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Help & Suport stops working in XP
Name: nrepan Date: September 3, 2003 at 18:36:05 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: 1.7/512
Comment:
Help & Suport stops working in XP Pro a few months after installation. I also cant run the system information tools.
Name: DMK Date: September 3, 2003 at 19:59:42 Pacific
Reply:
Hi
Do you get any error messages when you try to run those utilities ? Are you able to access Event Viewer In Administrative Tools ? If so, that may give you more information about the problem you are experiencing.
DMK
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Response Number 2
Name: Everett Date: September 6, 2003 at 20:48:32 Pacific
Reply:
nrepan: this fix for your Help and Support Service is provided courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP:
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