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i get a "protection error : error 15" when opening files
i just swapped in a new motherboard (A7V133c to A7N8X-E Deluxe) and everything was working properly until i tried to open some music files and it gave me "Protection Error : Error 15" and closed explorer - explorer then reopens and i can access the file ok usually - sometimes the problem gets worse until i can't even browse certain folders without getting the error..
i have not yet done a 'repair install' of XP Home - i will try that soon - but can you give me another solution??
i am using the newest nForce driver set - not the one from Asus.. could that be it?
thank you so much!!
i have not yet done a 'repair install' of XP Home - i will try that soon - but can you give me another solution??
i am using the newest nForce driver set - not the one from Asus.. could that be it?
thank you so much!!
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i'm pretty sure i fixed it now - it was a driver that windows-update tried to install and failed.. it turned out to be an older driver than the one i had already installed - i reinstalled the driver using the 'repair' option and i thinkk the error is gone..!! :-) :-) :-)
Hai,
Glad to know you got rid of it :)
Regards
Venish
Glad to know you got rid of it :)
Regards
Venish
for what is worth here my thinking:
i would do a reinstall of XP. just choose make sure you check the i want to specify the partition during setup. XP will find the current installation and you can choose to do a repair. XP should install the correct drivers for your motherboard.
i recently changed my hard drive to a new PC and had a similar problem. XP does not like when you change big hardware like CPU ot MOBO.
good luck!
-elharagan