kilikini wrote:
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> "biig" > wrote in message ...
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> > I often ask for help that may be available online for the simple
> > reason that my computer denies access to many websites. It gives me an
> > error message that makes me exit my browser and sometimes have to shut
> > down totally and restart. I've had several people tell me fixes that I
> > have tried to no avail. Since I can't afford to get a new computer, I
> > count on some of you here. This help is appreciated very much. I know
> > "Google is my friend" but sometimes it doesn't work for me. Sharon
>
> Sharon, have you considered reformatting the computer? There isn't any
> reason to buy a new one when it sounds like you got some weird bug in your
> current one or your Windows Registry is corrupted. Reformatting would mean
> wiping the drive clean and restoring it back to factory settings. If you
> bought the machine new from a major manufacturer, there should be some
> system restore disks that came with your system. You just have to back-up
> your important information to CD or something and then wipe it clean. It
> runs so much faster when you do this, too!
>
> kili

It's an old computer, using windows 98. I can't afford to pay
someone to do it and I'm too computer challenged to do it myself. I'm
hoping by next summer to be able to get a new one. We're on dial up too
and that doesn't help. No chance of inprovement there because of where
we live. Thanks for the good thoughts.....Sharon