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Compatibility Mode
Name: Mal495 Date: November 23, 2008 at 07:03:39 Pacific OS: WinXP Pro CPU/Ram: 2.53GHz/1.18GB Product: Toshiba/A60-1662
Comment:
Since I last upated the laptop, when I click on the IE short cut in the Quich Launch tray, IE doesn't open but I'll see and instace of IEXPLORE.exe in Task Man for each time I click it. Still using IE v6 BTW. Also The IE icon on the Desktop displays a Compatibility Mode message before it opens and sometimes it freezes for a minute or two while im using it.
I did all the same updates on my PC which has IE 7 and have not had any problems.an anyne tell me how to correct this/
Name: OtheHill Date: November 23, 2008 at 07:07:12 Pacific
Reply:
Have you re-installed Windows or replaced the hard drive?
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Response Number 2
Name: Mal495 Date: November 23, 2008 at 08:03:32 Pacific
Reply:
neither. HD is original, and I reinstalled the OS a year ago. this problem ocurred since I last updated it. The only other thing I did was to add a GB of ram.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: November 23, 2008 at 13:41:37 Pacific
Reply:
What exactly did you do to "update" it? Have you tried running System Restore to a point before you "updated" it?
"So won’t you give this man his wings What a shame To have to beg you to see We’re not all the same What a shame" - Shinedown
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Response Number 4
Name: Mal495 Date: November 26, 2008 at 18:10:16 Pacific
Reply:
I used windows update. i did most updates except sp3 and a few others. I did all the same updates on my desktop with out problems. I haven't tried sys restore, but wouldn't that undo the updates?
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