Re: Windows XP- Windows Update and Help and Support will not open.

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From: Maurice N (maurice_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/11/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 23:46:13 -0500

Sleepless in Seattle wrote:
> Any ideas on how I can get Windows Update and especially Windows Help
> and Support to open. I just get a blank screen. I am trying to get to
> System Restore and get my computer working fully again.

Hey Sleepless:
Please do slow down here. Where is the blank screen exactly? in your Internet Explorer browser? or .....?

There is maybe any one of 3 or so problems here. Which do you have? and why do you want to use System Restore?
Are you on XP?

Is your Help and Support not working? 

-- 
Maurice N
MVP  Windows - Shell / User
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