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To: Joe Lyddon who wrote (30102)	11/8/2002 11:19:16 AM
From: Rick Faurot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

Try reinstalling ME over if you have the disk.

To: Joe Lyddon who wrote (30102)	11/8/2002 11:22:13 AM
From: Lost1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

Joe,. relax dood.....have you headed over to MSFT for any updates lately? start there v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com ps--I feel your pain<g>

To: Joe Lyddon who wrote (30102)	11/8/2002 11:38:14 AM
From: GC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110653

I had the same problem with ME , until I found out my computer was infested with virus.operating system had the problem for months , memory , blue screen of death message , ran slow , could not do scan disk , defrag avg didn't pick it up , it still ran lol daily , then one day it just crashed and this is on a new dell p4 256k memory pute u-name it , I had the problems with this machine , and all because of virus , and now i make sure i have the latest updates from avg those little klez.worms are very nasty u might have to reinstall the operating system again(I had too) files might have been damaged and non repairable , along with other programs , that are giving u trouble jmho

To: Joe Lyddon who wrote (30102)	11/18/2002 1:03:53 PM
From: Joe Lyddon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

I am really SICK with the way Microsoft systems control themselves in assuming things will and should be the way they expect them to be and, if they're not, just give up and quit. Since then, I went to the Microsoft site and ordered a CD that had the Internet Explorer 6 on it (as well as the Media Player). . . I received it a few days ago and finally got down to trying to install it over the weekend. . . Well, people, I was right about Microsoft and their wonderful LOGIC. . . Keep in mind, that I had tried to download the latest browser from the internet and install it BUT, it could not finish because of some error in the system (my system is still corrupt!). . . I thought if I got it from a CD, it would be better. . . W R O N G! I was installing it. . . everything apparently was working just fine. . . then it happened. .. a window popped up saying, in so many words, "Sorry, a later version of the browser has been detected on your system and installation cannot proceed." Now, that's one smart - A$$ piece of software! As if I didn't know it! Did it ever occur to them that what was there wanted to be replaced?! (And could NOT be removed first because of my system being so corrupt). NO! They couldn't even ask the question if I wanted to install it anyway, the best way they could! Their LOGIC still S U C K S! So, I guess that was a waste. . . (shoulda known). . . but. . . I will have to just wait when I wipe the system clean installing XP Pro. . . Isn't this FUN?! . . . and just heard Gates talking about about how smart their software is getting.. . . Oh yea. . . really smart. . . They can't even improve their current installation logic. . . They're just going to create a larger piece of software that, if anything ever goes wrong, the whole thing will end up a real POS. . . If I seem pissed, sorry, I AM! Joe