Thank you for your responses. I do not have net framework 1.1 or hotfix 1.1. I haven't installed any software recently except for the windows update which installed yesterday morning. I sweep regularly for malware and none is detected.
Walter Johnson
i don't know about net framework 1.1 - how can I tell? i cleaned out the selected directory and reinstalled but got the same message. What a heck of a puzzle!!
I uninstalled the update & reinstalled desktop x but got the same message.
no - i have uninstalled and reinstalled 3 times. no effect still the same message.
None of the widgets were new. I have been using the same desktop for weeks. Blue Skies - core calendar - sys info -cabal drives - glassy calendar had been on there but removed. The message is C++ " a buffer overrun has been detected which has corrupted the program's internal state. The program cannot safely continue execution and must be terminated."
Desktop X will not load due to buffer overrun.