hi,

more and more i keep getting this bastard...

"this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor."

if i click on IE tools, i get it. if i try to RUN something, i get it. i
tried to open up adobe photoshop and i got it! it's way out of control now.
what can i do?

it started happening about a week ago. but it seems to be spreading. i even
tried the old standby MS-DOS scanreg/restore and it's still there (but i
could only go back 3 days).

anyway, please help if you can.

thank you,

mike

"mike" <MMAHAN@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:da7xd.127$_X7.114@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com. ..
| hi,
|
| more and more i keep getting this bastard...
|
| "this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
|
| If the problem persists, contact the program vendor."
|
| if i click on IE tools, i get it. if i try to RUN something, i get it. i
| tried to open up adobe photoshop and i got it! it's way out of control
now.
| what can i do?
|
| it started happening about a week ago. but it seems to be spreading. i
even
| tried the old standby MS-DOS scanreg/restore and it's still there (but i
| could only go back 3 days).
|
| anyway, please help if you can.
|
Gee, someone forget to post what the OS is? And maybe some more pertinent
info? Like what the REST of the error message might be telling you? (Of
course, some of them *don't* tell you what program is misbehaving...)

oops. WIN98 with a verizon dsl connection that is usually connects at
11-1300 kbits. today it is 300-500. this could be a different system.

there is no more to the error message than what i transcribed. sorry for the
omissions.

mike


"Toolman Tim" <no.spam.for.tcm@my.email.is.invalid> wrote in message
news:cm7xd.21412$Vn7.14994@fe05.lga...

Do you have the OS installation CD? If you do, then try this from a DOS
prompt:

SFC /SCANNOW

That is the "System File Checker" and it compares the files on your computer
to the original files.

Getting to a DOS prompt in W98 is easy. Here's two ways:
1) when the computer is booting, get on the F8 key right after the POST /
memory test. It should bring up a boot menu. #6 is usually the DOS mode
command prompt.
2) When you click start/shut down, there is an option on the menu to restart
in DOS mode. That's not a "clean boot" but is okay for what I suggested
above.


"mike" <MMAHAN@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:Jp7xd.133$_X7.57@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com.. .
| oops. WIN98 with a verizon dsl connection that is usually connects at
| 11-1300 kbits. today it is 300-500. this could be a different system.
|
| there is no more to the error message than what i transcribed. sorry for
the
| omissions.
|
| mike
|
|
| "Toolman Tim" <no.spam.for.tcm@my.email.is.invalid> wrote in message
| news:cm7xd.21412$Vn7.14994@fe05.lga...
| >
| > "mike" <MMAHAN@prodigy.net> wrote in message
| > news:da7xd.127$_X7.114@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com. ..
| > | hi,
| > |
| > | more and more i keep getting this bastard...
| > |
| > | "this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut
down.
| > |
| > | If the problem persists, contact the program vendor."
| > |
| > | if i click on IE tools, i get it. if i try to RUN something, i get
it.
| i
| > | tried to open up adobe photoshop and i got it! it's way out of control
| > now.
| > | what can i do?
| > |
| > | it started happening about a week ago. but it seems to be spreading. i
| > even
| > | tried the old standby MS-DOS scanreg/restore and it's still there (but
i
| > | could only go back 3 days).
| > |
| > | anyway, please help if you can.
| > |
| > Gee, someone forget to post what the OS is? And maybe some more
pertinent
| > info? Like what the REST of the error message might be telling you? (Of
| > course, some of them *don't* tell you what program is misbehaving...)
| >
| >
|
|

i think i'm screwed. no disk.


"Toolman Tim" <no.spam.for.tcm@my.email.is.invalid> wrote in message
news:kE7xd.21416$Xn7.12392@fe05.lga...

Okay - look at this location and see if there are a lot of .cab files:
c:\windows\options\cabs
If so, those are the original system files. Maybe the SFC can be told to
find them there. I'd run it and see, and if it suggests replacing a file, it
might give you an option to look in that location for the file.

"mike" <MMAHAN@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:3M7xd.139$_X7.96@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com.. .
|i think i'm screwed. no disk.
|
|
| "Toolman Tim" <no.spam.for.tcm@my.email.is.invalid> wrote in message
| news:kE7xd.21416$Xn7.12392@fe05.lga...
| > Do you have the OS installation CD? If you do, then try this from a DOS
| > prompt:
| >
| > SFC /SCANNOW
| >
| > That is the "System File Checker" and it compares the files on your
| computer
| > to the original files.
| >
| > Getting to a DOS prompt in W98 is easy. Here's two ways:
| > 1) when the computer is booting, get on the F8 key right after the POST
/
| > memory test. It should bring up a boot menu. #6 is usually the DOS mode
| > command prompt.
| > 2) When you click start/shut down, there is an option on the menu to
| restart
| > in DOS mode. That's not a "clean boot" but is okay for what I suggested
| > above.
| >
| >
| > "mike" <MMAHAN@prodigy.net> wrote in message
| > news:Jp7xd.133$_X7.57@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com.. .
| > | oops. WIN98 with a verizon dsl connection that is usually connects at
| > | 11-1300 kbits. today it is 300-500. this could be a different system.
| > |
| > | there is no more to the error message than what i transcribed. sorry
for
| > the
| > | omissions.
| > |
| > | mike
| > |
| > |
| > | "Toolman Tim" <no.spam.for.tcm@my.email.is.invalid> wrote in message
| > | news:cm7xd.21412$Vn7.14994@fe05.lga...
| > | >
| > | > "mike" <MMAHAN@prodigy.net> wrote in message
| > | > news:da7xd.127$_X7.114@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com. ..
| > | > | hi,
| > | > |
| > | > | more and more i keep getting this bastard...
| > | > |
| > | > | "this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut
| > down.
| > | > |
| > | > | If the problem persists, contact the program vendor."
| > | > |
| > | > | if i click on IE tools, i get it. if i try to RUN something, i
get
| > it.
| > | i
| > | > | tried to open up adobe photoshop and i got it! it's way out of
| control
| > | > now.
| > | > | what can i do?
| > | > |
| > | > | it started happening about a week ago. but it seems to be
spreading.
| i
| > | > even
| > | > | tried the old standby MS-DOS scanreg/restore and it's still there
| (but
| > i
| > | > | could only go back 3 days).
| > | > |
| > | > | anyway, please help if you can.
| > | > |
| > | > Gee, someone forget to post what the OS is? And maybe some more
| > pertinent
| > | > info? Like what the REST of the error message might be telling you?
| (Of
| > | > course, some of them *don't* tell you what program is
misbehaving...)
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

In article <Jp7xd.133$_X7.57@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com> mike
<MMAHAN@prodigy.net> wrote:
Sorry for the error.

--
Lady Chatterly

"Stop using my name, lady chatterly! Or else!" -- W Monk

In article <da7xd.127$_X7.114@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com> mike
<MMAHAN@prodigy.net> wrote:
You are karl rove, are not you going to vote.

I am shing my pants here.

--
Lady Chatterly

"I wish Lady Chatterly were back. "She" makes sense compared to you."
-- Peter Thomas

what's lady chatterly smoking?

"Lady Chatterly" <mmahan@catcher.in.the.rye> wrote in message
news:2166329.6384596c@news.chariot.net.au...

mike wrote:
You should learn to use a kill-file. And theoretically, it's a bot.

The Lady C. is flirting with you, wants to be your best girl. As to your
problem, I go along with shutting down all the memory hogs you don't
need.


"mike" <MMAHAN@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:sj9xd.153$_X7.48@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com.. .

Toolman Tim wrote:

I love that last sentence... in one breath you abuse him for not posting
the "REST" of the error message; then you admit that not all apps do so.
Fucking psycho.

SFC in win98 doesn't have the /scannow switch - and doesn't refer back to
the installation media in the same way as the one in XP.

Run SFC from Start|Run, and see what it reports, first - make a note of any
programs it finds, and the message (I can't remember whether it produces a
log), and post back


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm

"Toolman Tim" <no.spam.for.tcm@my.email.is.invalid> wrote in message
news:808xd.21422$jE7.20883@fe05.lga...

mike wrote:
For years I was getting that on a win98 system and turned out to be a
very small calendar program running in the background. I guess my point
is that it's often due to a conflict with another app, especially one
that also phones home on a regular basis. I didnt even know my wifes
calendar program phoned home till I put zone alarm on.

Lurk re_relurking wrote:

Yeah, my balls are too sore.