-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Need help guys
- From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:50:13 -0500
Hi Lisa,
Dr. Watson is a program that comes with Windows that basically debugs
problems like this. Error Reporting uses the output generated by Dr. Watson
to determine if it's an OS problem they need to fix or if it's just a
corruoted file on the person's PC, which they'll ignore, of course.
In a seriously small nutshell, the HOSTS file is a text file used by
Windows to hold domain info for your internet connection. If this file
becomes corrupted, the system does what your sister's system is doing. I've
never dealt with a corrupted HOSTS file before, so I'll have to look up the
fix. I'm almost positive that you'll be told to delete it, but it's a
protected file that won't go quietly. I'll let you know what I learn,
unless someone else already knows and chimes in with the directions.
Peace,
GMan
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Toothman" <lisat36@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:48 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Need help guys
> First I got my computer up and running. Router is crap but that's not
> important now we are just switching the dsl box for now. The problem is
> my
> sister's new computer. It's getting a Windows Explorer error. This is
> what
> is coming up when she tries to figure out what it is, where it came from
> and/or how to fix the problem.
> Data Execution Prevention
> Name: Windows Explorer
> Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
>
> Dr Watson Postmortom Debugger has encountered a problem and needs to
> close.
>
> *we have no idea what this Dr Watson thing is*
>
> c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (-reading error)
>
> Any idea what this is and how to fix it?
>
> TIA
>
> Lisa T
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