Windows XP update killed Sidekick
Windows XP update killed Sidekick
(OP)
I have been happily using Sidekick95 from day one. I am running it on Win XP sp3.
The last Windows update from Microsoft killed my Sidekick. It starts with the splash window
and hangs. I reinstalled Sidekick to no avail. Has anyone running XP SP3 that received the
Windows December update been able to run Sidekick?
Thanks,
Sidekick95
The last Windows update from Microsoft killed my Sidekick. It starts with the splash window
and hangs. I reinstalled Sidekick to no avail. Has anyone running XP SP3 that received the
Windows December update been able to run Sidekick?
Thanks,
Sidekick95
RE: Windows XP update killed Sidekick
Doug
RE: Windows XP update killed Sidekick
So I uninstalled Sidekick completely and made sure that there is nothing on the drive called Sidekick. I then reinstalled and all is well. Sorry Microsoft. It was not your fault.
I hope to keep Sidekick forever, even if I have to keep an old PC just to run it.
RE: Windows XP update killed Sidekick
I am in the process of moving over to yet another computer since mine is one of the only ones still running XP and the company wants everyone on Win 7. I will definitely need to abandon Sidekick 2.0 which I much preferred to later editions but I will have to bite the bullet and transition to Sidekick 98 which presumably runs okay under Win 7.
Doug
RE: Windows XP update killed Sidekick
RE: Windows XP update killed Sidekick
If it really is the December update that froze Sidekick, I suggest you try System Restore and go back to a date before the update. At least it will confirm that the update is the problem.
Jimalex
RE: Windows XP update killed Sidekick
What causes more anxiety is the fast approaching deadline the company has given me to move over to the Win 7 64-bit machine that is ready for me. In addition to Sidekick I have a bunch of other older apps, some of which dos-based, that I have had to coax along every time a newer computer or newer operating system comes out. Some of those apps would not run unless I used some slowdown utility like MO'SLO but they all seem to run well in DosBox. Hopefully DosBox will also run on the new Win 7 machine awaiting me.
Doug