-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Okay, this has been driving me batty

  • From: "GuitarMan" <pctt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:22:41 -0500

Hi Marcia,
    I've found that repeatedly 'updating' a program via its own Update
system sometimes leads to corrupted application files.  I'll allow a program
to do it itself once or twice, but after that, I'll uninstall it, reboot,
reinstall it (to the exact same location) and then allow it to update itself
to the newest one.  If it was already showing problems, this usually cures
them, but not always.  Once in a blue moon, I have to clean out leftover
registry entries before reinstalling before this method works.

    In addition, sometimes the newer version just doesn't do what you want
from the program (a feature or two that you loved might have been removed in
the new version).  In this case, I'll uninstall, clean up the registry and
then reinstall the older version.  Of course, this can also occasionally
lead to other problems, but I'll save that more complicated topic for a time
when it needs to be discussed.

Peace,
GMan

PCTT Owner

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcia Colpan" <mcolpan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 8:35 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Okay, this has been driving me batty


I use Musicmatch to play music on my computer and to make MP3's.   It has
this little thing where it occasionally tells me that it needs to update.
This last time I let it do that, it got rather weird on me.

I can be making an MP3 from my cassette player and it will inexplicably
reboot my computer for me.  A little trick that does not endear it to me at
all.

It will often hang up in the middle of playing a song.   Another charming
little trick that I can do without.

In short, my nicely working little program is acting like it got some bad go
go juice.

Any ideas how to fix this?

Marcia


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