Hard Restore

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From: Michelle <Michelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:40:02 -0800

I had to do a hard restore back to factory settings on a computer of ours. I
have to download all the updates (yeah, 2 years' worth), but I can't connect
to the internet using the wireless network adaptor. It won't load correctly.
I believe that I might be missing some much needed files in order to
actually install the software and connect. But, I don't know which ones.

I can download them onto a zip drive and install them on the actual computer
that needs them, but I don't know which updates to install.

Does anyone have any suggestions????

Thanks in advance!
Michelle
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