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Hi, I had a new modem/wifi box installed a couple of weeks ago, and it seems
to have messed up my Windows XP:
1) Internet Explorer does not work. Clicking on the "Connections" tab in
Tools/Internet Options causes IE to hang. The same occurs when accessing the
same tab within the Control Panel.
2) All sound is lost. The "Sound and Audio Devices" window in the Control
Panel shows "No Audio Device". Even though the hardware list shows my sound
card, I cannot enable it as everything is greyed out
3) All of the games included within XP have disappeared. Who knows what else
is missing.
It looks as if the OS is progressively disintegrating. I have tried Sytem
Restore several times each to different restore points, with no improvement.
I am considering reinstalling XP but not having done this before (and not
having any information about this), I fear that I might lose my settings and
data.
Can someone please advise? Many thanks.
to have messed up my Windows XP:
1) Internet Explorer does not work. Clicking on the "Connections" tab in
Tools/Internet Options causes IE to hang. The same occurs when accessing the
same tab within the Control Panel.
2) All sound is lost. The "Sound and Audio Devices" window in the Control
Panel shows "No Audio Device". Even though the hardware list shows my sound
card, I cannot enable it as everything is greyed out
3) All of the games included within XP have disappeared. Who knows what else
is missing.
It looks as if the OS is progressively disintegrating. I have tried Sytem
Restore several times each to different restore points, with no improvement.
I am considering reinstalling XP but not having done this before (and not
having any information about this), I fear that I might lose my settings and
data.
Can someone please advise? Many thanks.