wherein Liz fights her computer... and loses. twice over

[edenfalling]

ljArchive Error: System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ThrowWithoutLineInfo(String res)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
at EF.ljArchive.Engine.Sync.ExportCommentsMeta(OptionsRow or, ILJServer iLJ, SessionGenerateResponse sgr, Int32& serverMaxID, UserMapCollection umc)
at EF.ljArchive.Engine.Sync.ThreadStart()


For the past three days, I've been getting this error message when trying to sync ljArchive to my livejournal and download entries and comments. I have no idea what is going wrong -- does anyone know what the problem might be, or how to fix it?

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In possibly related news, Microsoft (in its infinite idiocy) has decided that my copy of Windows Vista is not 'genuine' and has pasted a little note to that effect in the bottom right of my desktop. Every time I try to validate the damn program, Microsoft either tells me I have the wrong product key or claims it can't complete the process right now. Then it erases my desktop picture, which I have to go retrieve from files. *headdesk*

I do so have a genuine copy of Windows! And if I don't, it is entirely Best Buy's fault -- they sold the program to me when I bought my computer.

So fuck Microsoft, fuck Best Buy, and fuck HP while I'm at it (they made the machine). *seethes*

Comments

[lukita.livejournal.com]

I think you can call microsoft support or something about the windows vista thing, the two problems might be related. Mostly because from what I've heard, you can't run windows if they think you have a pirated copy and you tried to validate it or something like that. I'm not sure how you'll go about proving you have the genuine copy... You can threaten them by saying you'll switch to a Mac or Linux?

[edenfalling]

Yeah, they offer me an option to call HP and bitch at them about this, so I will probably do that on Wednesday, which I have off from work.

[drich.livejournal.com]

*bleah lost post due to fat-fingering*

Similar post in journalfen, comments indicate exporting error on LJ's end. Also supported by DW maintenance post that comment cross-posts are not exporting from LJ.

Put in an LJ error report. They may get to it some time this century.

No clue about Vista. I've stayed away from it like the plague.

[edenfalling]

Aha! I shall file an error report this evening, when I get to a computer where I have the damn form page bookmarked.