Well fuck
 

...software that I have been using for years has quit working properly...and drag and drop has quit working. I did three system restores and got the drag and drop to working again...but it has already quit again...and the software is still not working properly.

I have not installed anything new...at least intentionally. I am running a full virus scan and malware scan at this time...which will take hours to complete. I am using XP Pro.

:Oh crap:Oh crap

Is XP PRo still supported?

:D

LKGC
Last Known good configration
Do all the regular stuff, like you're doing, but clean up the hard drive too

Microsoft's support road map currently says that extended support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic..._seven_yea rs


Many many businesses are on that OS and do not want to change.

What antivirus you're using?

maybe you can buy it

Yes, it sucks when software quits working.

Try running it in compatibility mode to see If it works that way.

...sucks to have a PC :(

Well...nothing I tried worked...thus I am in the process of backing up my files and folders...then I will reformat and reinstall XP Pro.

shitty :( Sounds like XP got broken pretty badly.

repair install

sounds like your explorer.exe got fucked somehow

not really :1orglaugh

Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > Pathfinder (delete this account)

Then Restart 3 times.

It should work fine after that.

My PC is broken here today too...
but the 3 Macs are all working perfectly.

been working on the PC for 6 hours now.... and I'm no farther ahead.

I have formated and reinstalled XP Pro...now I am in the process of installing files...folders and software that I backed up. A few more hours and I should be back on track.

PC sucks....

Should have just did a repair install, would have saved you a few hours of backups and program installation.

Since you have a fresh install though, make an image with something like Clonezilla once you get everything setup.

I did...I tried everything I could think of including things I found by searching google...none of it worked.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

All of my XP software that didnt work worth a shit on Vista, works great on Windows 7 Ultimate 64.

Got my machine fixed today. :)

That sucks, I hope you can find the problem and fix it...

Well...I am done...and now have an optimized...clean...mean...machine.