HI hi have a toshiba lapotop pc it originaly came with winXP home.
i have installed XP pro on it. and joine dit to a network.
when i log on to the network my Start button will not work. the only way
that i can access any programs is to click on the my computer icon on my
desktop then locate the program i want to use. if i log on to the laptop
Localy the laptop works fine does anyone know what would cause this to
happen

See if this Article applies:

Your pointer changes to an hourglass when you hold it over the taskbar
for a few minutes after starting your Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841571

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Hope this helps.

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"sivla36" <sivla36@cox.net> wrote in message
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> HI hi have a toshiba lapotop pc it originaly came with winXP home.
> i have installed XP pro on it. and joine dit to a network.
> when i log on to the network my Start button will not work. the only
> way that i can access any programs is to click on the my computer icon
> on my desktop then locate the program i want to use. if i log on to
> the laptop
> Localy the laptop works fine does anyone know what would cause this to
> happen

did you ever consider any grammar classes....sssssshhhhhhhhhh....!!!!


I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
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logan wrote:
> did you ever consider any grammar classes....sssssshhhhhhhhhh....!!!!
>
>
> I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
> http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
>
>

To whom are you talking? Please QUOTE the post you are replying to: this
is NOT a chat room.

Thank you.

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Logan was passing comment on 'sivla36'..

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"Gordon Burgess-Parker" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> logan wrote:
>> did you ever consider any grammar classes....sssssshhhhhhhhhh....!!!!
>>
>>
>> I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
>> http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
>
> To whom are you talking? Please QUOTE the post you are replying to: this
> is NOT a chat room.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Registered Linux User no 240308
> Reply address is a spamtrap
> gordonDOTburgessparkerATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
> to email me replace the obvious!

Gordon: He's a known troll who has once again jumped back into activity.

Tom
"Gordon Burgess-Parker" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:3tn2hsFtt113U1@individual.net...
| logan wrote:
| > did you ever consider any grammar classes....sssssshhhhhhhhhh....!!!!
| >
| >
| > I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
| > http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
| >
| >
|
| To whom are you talking? Please QUOTE the post you are replying to: this
| is NOT a chat room.
|
| Thank you.
|
| --
| Registered Linux User no 240308
| Reply address is a spamtrap
| gordonDOTburgessparkerATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
| to email me replace the obvious!

Tom

I expect he is poor on Chinese grammar <g>!

Do you have red ( ginger ) hair?

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"Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote in message
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> Gordon: He's a known troll who has once again jumped back into
> activity.
>
> Tom
> "Gordon Burgess-Parker" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:3tn2hsFtt113U1@individual.net...
> | logan wrote:
> | > did you ever consider any grammar
> classes....sssssshhhhhhhhhh....!!!!
> | >
> | >
> | > I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
> | > http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
> | >
> | >
> |
> | To whom are you talking? Please QUOTE the post you are replying to:
> this
> | is NOT a chat room.
> |
> | Thank you.
> |
> | --
> | Registered Linux User no 240308
> | Reply address is a spamtrap
> | gordonDOTburgessparkerATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
> | to email me replace the obvious!
>
>