Helene, I think a SFC /SCANNOW is as good as it can get and a proper suggestion.
I also think you should be talking to earthlink since I understand they give super technical support and this seems to directly involve their programming. Elaine Hello Helene On Wednesday, December 17, 2003, you wrote > Hi All, > Had to call Dell Tech again this morning.. cause the same problem arose.. So, > between yesterday morn.. and then in the afternoon, when it wouldnt' connect.. > and now this morning.. UGH. > So, what the Dell Tech had me do.. was go to Run.. type in SFC /SCANNOW... and > he said, that checks and "fixes" all windows corrupt files.?? > As you know me.. I always double check with you guys. cause I dont' trust Dell > - at all..(hmmm.. wonder why.. LOL).. > So, does this seem right.. That - that is what he told me to do. and will that > "Fix" the problem?? > Oh, I do have McAffee,, I have Spyware Blaster, Spyware Guard, Ad-aware and > Spybot. and they're all updated and come up clean all the time.. I recently > did a "scan disk"(checkdsk). whatever it's called with XP . and also a > defrag.. and my windows critical updates are all up to date. > I dont' download anything.. (except for the above) and they've all been on my > computer for a while now.. > The only thing I do notice when this thing happens.. is that to the left of > the clock.. my earthlink icon, is not there.. it's on the desktop.. but it's > supposed to be there too.. When I turned off the computer, and manually > restarted it.. 3 times this morning.. Then it > appeared.. and I was able to > connect..(just about the time, that Dell Tech support picked up the phone).. > but we went thru the SFC /SCANNOW...(anyway) as he said this will diagnose and > fix any problems.. > Any thoughts? > Thanks > helene ============= 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 =====================================================
