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To: Paul Senior who wrote (9126)	4/9/2000 8:25:00 AM
From: jw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Paul, you surely don't want added problems with New Computer & Operating Systems. Perhaps Disable or Remove GoBack. Sounds like a nice Computer and I envy you with DSL. Oregon is still in the wilderness stage. You can Right Click on the 2 yellow arrows in SysTray, click Options, click Disable GoBack. Try this a day or so. If problems persist, remove program. START!SETTINGS!CONTROL PANEL!, Double Click on ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS, scroll down to GoBack, Click to Highlite, click Add/Remove. This will Remove program from System. Regards, /jw ps;Sometimes the unit just stops - with the Windows '98 screen or a black screen with a flashingdash.Control-alt-delete is ineffective. So I have to power down. Occasionally, after a day on the computer, when I try to shut down, again the unit freezes and I have to power down., Not sure this is all GoBacks faults. I had this problem in win98se for awhile. Seems to have cleared itself up now.

To: Paul Senior who wrote (9126)	4/9/2000 12:58:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

hi paul, re "Trying to stay sane and see where I can at least feel somewhat good about what I've got-- one of the reasons I started to read this thread" well stated. i think that goes for a lot of us. <g3> welcome to the thread, and thanks for the good post. it describes quite well some of the common frustrations and problems we encounter with our machines. and it demonstrates also that new pc's aren't always an assurance of clear sailing ahead. i don't know how long you've been here with us, and i don't know your skill level or your standard computing practices... but allow me to make a few suggestions that may (or may not) help. <g3> just from what i've read, i think you should uninstall 'go back'. i believe that there are other issues for you to resolve before you try to rely upon that program to do its job. you can reinstall 'go back' any time. next, if you don't already have a good software utility suite such as norton systemworks, i think it's a good plan to add one to your system. take a look at stockbull's comments #reply-13382869 . very well said. if you've been reading us here for awhile, perhaps you'll know that i am a big fan of norton utilities, as are many others. i'll spare everyone the commercial, but suffice it to say that having these norton tools at your disposal can do wonders for your pc. but before you add anything, let me ask you what your standard practice is as far as preparing your operating system (os) for an installation? and what kind of system maintenance do you perform? and how regularly do you follow that schedule of maintenance? imo, many, many problems are the result of improper software installation, and then the program ultimately gets the blame for being 'buggy'. even improper uninstalls can cause your os grief. it's a known fact that the windows add/remove feature leaves lots of residual files hanging around that can cause conflicts. so why not let us know what procedure you follow prior to installing new software? and what kind of things you do to keep your machine humming right along? i think it will be helpful for all of us. our goal here is for everyone to learn. as for the statement, "My comments should be discounted because I am not knowledgeable or savvy regarding computers"... 'fraid not pal. you don't have to be either one of those things to spend time here! [edit: for your shutdown probs, why not take a look at this post #reply-13380259 ] :) mark