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Charles W Davis
Computer Club member's computer. Gateway 310.
The tower was brought to my place last evening. I started by replacing two
256MB chips with two 1GB chips.
Every time one touched Internet Explorer 6 to resize the screen would go all
squigly and lock up. In Save mode, I installed Firefox and was able to check
with Gateway for an update to the video driver. Oops! Gateway sold that
division to MPC Corporation which has liquidated.
In safe mode I was able to remove 15 medium problems with Malwarebytes
installed from USB Flash. McAfee wouldn't update, couldn't be removed with
Add or Remove programs. Finally used their removal program (carried on my
USB Flash) and removed it. I then installed the Free AVG 9 Anti-virus and
was able to do a complete scan in command line mode in Safe mode. As AVG was
installing it notified me that it couldn't continue with the clock setting.
Set the clock and continued. Have since replaced the CMOS battery. Clock
setting is now stable. Automatic updates brought in 25 updates which
installed without opening IE. IE8 was installed.
Restarted in normal mode and went to Windows update, IE8 again opened in a
very small window and as soon as I attempted to resize it, the screeen
locked up for the umteenth time. I restarted in Safe mode and set the size
for IE8 to full screen. Restarted in normal mode, but IE8 still opened in
the small size.
Firefox gives no problems, even when resizing.
Finally, my monitor is the HP 2709m which may be the problem. Otherwise the
computer runs like a champ.
Any thoughts will be appreciated...
The tower was brought to my place last evening. I started by replacing two
256MB chips with two 1GB chips.
Every time one touched Internet Explorer 6 to resize the screen would go all
squigly and lock up. In Save mode, I installed Firefox and was able to check
with Gateway for an update to the video driver. Oops! Gateway sold that
division to MPC Corporation which has liquidated.
In safe mode I was able to remove 15 medium problems with Malwarebytes
installed from USB Flash. McAfee wouldn't update, couldn't be removed with
Add or Remove programs. Finally used their removal program (carried on my
USB Flash) and removed it. I then installed the Free AVG 9 Anti-virus and
was able to do a complete scan in command line mode in Safe mode. As AVG was
installing it notified me that it couldn't continue with the clock setting.
Set the clock and continued. Have since replaced the CMOS battery. Clock
setting is now stable. Automatic updates brought in 25 updates which
installed without opening IE. IE8 was installed.
Restarted in normal mode and went to Windows update, IE8 again opened in a
very small window and as soon as I attempted to resize it, the screeen
locked up for the umteenth time. I restarted in Safe mode and set the size
for IE8 to full screen. Restarted in normal mode, but IE8 still opened in
the small size.
Firefox gives no problems, even when resizing.
Finally, my monitor is the HP 2709m which may be the problem. Otherwise the
computer runs like a champ.
Any thoughts will be appreciated...