only print out those faxes that are really required in hard copy, thereby saving lots of ink and paper.
- Set the Fax machine to MANUAL ANSWER (and of course the phone never rings anymore with incoming faxes, so it never needs to answer)
- Cancel the FaxAbility service (because it's no longer needed) and save yourself some money
If you need to know any more details, feel free to post back here.
Cheers,
Grant.
Live weather data and High/Low records for our farm at: www.keymer.name/weather
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Here's how I handle the fax situation now:quote:Originally posted by Broomrider
...I'm beginning to wish I had too W... perhaps it's time for a revamp, any suggestions as to who I should have my phone and fax with? thanks for your help
- Use a Fax to E-mail service for received faxes (easy peasy, they just appear in my Inbox, which makes it easy to forward copies or save to your Hard Disk). Only print out those faxes that are really required in hard copy, thereby saving lots of ink and paper.
- Set the Fax machine to MANUAL ANSWER (and of course the phone never rings anymore with incoming faxes, so it never needs to answer)
- Cancel the FaxAbility service (because it's no longer needed) and save yourself some money
If you need to know any more details, feel free to post back here.
Cheers,
Grant.
Live weather data and High/Low records for our farm at: www.keymer.name/weather
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15 years 11 months ago #74154 by Broomrider ] and yes please tell me from front to back in laymans terms how you do this... and what number do peeps ring to get my fax and... oh so many questions...[
] I await your answer with anticipation..???
Jan
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This will eliminate the problem, and avoid having to pay telecom any more money than is necessary....[}quote:Originally posted by GrantK
Here's how I handle the fax situation now:quote:Originally posted by Broomrider
...I'm beginning to wish I had too W... perhaps it's time for a revamp, any suggestions as to who I should have my phone and fax with? thanks for your help
- Use a Fax to E-mail service for received faxes (easy peasy, they just appear in my Inbox, which makes it easy to forward copies or save to your Hard Disk). Only print out those faxes that are really required in hard copy, thereby saving lots of ink and paper.
- Set the Fax machine to MANUAL ANSWER (and of course the phone never rings anymore with incoming faxes, so it never needs to answer)
- Cancel the FaxAbility service (because it's no longer needed) and save yourself some money
If you need to know any more details, feel free to post back here.
Cheers,
Grant.
] and yes please tell me from front to back in laymans terms how you do this... and what number do peeps ring to get my fax and... oh so many questions...[] I await your answer with anticipation..??? Jan
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15 years 11 months ago #74165 by GrantK
www.faxaway.com/rates.shtml
Because I never send any faxes through this service, the total cost is just US$1 per month
Initially they charge your credit card for US$10 and that credit sits in your account being whittled down US$1 each month until it reaches zero, then they charge you another US$10. I have been using this service for about 2 years now, and it's extremely reliable.
There is one small drawback being that the service is US-based so people sending you faxes need to send them to a US number which costs between 10 and 15 cents per page depending on which phone company you use.
If you receive a large number of pages, that might not be ideal, so you would be best to use MBox which can give you a local Auckland number:
www.mbox.co.nz/messagein.php?pid=messagein-pricing
This costs $15 per month for up to 400 received pages.
If you are outside the Auckland local calling area though, it will cost between 10c and 15c per page to send faxes via MBox, so you may as well go for Faxaway and save the extra $14 per month
There is a third option from TNZ Group that will give you a local number wherever you like:
www.tnz.co.nz/main.php?context=public&pa...aging-fax-faxtoemail
However, they charge $10+GST per month and then 20c+GST per page received.
So -- a few options for you to consider Broomrider, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
On balance, for my situation, I decided on Faxaway because I mainly receive faxes from just one person, and having programmed my US fax number into a Speed Dial button on their fax machine, it is very easy for them to use. It costs this person 12c or 15c per page depending on the day of the week when they send the fax, and the total cost is usually around $5 per month or occasionally as much as $10.
This is Dirt Cheap really and it saves having to worry about where I am going to be on any given day. Any faxes just turn up in my e-mail so I can view them via my laptop when out on the road or wherever [8D]
P.S. It might be a good idea to rename this thread to "Explorer Error and Fax to e-mail service" so anybody else can find this thread if they are interested.
Cheers,
Grant.
Live weather data and High/Low records for our farm at: www.keymer.name/weather
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OK -- there are a couple of different options for the fax service, depending on how many pages per month you typically receive. For me, it's not many, so I use a US-based service called Faxaway:quote:Originally posted by Broomrider
...yes please tell me from front to back in laymans terms how you do this... and what number do peeps ring to get my fax and... oh so many questions...[
Jan
www.faxaway.com/rates.shtml
Because I never send any faxes through this service, the total cost is just US$1 per month
Initially they charge your credit card for US$10 and that credit sits in your account being whittled down US$1 each month until it reaches zero, then they charge you another US$10. I have been using this service for about 2 years now, and it's extremely reliable.
There is one small drawback being that the service is US-based so people sending you faxes need to send them to a US number which costs between 10 and 15 cents per page depending on which phone company you use.
If you receive a large number of pages, that might not be ideal, so you would be best to use MBox which can give you a local Auckland number:
www.mbox.co.nz/messagein.php?pid=messagein-pricing
This costs $15 per month for up to 400 received pages.
If you are outside the Auckland local calling area though, it will cost between 10c and 15c per page to send faxes via MBox, so you may as well go for Faxaway and save the extra $14 per month
There is a third option from TNZ Group that will give you a local number wherever you like:
www.tnz.co.nz/main.php?context=public&pa...aging-fax-faxtoemail
However, they charge $10+GST per month and then 20c+GST per page received.
So -- a few options for you to consider Broomrider, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
On balance, for my situation, I decided on Faxaway because I mainly receive faxes from just one person, and having programmed my US fax number into a Speed Dial button on their fax machine, it is very easy for them to use. It costs this person 12c or 15c per page depending on the day of the week when they send the fax, and the total cost is usually around $5 per month or occasionally as much as $10.
This is Dirt Cheap really and it saves having to worry about where I am going to be on any given day. Any faxes just turn up in my e-mail so I can view them via my laptop when out on the road or wherever [8D]
P.S. It might be a good idea to rename this thread to "Explorer Error and Fax to e-mail service" so anybody else can find this thread if they are interested.
Cheers,
Grant.
Live weather data and High/Low records for our farm at: www.keymer.name/weather
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15 years 11 months ago #74265 by Broomrider
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Thanks for that Grant. I will look into it and see what I can do. I don't recieve a huge amount of faxes, usally I get PDF's on the poota...
As for my error problem, I have decided to relocate my work off the desktop to another folder and work from there... yeah I know, took me long enough to work that one out.... [] doesn't fix the error but stops the annoyance of it, until I can get it fixed, hopefully free:D;) I will let you know if and how the error was rectified.
As for my error problem, I have decided to relocate my work off the desktop to another folder and work from there... yeah I know, took me long enough to work that one out.... [
] doesn't fix the error but stops the annoyance of it, until I can get it fixed, hopefully free:D;) I will let you know if and how the error was rectified. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
15 years 11 months ago #74273 by GrantK
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Sorry -- I missed this post yesterday:
Unless you see a folder called "Adult Links" [] in your Favourites folder, then this has absolutely nothing to do with your situation.
It doesn't sound like anything to do with your problem BR.quote:Originally posted by Broomrider
I've gone in to google and been referred to this link... but it seems to be referring to Internet explorer??? Can you possibly have a look and see if this may be a fixer of the issue I have.. support.microsoft.com/kb/822797
Unless you see a folder called "Adult Links" [
] in your Favourites folder, then this has absolutely nothing to do with your situation. Live weather data and High/Low records for our farm at: www.keymer.name/weather
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15 years 11 months ago #74315 by Broomrider ][]... had a look and unfortunately... I mean..(hahaha only joking[]), there is no such folder...phew!!! thanks
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hahaha I just skimmed through it and didn't see the reference to Adult links..[quote:Originally posted by GrantK
Sorry -- I missed this post yesterday:It doesn't sound like anything to do with your problem BR.quote:Originally posted by Broomrider
I've gone in to google and been referred to this link... but it seems to be referring to Internet explorer??? Can you possibly have a look and see if this may be a fixer of the issue I have.. support.microsoft.com/kb/822797
Unless you see a folder called "Adult Links" [
][]... had a look and unfortunately... I mean..(hahaha only joking[]), there is no such folder...phew!!! thanks Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
15 years 10 months ago #76866 by Broomrider
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I have found a remedy on the net to fix the problem.... and it appears to have worked. Woohoo !! 
www.villanova.edu/artsci/college/it/support/explorer_error.htm
The error shown in the link is exactly as mine was , unfortunately over the last couple of days the problem had increased to the extent that I was spending more time trying to retify it instead of working
www.villanova.edu/artsci/college/it/support/explorer_error.htm
The error shown in the link is exactly as mine was , unfortunately over the last couple of days the problem had increased to the extent that I was spending more time trying to retify it instead of working
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