Re: New machine. No icons/taskbar

"kurttrail" <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:#zUGFUZTFHA.1152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> John wrote:
>> kurttrail wrote:
>>> floydboys1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just bought an emachine that came preloaded w/ windows xp home
>>>> edition. Everything loads fine and the icons and task bar appear
>>>> briefly before disappearing. The only thing I can run is the task
>>>> manager. I called the emachine help line. They thought there was
>>>> a conflict between the mcafee/norton trial offers that were also
>>>> installed and windows. I managed to uninstall the trial offers,
>>>> but am still having the same problem. My OS is virtually useless.
>>>> Please help!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> Return the computer and save up a little more money to buy a PC from
>>> a better OEM.
>>
>> Hi Kurt
>>
>> What brand would you recommend?
>
> Personally, I build my own. If I ever was to buy OEM again, and
> considering that price was no object, I'd buy from Alienware. But
> considering the OP is buying a eMachine for the price, I recommend
> Dell or Gateway, because the USUALLY ship out real reinstall CD, not
> recovery images, but I'd make sure to get them to comfirm that would
> be the case when ordering. Window Shop on the internet, but purchase
> over the phone.

You didn't mention HP but I've had it with those. Like you said, no CD
for a repair installation. They come with at least a half dozen HP
processes running in the background, and now they're coming preinstalled
with Wild Tangent! Whenever I'm called on the set one up for someone,
Wild Tangent is the first thing to go, then most all the HP processes
come out of the startup group. All bloat, IMHO.

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