Re: Not A Happy New XP User

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On Friday 16 September 2005 08:51 am, dinosaur had this to say in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> I got a new computer 2 weeks ago and now have XP Pro. I had Win 2000 Pro
> before and it was the most stabile system I had ever had. I loved it. The
> technician said I had to have XP. I wish I hadn't listened.
> I am not happy with XP. Things move, get deleted. reappear in odd places.
> Plain old solitaire disappeared and spider solitaire pops up on the start
> menu even after being deleted. I don't want some dumb game on my start
> menu. Delete it and it magically reappears. Also the tech told me not to
> shut down my computer because it won't restart. Something to do with the
> dual hard drives. What????? This tec is a gamer, whatever that means. I
> can't be bothered with that waste of time. I am earning my living on my
> computer and want it to be stabile and respond . I also would like to be
> able to shut it down. The tech has magically disappeared now. Any help
> here?????????

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