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FP has disappeared from my system

wyndwoman@aol.com

2004-03-30, 9:28 pm

Problem solved -
Right after I posted my question, another possible
solution occurred to me. I used the install disk to
uninstall the product, then started over from scratch.
Now it's working.

I still don't have an explanation for why it disappeared
in the first place, but at least I can work now!

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm not sure if this is a FP problem, or a Windows XP
>problem. I've had FP2002 on my desktop for a couple
years.
>In December I got a laptop and installed the same copy on
>it (and activated it). A month later I tried to install
it
>on a 2nd laptop that I own. When I went to activate it, I
>learned that I'm limited to installing on 1 desktop and 1
>laptop. Ok, that's fine.
>
>Now, 3 months later, I went to use FP on my laptop, and
>it's completely gone from my system. I got out the
>original disk and tried to install it again. It went
>through the motions of "reinstalling" (it obviously
>realized that FP had been installed on the machine
>before), and announced that reinstallation was complete.
>However, it is still not on my machine, anywhere. I
tried
>again with the same results.
>
>Anyone got any ideas? I checked the Windows XP support
>FAQ, and it does indeed say that you can have the product
>on one desktop and one laptop, and it also says that
>products can't be "de-activated" using their activation
>program. However, I'm slightly paranoid that somehow
>Microsoft has set a time bomb in my computer to knock out
>programs it doesn't think I should have. :)
>
>Lorraine
>.
>

Stefan B Rusynko

2004-03-30, 9:29 pm

All that disappeared was the desktop icon (shortcut) to FP
- Win XP has a "feature" to remove unused desktop icons periodically
(you can turn that off next time you are asked to remove unused icons)
- next time it disappears you can create a new one from Start All Program
(find FP and send it to your desktop as a shortcut)
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"wyndwoman@aol.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:11f3701c41507$f04dc740$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| Problem solved -
| Right after I posted my question, another possible
| solution occurred to me. I used the install disk to
| uninstall the product, then started over from scratch.
| Now it's working.
|
| I still don't have an explanation for why it disappeared
| in the first place, but at least I can work now!
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >I'm not sure if this is a FP problem, or a Windows XP
| >problem. I've had FP2002 on my desktop for a couple
| years.
| >In December I got a laptop and installed the same copy on
| >it (and activated it). A month later I tried to install
| it
| >on a 2nd laptop that I own. When I went to activate it, I
| >learned that I'm limited to installing on 1 desktop and 1
| >laptop. Ok, that's fine.
| >
| >Now, 3 months later, I went to use FP on my laptop, and
| >it's completely gone from my system. I got out the
| >original disk and tried to install it again. It went
| >through the motions of "reinstalling" (it obviously
| >realized that FP had been installed on the machine
| >before), and announced that reinstallation was complete.
| >However, it is still not on my machine, anywhere. I
| tried
| >again with the same results.
| >
| >Anyone got any ideas? I checked the Windows XP support
| >FAQ, and it does indeed say that you can have the product
| >on one desktop and one laptop, and it also says that
| >products can't be "de-activated" using their activation
| >program. However, I'm slightly paranoid that somehow
| >Microsoft has set a time bomb in my computer to knock out
| >programs it doesn't think I should have. :)
| >
| >Lorraine
| >.
| >

Lorraine

2004-03-30, 9:33 pm

Actually no. The icon was still there, but wouldn't work. I went searching for the program on my hard drive, and the front page folder was empty. I did a search for the .exe file, and it was nowhere to be found on my system. :shrug: But thanks for resp
onding, anyway.

----- Stefan B Rusynko wrote: -----

All that disappeared was the desktop icon (shortcut) to FP
- Win XP has a "feature" to remove unused desktop icons periodically
(you can turn that off next time you are asked to remove unused icons)
- next time it disappears you can create a new one from Start All Program
(find FP and send it to your desktop as a shortcut)
--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
_____________________________________________

"wyndwoman@aol.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:11f3701c41507$f04dc740$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| Problem solved -
| Right after I posted my question, another possible
| solution occurred to me. I used the install disk to
| uninstall the product, then started over from scratch.
| Now it's working.
|
| I still don't have an explanation for why it disappeared
| in the first place, but at least I can work now!
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >I'm not sure if this is a FP problem, or a Windows XP
| >problem. I've had FP2002 on my desktop for a couple
| years.
| >In December I got a laptop and installed the same copy on
| >it (and activated it). A month later I tried to install
| it
| >on a 2nd laptop that I own. When I went to activate it, I
| >learned that I'm limited to installing on 1 desktop and 1
| >laptop. Ok, that's fine.
| >
| >Now, 3 months later, I went to use FP on my laptop, and
| >it's completely gone from my system. I got out the
| >original disk and tried to install it again. It went
| >through the motions of "reinstalling" (it obviously
| >realized that FP had been installed on the machine
| >before), and announced that reinstallation was complete.
| >However, it is still not on my machine, anywhere. I
| tried
| >again with the same results.
| >
| >Anyone got any ideas? I checked the Windows XP support
| >FAQ, and it does indeed say that you can have the product
| >on one desktop and one laptop, and it also says that
| >products can't be "de-activated" using their activation
| >program. However, I'm slightly paranoid that somehow
| >Microsoft has set a time bomb in my computer to knock out
| >programs it doesn't think I should have. :)
| >
| >Lorraine
| >.
| >

Thomas A. Rowe

2004-03-30, 9:33 pm

Then the best option is to re-install FP.

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"Lorraine" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:47381BE5-D5DE-4306-A2C1-55C59B434F80@microsoft.com...
> Actually no. The icon was still there, but wouldn't work. I went searching for the program on my
hard drive, and the front page folder was empty. I did a search for the .exe file, and it was
nowhere to be found on my system. :shrug: But thanks for responding, anyway.
>
> ----- Stefan B Rusynko wrote: -----
>
> All that disappeared was the desktop icon (shortcut) to FP
> - Win XP has a "feature" to remove unused desktop icons periodically
> (you can turn that off next time you are asked to remove unused icons)
> - next time it disappears you can create a new one from Start All Program
> (find FP and send it to your desktop as a shortcut)
> --
>
> _____________________________________________
> SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
> "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
> To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> _____________________________________________
>
>
> "wyndwoman@aol.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11f3701c41507$f04dc740$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> | Problem solved -
> | Right after I posted my question, another possible
> | solution occurred to me. I used the install disk to
> | uninstall the product, then started over from scratch.
> | Now it's working.
> |
> | I still don't have an explanation for why it disappeared
> | in the first place, but at least I can work now!
> |
> |
> | >-----Original Message-----
> | >I'm not sure if this is a FP problem, or a Windows XP
> | >problem. I've had FP2002 on my desktop for a couple
> | years.
> | >In December I got a laptop and installed the same copy on
> | >it (and activated it). A month later I tried to install
> | it
> | >on a 2nd laptop that I own. When I went to activate it, I
> | >learned that I'm limited to installing on 1 desktop and 1
> | >laptop. Ok, that's fine.
> | >
> | >Now, 3 months later, I went to use FP on my laptop, and
> | >it's completely gone from my system. I got out the
> | >original disk and tried to install it again. It went
> | >through the motions of "reinstalling" (it obviously
> | >realized that FP had been installed on the machine
> | >before), and announced that reinstallation was complete.
> | >However, it is still not on my machine, anywhere. I
> | tried
> | >again with the same results.
> | >
> | >Anyone got any ideas? I checked the Windows XP support
> | >FAQ, and it does indeed say that you can have the product
> | >on one desktop and one laptop, and it also says that
> | >products can't be "de-activated" using their activation
> | >program. However, I'm slightly paranoid that somehow
> | >Microsoft has set a time bomb in my computer to knock out
> | >programs it doesn't think I should have. :)
> | >
> | >Lorraine
> | >.
> | >