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Re-installing Sidekick99 on Windows XP from cd
Thanks, Jim. I did read that FAQ when the problem arose; but as I explained in my previous post the reason that Sidekick wasn't working was due to the rbot worm (which in my case appeared as the winexec32.exe programme). Once this had been eradicated there was no longer a problem with Sidekick...- Rusty47
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Re-installing Sidekick99 on Windows XP from cd
I did solve the problem (after many hours of installing and un-installing various things). I realised that a programme was running in the background - winexec32.exe - which stopped Sidekick loading properly and also inhibited the cd install programme from re-installing it. Once I knew that was...- Rusty47
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- Forum: Starfish: Sidekick
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Re-installing Sidekick99 on Windows XP from cd
Sidekick99 has been running on my Windows XP (Home version) fine for several years. After installing Windows Service Pack 2 Sidekick won't run at all. I uninstalled Sidekick(using windows 'add or remove programmes') but attempts to reinstall from the Sidekick99 cd-r have failed as XP doesn't...- Rusty47
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