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re: Cannot access Start Menu and other problems
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 3:52 pm
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Posted by Heather (1 messages posted)


Ok but if you do have files you need to retrieve off of it then how do you go about accessing the security settings to allow activex to display icons and let you see the contents of folders when it's not letting you? I just need to get my photos off of it and then I can format


On Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 11:43 am, stephanie wrote:
>My mom was given a used computer and well, it's been a pain to even get running.
>(I'm typing this using a WinXP laptop. ) Quite honestly, i have no idea what the
>specs of the computer is other than this:
>A.) It's a Dell Dimension L600cx computer
>B.) It runs Windows ME
>
>Okay, so on to the bad stuff.
>1. the Start Menu doesnt work. The button doesnt work.
>2. Whenever I try to get to the My Computer, My Network Places icon, it gives me
>error that says "Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls
>on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly." So, no icons appear.
>3. Whenever I rebooted in Safe Mode and tried to repair IE, it gave me an error about
>"thumbvw.dll"
>
>I have no idea how to go about fixing the computer, so any ideas about how to access
>the RUN command by not using the Start Menu or to go about fixing anything would
>be greatly appreciated!


Written in response to:
Cannot access Start Menu and other problems (stephanie: Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 11:43 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: Cannot access Start Menu and other problems (Ed: Monday, May 28, 2007 at 8:15 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Cannot access Start Menu and other problems (stephanie: Sat, May 12, 2007, 11:43 am)
-You have a purchase to make (Kiwi: Wed, May 16, 2007, 11:45 am)
*re: You have a purchase to make (Ed: Tue, May 22, 2007, 3:13 pm)
-re: Cannot access Start Menu and other problems (Heather: Tue, May 22, 2007, 3:52 pm)
*re: Cannot access Start Menu and other problems (Ed: Mon, May 28, 2007, 8:15 pm)
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