My HP scanner has a "director window" that allows me to interface to the scanner/printer however when bringing up the "director window" I get script errors. If I boot with my backup hard drive the program works fine. Just to be sure I copied the entire program from my backup drive to my primary drive, rebooted with my primary drive and still have the error. So I then tried to bringup the "Director Window" from my backup drive and now I get the script error there, too. So something in my primary drive is not configuring my computer properly when booting. I hope this makes sense! I'm hoping you can get me headed in the right direction. Thanks a mil, Uncle Dewey

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Dewey Nelson wrote:
|My HP scanner[...]

This is a WINDOWS 98 forum.

If your problem is truly a Windows 98 problem,
Hewlett-Packard is in the best position to verify that and to reveal the solution.

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So you exposed your backup to the same problem, hmmm. Not good troubleshooting technique.

Might be worthwhile posting the complete error message
someone might recognize it.

Try uninstalling and reinstalling the offending program on one drive only. Knowing 
HP you'll also have to search for orphaned files and registry entries. HP sometimes 
leaves entries in Msconfig. 

And you thought it was your computer!

Also consider, that corupting your backup by opening the 
Director Window on your primary may have set registry entrys on the primary HDD relating 
to both instances of the program. Assuming, of course, that you have an Operating 
system on both drives.

I had a HP printer that crashed on my C:\ and I used the same printer software on 
my backup Drive . The printer did not crash on the secondary, but I could not reinstall 
the software on C:\ untill I disconnected the backup drive from the IDE cable. HP 
refuses duplicate installs of the same device.

Probably could have just pulled the Power connector, but pulld both after several 
hours spent trying to reinstall.

BW

  







On Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 1:46 pm, Dewey Nelson wrote:

>My HP scanner has a "director window" that allows me to interface to the scanner/printer 

>however when bringing up the "director window" I get script errors.  If I boot with 

>my backup hard drive the program works fine.  Just to be sure I copied the entire 

>program from my backup drive to my primary drive, rebooted with my primary drive 

>and still have  the error.  

>

>So I then tried to bringup the "Director Window" from my backup drive and now I 
get 

>the script error there, too.  So something in my primary drive is not configuring 

>my computer properly when booting.

>

>I hope this makes sense!  I'm hoping you can get me headed in the right direction. 

> Thanks a mil,  Uncle Dewey 

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I have uninstalled/reinstalled the program several times with the same result. I now have the exact same copy of the program on both my primary drive and secondary drive. The program works if I make my secondary drive the primary and reboot. I have deduced the problem is not the program, but rather something amiss in my Windows 98 configuration on my orignal primary drive. Because I have reinstalled the program I also assume the printer drivers are okay and besides the problem occurs before I am ready to scan from the printer. I can use the printer for printing successfully. Thanks for listening!!! Uncle Dewey


On Friday, June 22, 2007 at 1:03 am, bob wells wrote:
>So you exposed your backup to the same problem, hmmm. Not good troubleshooting technique.
>
>Might be worthwhile posting the complete error message
>someone might recognize it.
>
>Try uninstalling and reinstalling the offending program on one drive only. Knowing
>HP you'll also have to search for orphaned files and registry entries. HP sometimes
>leaves entries in Msconfig.
>
>And you thought it was your computer!
>
>Also consider, that corupting your backup by opening the
>Director Window on your primary may have set registry entrys on the primary HDD relating
>to both instances of the program. Assuming, of course, that you have an Operating
>system on both drives.
>
>I had a HP printer that crashed on my C:\ and I used the same printer software on
>my backup Drive . The printer did not crash on the secondary, but I could not reinstall
>the software on C:\ untill I disconnected the backup drive from the IDE cable. HP
>refuses duplicate installs of the same device.
>
>Probably could have just pulled the Power connector, but pulld both after several
>hours spent trying to reinstall.
>
>BW
>
>
>
>
>

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PS: I also get script errors on certain email messages when I open them. I download my Juno email they are actually on my computer when I read them. Uncle dewey


On Friday, June 22, 2007 at 8:15 am, Dewey Nelson wrote:
>I have uninstalled/reinstalled the program several times with the same result. I
>now have the exact same copy of the program on both my primary drive and secondary
>drive. The program works if I make my secondary drive the primary and reboot. I have
>deduced the problem is not the program, but rather something amiss in my Windows
>98 configuration on my orignal primary drive.
>
>Because I have reinstalled the program I also assume the printer drivers are okay
>and besides the problem occurs before I am ready to scan from the printer. I can
>use the printer for printing successfully.
>
>Thanks for listening!!! Uncle Dewey
>
>
>

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Dewey,

If you'd post the Error messages, exactly, someone might be able to advise.

Or you could type the error into google search window and see what comes up.

BW







On Friday, June 22, 2007 at 8:41 am, Dewey Nelson wrote:

>PS:  I also get script errors on certain email messages when I open them.  I download 

>my Juno email they are actually on my computer when I read them.

>

>Uncle dewey

>

>

> 

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Hi Bob,  The exact error message changes, but 
indicates a script error on this page.  It says there 
is an error in line: ##, and character: ## and says: 
Error: "Object Expected", "Object Required",
"Expected ';', etc.  The line and character numbers 
change.

I'll keep trying and appreciate your input!!!!  Uncle Dewey







On Friday, June 22, 2007 at 9:04 am, bob wells wrote:

>Dewey,

>

>If you'd post the Error messages, exactly, someone might be able to advise.

>

>Or you could type the error into google search window and see what comes up.

>

>BW

>

>

> 

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Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!  I have felt my problem was in Windows and it was possibly a corrupted 
file, but.........  I did not have a Windows CD so I could reload Windows.  What 
I finally did was boot with my backup drive and then copy all of Windows from that 
drive to my original C:\ drive. I then rebooted with my orignal C:\ drive and all 
is well!!!!!!!!   

Thanks for bearing with me!!!!!  Uncle Dewey   







On Friday, June 22, 2007 at 10:10 am, Dewey Nelson wrote:

>Hi Bob,  The exact error message changes, but 

>indicates a script error on this page.  It says there 

>is an error in line: ##, and character: ## and says: 

>Error: "Object Expected", "Object Required",

>"Expected ';', etc.  The line and character numbers 

>change.

>

>I'll keep trying and appreciate your input!!!!  Uncle Dewey

>

>
Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!  I have felt my problem was in Windows and it was possibly a corrupted 
file, but.........  I did not have a Windows CD so I could reload Windows.  What 
I finally did was boot with my backup drive and then copy all of Windows from that 
drive to my original C:\ drive. I then rebooted with my orignal C:\ drive and all 
is well!!!!!!!!

Thanks for bearing with me!!!!!  Uncle DeweyHooray!!!!!!!!!!!!  I have felt my problem 
was in Windows and it was possibly a corrupted file, but.........  I did not have 
a Windows CD so I could reload Windows.  What I finally did was boot with my backup 
drive and then copy all of Windows from that drive to my original C:\ drive. I then 
rebooted with my orignal C:\ drive and all is well!!!!!!!!

Thanks for bearing with me!!!!!  Uncle Dewey 

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Dewey,

That's good you got it fixed. 

I've been seeing the same type of error when my ISP home page opens on Win XP Pro 
Laptop. Havn't found a lasting fix, it just comes and goes at will. I think my efforts 
have led to another error that I can't define.

Unfortunately I don't have a clue as to what to reload to fix it.  Tried the ISP 
software and restoring the the configuration Via Internet. Same old-same old. Hmmmmmm.







On Friday, June 22, 2007 at 2:18 pm, Dewey Nelson wrote:

>Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!  I have felt my problem was in Windows and it was possibly a 
corrupted 

>file, but.........  I did not have a Windows CD so I could reload Windows.  What 

>I finally did was boot with my backup drive and then copy all of Windows from that 

>drive to my original C:\ drive. I then rebooted with my orignal C:\ drive and all 

>is well!!!!!!!!   

>

>Thanks for bearing with me!!!!!  Uncle Dewey   

>

>

> 

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