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Windows XP Dead
My relatively new Windows XP system seems to have died a fitful death. What's unusual about this is that it's a very new system (less than a month) and I haven't installed much software on it. The first time I had a problem I booted up my PC and noticed that programs would seem to run but would...- Crash999
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Icons will not die!
I just bought a new Compaq which comes preloaded with a lot of bloated OEM type stuff. I'm slowly going through and getting rid of those things I don't need. However, there are 4 icons that keep putting themselves back on my desktop and in my start menu every time I reboot. These are ads from...- Crash999
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- Replies: 4
- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Haunted by No Socket Error Ghosts- Pls Exorcise!
I have been using computers for many years and consider myself to be fairly proficient. However, I've had some problems in the past six months that have mystified me. It began about 6 months ago when I suddenly could not send mail. I was doing everything as before, hadn't installed a thing...- Crash999
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- Forum: E-Mail issues
