Hi folks! I've looked for some help on the microsoft website and can't find
anything... maybe someone here will have an insight:

I do not have the windows journal writer "printer". I've tried repairing it
according to the Knowledge Base instructions, and here's the error message
that I get:

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Windows Journal
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Windows Journal cannot open "repairnotewriter".

The specified file or folder was not found. It may have been deleted,
renamed, or may be temporarily unavailable. Make sure the disk is in the
drive or the computer is connected to the network and try again.
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OK
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Anyone have any ideas what could be the problem? Is there a way to
re-download and reinstall Windows Journal? I know I personally have never
remoced anything pertaining to Journal, so I have no idea... :-)

Thanks in advance!

Carmen

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824385 <<

"cannot open..."

That looks like you might not be typing the command correctly... the
error message indicates that it's trying to open the file and the
command line in the kb is a "Switch"

confirm that you are;

in the cmd window

have "cd'd" to the windows journal directory

and typed the command exactly as

journal.exe /repairnotewriter

notice that it is a "forward slash"

report back...

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

Got it Beverly, thanks! I think I hadn't inserted a space last time before
the forward slash.

C.

"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
message news:OCQ2Zqa7HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824385 <<
>
> "cannot open..."
>
> That looks like you might not be typing the command correctly... the error
> message indicates that it's trying to open the file and the command line
> in the kb is a "Switch"
>
> confirm that you are;
>
> in the cmd window
>
> have "cd'd" to the windows journal directory
>
> and typed the command exactly as
>
> journal.exe /repairnotewriter
>
> notice that it is a "forward slash"
>
> report back...
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
>
>
>

This has been a good exercise in how journal needs to be maintained.

Congrats,
Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

--
Tom in South Dakota


"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" wrote:

> This has been a good exercise in how journal needs to be maintained.
>
> Congrats,
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
>

What must you do to restore this when using Vista?
--
Tom in South Dakota


"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" wrote:

> This has been a good exercise in how journal needs to be maintained.
>
> Congrats,
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
>

>> What must you do to restore this when using Vista? <<

This is not an os version specific process... you are executing the
journal app itself in repair/reinstall mode.

If you try it (the same steps) under vista and it doesn't execute then
it is probably a vista rights issue.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

Executing this command results in successful installation/repair of the note writer printer driver, but there is a Finished dialog that appears. Is there a way to perform this installation silently, so no dialog appears?