Re: cant get to safe mode or run dialog box



I just payed attention to the computer's request for you to "reactivate" it.
Is it asking you to reactivate Windows XP? Have you made any hardware
changes to the system lately? If not, I am out of ideas......we will need a
guru....one should be along shortly.
Heirloom, old and only gets the easy
ones


"jbkayak" <jbkayak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D4973119-E467-4323-9F3D-EAA4A27D8618@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> hmmm...no help yet....any other suggestions..??
>
> "Heirloom" wrote:
>
>> If you have Tweak UI, try the Icon Repair. If not, try deleting the
>> Icon
>> Cache and rebooting (it will rebuild). You may have too many icons and
>> need to increase the size of your icon cache. See line 121 at this site:
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm .
>> Heirloom, old and getting real hungry
>>
>>
>> "jbkayak" <jbkayak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:62833362-7857-48F2-9875-8DCB1AB4C69E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > after using my computer for some weeks now...I turn on the computer
>> > only
>> > for
>> > it to ask me to re activate it....upon doing so, and a reboot...I find
>> > the
>> > computer boots up to the wallpaper with NO ICONS on it...WHAT IS GOING
>> > ON????
>> >
>> > Please inform,
>> >
>> > jb
>>
>>
>>


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