Yikes!!! Something happened (program or file corruption?) to Windows 98 or my software programs. The PC has a Pentium II with 500MB of RAM. I'm running MS Office 97. This computer currently does not have Internet access. (My other (office) computer does, though). These two issues occurred aournd the same time and may be related.
Music Software:
SONAR 2.2 and Wavelab 3.0: In SONAR, when I highlight an audio clip, go to TOOLS and select Wavelab, instead of opening and displaying the clip for editing in Wavelab, I now get an error message, "Cannot complete process".
Excel:
When I open up a file and click on Print Preview and then click Close, the program and Windows 98 freezes up on me. Nothing works.
When I use... Ctrl+Alt+Delete and try to quit or end the program(s), I get an array of error messages:
"The system is dangerously low on resources. Would you like to terminate the following program?" (As I quit each program, another Window 98 file or program is displayed asking if I would like to terminate).
So, I shut off the power supply to the computer and turn it back on. Windows 98 goes through its system check to find errors. One of the error messages says, "The following files have allocation errors: Windows Temp\wrf0000.tmp". I indicate "yes" when asking to fix a problem. It appears to fix it and then boots up. I still have the same problems (above).
Any thoughts. I'm wondering if I need to re-install Windows 98 (but then I won't have the various system updates... when I used to have dial-up connection), MS Office 97, SONAR or Wavelab.
I desperately need to keep this computer alive for a little while longer. Please help.
Thank you.
Music Software:
SONAR 2.2 and Wavelab 3.0: In SONAR, when I highlight an audio clip, go to TOOLS and select Wavelab, instead of opening and displaying the clip for editing in Wavelab, I now get an error message, "Cannot complete process".
Excel:
When I open up a file and click on Print Preview and then click Close, the program and Windows 98 freezes up on me. Nothing works.
When I use... Ctrl+Alt+Delete and try to quit or end the program(s), I get an array of error messages:
"The system is dangerously low on resources. Would you like to terminate the following program?" (As I quit each program, another Window 98 file or program is displayed asking if I would like to terminate).
So, I shut off the power supply to the computer and turn it back on. Windows 98 goes through its system check to find errors. One of the error messages says, "The following files have allocation errors: Windows Temp\wrf0000.tmp". I indicate "yes" when asking to fix a problem. It appears to fix it and then boots up. I still have the same problems (above).
Any thoughts. I'm wondering if I need to re-install Windows 98 (but then I won't have the various system updates... when I used to have dial-up connection), MS Office 97, SONAR or Wavelab.
I desperately need to keep this computer alive for a little while longer. Please help.
Thank you.