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Postby ansmwke » Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:04 pm

ever since i updated to xp SP2 my computer doesnt work so great. some websites i click on and they wont open and i have to hold ctrl then click... i even turned off pop up blocker, also when i go to download stuff online like at download.com it will open the page where the download is supposed to open and start, it never does so i have to manually click the link and click save as... is there any way to fix these problems
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Postby PCguy » Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:43 pm

One of two things. Uninstall Service Pack 2 (which I don't recommend) or change your security settings in IE.
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Postby ansmwke » Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:31 pm

i did do that before and it still isnt the best...
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Postby PCguy » Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:39 pm

Have you tried to use a different browser like Mozilla or Firefox?
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Postby ansmwke » Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:39 pm

well i like IE and theres no way to repair it or uninstall it
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Postby Geekgirl » Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:13 am

Hi ansmwke

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