Helene before you do any adjusting yourself, get the thing running correctly with Dell support help. You don't want to be making any changes that they can blame for your problems and it's their responsibility to provide you with a correctly functioning computer. I can't believe Dell is shipping machines without that particular security patch installed.
The only thing I would do is immediately go to windows update and load all the critical update patches. Depending on what version of WinXP Dell installed, there may be a lot of them. Don't worry about the recommended updates just do the critical for now. Then make sure your are running correctly before you add any personal software. If you are getting out of memory messages, you shouldn't and that should be Dell's problem. I have never had an out of memory message of WinXP. You don't normally get them. I would leave Mcafee running for a little while until you get things sorted out and then you can uninstall it and put Norton on. Make sure you get the latest virus definitions from Mcafee. Ben Moore ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helene Leavitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC WORKS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Helene Leavitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:19 AM Subject: PCWorks: New Comuter. and WOES... SIGH > Hi All.. > Well, the new computer is here. and it's really nice... > > I got it all hooked up myself,, no problems with that.. and then last nite, > configured it to the internet.(though it keeps loading up MSN"s homepage. > instead of Earthlinks.. and I go to default. and have it checked right.. but - > it's still does that from time to time).. > > BUT, the biggie.. Okay, I had it installed, and it was working GREAT.. But, > within about l/2 hour. I got disconnected.. and KEPT getting disconnected.. > > I called Dell Tech Support.. and the tech said.. Oh, we have to - reload. XP.. > Okay, what do I know, I said, Okay. . > > So, after reloading XP.. it seemed to work,, for about 5 minutes.. Well, you > can figure out where this is going. Right.. LOL ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
