Re: how to re-install?
Re: how to re-install?
In message <DEF222C3-EED8-474A-9CA1-426A333DBB10@microsoft.com>, kraine
<kraine@discussions.microsoft.com> writes
>'THank you all again! I think I"m getting an idea of my problem, just need a
>little more assistance.
>
>1) The calendar I mean is the computer's "internal" time-keeping. At the
>bottom of my monitor is the time and date. I have to keep re-setting it
>(every day it is incorrect, even after I;ve re-set the day before). (It's
>aToshiba Satellite Pro, 430 CDT.)
If it shows the date as well as the time, you're probably running some
third-party software; the default is just the time, with the date
appearing as a popup/tooltip if you hover over it. I say probably as I'm
not _sure_ you can't change a setting somewhere to make Windows itself
show the date as well. (I use TClockEx for this, set to
>ddd, yyyy MMM d#|>H:m:s|zz ZZ
[yes the ">" is part of it].)
What actually keeps it going is in effect a cheap digital watch built
into the computer, with a (usually non-rechargeable but about 5 years'
life nominally, and IME they usually last a lot longer than that) cell
to power it. (Nearly always a CR2032 big coin cell on desktop machines;
I've no idea on laptops.)
What _displays_ that time is software: it reads the time from the
built-in "real time clock" (RTC) at bootup, and thenceforward maintains
the time in software until you shut down - it also writes back to the
RTC if you adjust the settings. This software is either the
functionality built into Windows (which works fine) or a third-party
add-on like TClockEx.
It seems fairly likely that your RTC is failing - probably just the
cell.
>
>2) I need the day/time keeping to work properly, I bought this thing for my
>mom to run a daily n utritional program.
Short of fixing the cell, I think your only option is to leave the
computer on all the time - though I'm not even sure that will work if it
goes into standby.
>
>3) I do get that message when I boot up "Calendar can't find one or more of
>the files it needs to run. Run the calendar set up program again to install
>the missing files..."; as someone here suggested, I think I will try to
>reinstall the program. Would that be Win 98?
I don't _think_ so - the phrase "calendar set up program" sounds to me
like you're running some third-party application. See if there's
anything in Start | Programs | Startup, or a "Properties" option if you
right-click in the clock area (or maybe left-click) which gives you a
web address; unfortunately, googling for calendar will find too many
hits. If this fails, seeing what's running - with WinTop, Process
Explorer, or at a pinch just Ctrl-Alt-Del - might lead you to the
executable that's involved with "calendar"; if you find that executable
(probably in \Windows, or \Program Files, or one of their
subdirectories) and right-click on it, its Properties tab might give you
the name of the company which wrote it and thus lead you to a website.
>
>4) I don't know what to download and how to just get the thing to tell the
>right time and date. THis is the part I need the most help with. I'm not
>sure what to download and how to fix the time/day. Or maybe I should just
>reinstall the whole thing?
>
>Many thanks, Kathy
[]
As I and others have said, there are two different things involved: the
underlying hardware that keeps the clock (and calendar) going when the
PC is off, which we hope just needs a new cell; and, whatever software
is producing that error message. Unless that is actually part of the
nutritional software itself, it's probably easiest just to remove the
offending software if you find it - the clock and calendar function are
part of Windows anyway, accessible to any software. This won't fix the
clock cell though. (_If_ it _does_ actually use a rechargeable, you
_may_ be able to bring it back to life by just leaving it on [with any
powerdown feature disabled] for from three days to a week, but I
wouldn't hold my breath; rechargeable cells aren't usually rescuable
IME.)
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