> Just wanted to drop a line letting all concerned know that my technical difficuties are over.
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> After several days of dealing with AOL, my original connection and IE is working again. Thank goodness!
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> I eventually fixed the problem by running ScanDIsk--something I thought *automatically* ran each time I turned on my computer, but I guess not...
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> Anyway, it found a bunch of problems and fixed 'em all. :)
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> Thanks so much for everyone's advice, especially Dave and Darien's help via RinkChat. *Darien* thank you for all your effort!!
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> Gr"aww...I love you guys.."ace

I was beginning to think your computer was like the car I had in college. I took it to a mechanic and he suggested that I jack up the radiator cap and drive a new car under it. I suppose that would have fixed it, but I only made 75 cents an hour.
Howard