Does anyone else hate their computers as much as I do?

[reb_l]

Believe it or not, until recently I was using a Windows 95 platform that
worked beautifully. I needed something that would support market software,
so I finallly upgraded to Win XP, Office 2003 professional (and a laptop).
I'm sorry I can't ask a nice, narrow questions, but absolutely nothing works
right. If you breath hard, the office programs stop responding. The repair
disk that came with the computer is missing .cab files (that are not
available on the website), and won't fix anything. The suggested patches
from sending error reports won't fix anything. The seller (Dell) says its
a software issue and won't fix anything. I have a real problem with having
to pay additional service charges to get brand new software to function. Is
this normal? If so, how is it that microsoft is still in business?????

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Apparently, your system has been compromised and is infected with malware!

Perform the following maintenance:

New! Windows Live Safety Center! (beta)
http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?­id=827315

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp­yware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=RRJXPKXYSHMSPCSIZME

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

Here's what you can do to enhance the security on your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxpsp2/Default.mspx

Antivirus software: Frequently asked questions
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/antivirus.mspx

4 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Performance
http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/speed.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Believe it or not, until recently I was using a Windows 95 platform that
| worked beautifully. I needed something that would support market software,
| so I finallly upgraded to Win XP, Office 2003 professional (and a laptop).
| I'm sorry I can't ask a nice, narrow questions, but absolutely nothing works
| right. If you breath hard, the office programs stop responding. The repair
| disk that came with the computer is missing .cab files (that are not
| available on the website), and won't fix anything. The suggested patches
| from sending error reports won't fix anything. The seller (Dell) says its
| a software issue and won't fix anything. I have a real problem with having
| to pay additional service charges to get brand new software to function. Is
| this normal? If so, how is it that microsoft is still in business?????

 

[Paul Ballou]

If the software was preinstalled it is OEM software...You need to contact
Dell

--
Paul Ballou
MVP Office
http://office.microsoft.com/home
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
http://www.ballousgiftshop.com

Life would be easier if we could view the source code