On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:13:02 -0800, medusa wrote:

> I am in the same boat with this hot fix issue. Has anyone had success with
> it? When do we quit and run out and buy yet another computer that does not
> survive the 4 year anniversary?

The problem is due to a mistake made by the OEMs in the images that they
apply to the systems they manufacture. There are workarounds in the
article. Alternatively, there is a hotfix that undoes the damage but that
is already integrated into Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2. If Windows
has been kept current, then the problem should no longer exist.

If you find the directions in the article difficult to follow, contact your
OEM for tech support. They should walk you through the steps to correct the
problem that their imaging procedure created.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User