Re: Troubles

From: LadySpudz (Kdash61-NOSPAM-_at_HotPop-NOSPAM.com)
Date: 02/11/04


Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 15:37:40 -0000

Have spent most of the day searching for an answer from various places, alas no
luck. Will keep looking though and post if I find anything. Please do the
same.

Extreme frustration abounds!!

"StacyW" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11B7688C-FF10-47B8-A307-0C99821A2989@microsoft.com...
> EXACT same thing happening to me!!! Any answers??? Please HELP!
>
> ----- LadySpudz wrote: -----
>
> Within the past week the following problems have cropped up on my
computer:
>
> When clicking on files, folders, drives etc...they either take forever to
open
> or they don't open at all and my desktop icons, taskbar etc 'go away' and
then
> come back without the clicked on item ever opening.
>
> The same problem occurs when I try to right click anything on my desktop
or
> within a file or folder.
>
> I have no problems with IE can click and right click within that,
everything
> having to do with being online works fine.
>
> About the time the troubles started I had installed Pinnacle Instant
CD/DVD and
> made a system restore point prior. I tried going back to that system
restore
> point and it won't. Have uninstalled Pinnacle and am still having the
same
> issues. Also, there are two users on this machine, and the other user
had a
> desktop link on his taskbar which is still there, but is showing some
other
> desktop other than his (programs etc are different) and it's not mine.
>
> We are running WinXP Home with IE6. We use Norton Antivirus and have run
it
> twice now (it's updated every couple days & auto too) with no virus
found.
>
> Please help, as it's almost impossible to try and get anything done when
things
> either will not open or take ages to.
>
>
>



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