Windows cannot find "(null)"

Published on June 3, 2005 By Jafo In Personal Computing

Lately, when dl clicking on a file...eg a jpg .... Paintshop Pro loads...but this error pops up. Then I dl click on the file again and it'll load.

This is using Explorer Plus....but Windows Explorer is the same.

I'm assuming I have a service stopped that cause the error....yet dl clicking on a doc file loads word just fine.

Any ideas?

Google didn't help as any refs to the error appear to be different issues or system-wide...

Comments (Page 4)

yrag

on Jun 16, 2005

probably the .net framework

Hey Peachy......see if you have KB886903 installed.......

Jafo

on Jun 16, 2005

Updates are current, as of yesterday....and yes, that one's installed...

yrag

on Jun 16, 2005

Get rid of it......

Jafo

on Jun 16, 2005

Egad....I dunno how you do it....

It looks like you solved yet another drama...

DI 7 is currently making a backup....just fine....

[what's the bet my PSP file associations are mangled again tho...but who cares?...]

Yer a genius.

Thanks, mate....

yrag

on Jun 16, 2005

....anytime, Honey

Chris TH

on Jun 16, 2005

Hey Peachy......see if you have KB886903 installed.......

Updates are current, as of yesterday....and yes, that one's installed

Get rid of it......

Just out of curiosity, what's wrong with the update? Seems OK here...

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Jafo

on Jun 16, 2005

Well....for starters, it looks like it causes Drive Image 7 to fail to run.....which can be bad news to those relying on it for system backups...

Simple cause and effect....didn't work with it...worked perfectly once uninstalled....ergo...the hotfix is at fault...

Jafo

on Jun 30, 2005

Gah...

Dunno whether it's related....that net update isn't on....but latest issue is that NAV2004 doesn't want to run a system scan.....it just sits there looking Yellow.

Jafo

on Jul 01, 2005

OK Norton, you old fart...I just renewed my subscription...now is NOT the time to go belly-up.

Even my beta testing of 'In Defense' was infinitely less of an issue....AND I never got a virus....

Jafo

on Jul 01, 2005

I'm trying to pluck up the courage for going through a full system uninstall of Norton....it's always a pain to remove all traces before redoing it.....and chances are it won't help, anyway....

Jafo

on Jul 01, 2005

Hmm....killed almost every process....even the shell...and Norton is working...

so....

Something loaded, or updated has caused the issue.

With norton now scanning I reloaded the shell...no dramas so far...btw...shell is LS of course....

Sugaree

on Jul 02, 2005

I love a good ending

yrag

on Jul 02, 2005

I don't know that Paul is done talking to himself yet.....

Jafo

on Jul 02, 2005

oh...life goes on...rebooted into exploder just to be sure...but getting norton to do any kind of scan is a no-go.

What's the bet it's the new MS updater proggy...

yrag

on Jul 02, 2005

Are you using MS update V6?

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