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Joe Blotz
I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 notebook with XP Home
Edition. I have dutifully updated when the automatic
notification happens, but after the most recent one my
computer was virtually inoperable. In Word, Outlook
Express, or anything else I tried to run I'd get a little
blue screen that began with a warning along the lines
of "Windows is going to shut down your computer to avoid
damaging it." This happened about 20 times in 90 minutes
and I managed to see enough of the message to note
something like "If you have installed any new
software. . . ." I recalled I had, an update from
Microsoft, so I though a "System restore" to an earlier
date would do it. Nope. Blue screen again. I did manage
to get to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and found a
Windows XP Hotfix that seemed to be the most recent date
(If I read the numbers correctly -- it started 2020703, I
think). I removed it, and reset the computer to the
settings of July 15, and now all is well. Now my computer
is telling me that an upgrade is available, but I am
spooked! Anyone else have anything like this?
Joe Blotz
Edition. I have dutifully updated when the automatic
notification happens, but after the most recent one my
computer was virtually inoperable. In Word, Outlook
Express, or anything else I tried to run I'd get a little
blue screen that began with a warning along the lines
of "Windows is going to shut down your computer to avoid
damaging it." This happened about 20 times in 90 minutes
and I managed to see enough of the message to note
something like "If you have installed any new
software. . . ." I recalled I had, an update from
Microsoft, so I though a "System restore" to an earlier
date would do it. Nope. Blue screen again. I did manage
to get to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and found a
Windows XP Hotfix that seemed to be the most recent date
(If I read the numbers correctly -- it started 2020703, I
think). I removed it, and reset the computer to the
settings of July 15, and now all is well. Now my computer
is telling me that an upgrade is available, but I am
spooked! Anyone else have anything like this?
Joe Blotz