Re: (Update) XP Pro unable to launch programs or shut down

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The saga, continued:

As mentioned before, the CD drive would not read the new WinXPHE-SP2
disc fresh out of the CostCo box. The replacement drive (quite an old
one) read the disc until the second user response - at which time XP
installer said it was not a valid disc! (repeatable over four
attempts - the disc looked clean and unscratched, properly inscribed
too).

I removed the replacement drive and dug out an old WinME CD from which
the install went perfectly, using the original CD drive. I had to
download modem and printer drivers at home, which I wrote to a CD90 -
the first one in reach - which also failed on the original drive. A
CD-R and a CD-RW were tried next, with the RW working properly while
the CD-R failed. It would be reasonable to say that my friend got
herself a POS Compaq PC!!!

At any rate, the machine is now running WinME quite happily, using the
modem and printer. She really has no need for anything more as it is
used exclusively to enter student analyses in both Excel & Word, and
exchange email which is primarily work related. When operational,
it's used less than 8 hours per week.

Thanks again for your efforts.

BTW, CostCo refunded the US$103 price of WinXPHE quickly and without
question!


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