Hedonist

Appreciate that. Most of the "cures" require the use of an install cd which I think you indicated you don't have (?). I still think you could try removing the sound card and rebooting. Meantime here's Computer Hope on the subject http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm and a list of others who have had the same problem here http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q...earch&meta=

The error he is getting is software related. Removing the soundcard wouldn't likely fix the issue. If anything, removing the soundcard software or driver package would be more helpful. I don't have the operational experience with Windows 2000 to tell you how to even attempt that, however. Well, my understanding is that if the hardware is removed then NTDETECT.COM will not detect it during the boot sequence therefore the software/driver would not be loaded and, perhaps, the software conflict would not arise. However, I have been wrong before now and I hope to live long enough to be wrong again. Edit: Already proved myself to be wrong, the device should be uninstalled in Device Manager before being removed. This article http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/Win...andDevices.html explains it. Apologies for jumping in at the deep end...

"I recently installed a sound card on my Windows 2000 box" Have you tried removing the sound card and rebooting?

Sorry, I posted a query before really using the Search facility in which I found the answer. I should have deleted the entire post but regrettably don't know how to do that! Thanks.

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Windows XP Home, SP.2 fully updated (tho' not yet to SP.3) I want to use the Touch.exe program mentioned here. I downloaded the Reskit, copied Touch.exe to the windows\system32\ folder and tried to open it in Command Prompt but got the message that "the system cannot find c:\windows\system32\touch.exe". The file appears in the correct location when Dir is run, it can be Copied to another folder, it can be opened in a Text Editor, it can be Deleted, it is found using Search but cannot be found if any attempt is made to Open it using Start>Run, in Command or Cmd or Windows. Some other files in the Reskit cannot be found if an attempt is made to Open them, others in the Reskit Open without problem. Got me beat, any explanation please. See the attached for examples of the problem. BTW it will not be of concern if the program file cannot execute, just befuddled as to why it cannot be found. Thanks.