Re: Critical error 101 on MS AntiSpyware install

From: Vatsal Thakkar (vthakkar_at_utmem1.utmem.edu)
Date: 01/11/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 06:25:14 GMT

jodpod...@wilcox.net (Jim O'Donnel) wrote in news:AbKEd.5772$637.3989
@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com:

> I've downloaded and installed the Microsoft Antispyware on
> Microsoft Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Build 3790. When
> I launch the Microsoft Antispyware program from the
> desktop icon, I get an error that reads "Warning,
> Microsoft Antispyware has encountered a critical error
> (Error 101).

I had the same problem so I picked this up from the
new Microsoft private web-based nntp newsgroups.

Subject: Error 101 after install on Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise
From: "Donna Davidson" <>
Sent: 1/10/2005 10:06:14 PM
 
Try this (it works for me).

If you get the critical error 101 message every time you
double-click on the Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta1 desktop
shortcut ...

Simply create a brand new ASCII text file:
 c:\windows\system\101.bat

Put this SINGLE LINE into that text file:
 "c:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe"
-Embedding

THEN, whenever you get the critical error 101 message,
just type at the "Start -> Run" command line:
 101
and then press the "Enter" key.

That will run the program above which solves the
problem temporarily (until the next reboot it seems).

I do this each time BEFORE I run the Microsoft
AntiSpyware beta1 on WindowsXP & it works for me!

I don't know WHY it works (what does the gcasDtServ
program do anyway?) but it works for me & many others.

Good luck,
Donna D.

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