don't just reinstall windows. Back up any data files you don't already have on disk/tape/CD and format your drive. Now install windows and whatever programs you use. This should fix the problems.


> If you're a RinkChat regular, you already know what I'm going to say, but if you haven't heard my ranting already, here's the problem:
> My two-year-old computer has been giving me many, many errors. Explorer crashes for random reasons that change every time I reboot. Fatal errors crop up just about daily and the computer freezes just as often (except for the mouse, strangely...).
> I just took it in to be looked at. The fan (which was clogged with dust) was cleaned out, and Windows was reinstalled. Neither of these solutions had any kind of effect.
> I know that many of you out there know a good deal about computers, so I'm hoping you can help me figure out what's wrong...
>
> Sak"extremely annoyed, to say the least"ura