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[coolsage]

I was fine with Win ME, buggy as it was. Now that I have the XP, it teases me; my MSN Explorer no longer works, my MSN Messenger, forget it, and the Windows update won't do its thing anymore. Should I trash the XP and go back to ME? Any serious geeks out there who can help with this? Thanx in advance.

[Bulsajo]

I never used ME, I went straight from 98 to XP. Never had any real problems with it, and the programs you mentioned work fine for me. I don't think anyone will be able to help you without more details, but I would suggest that returning to ME isn't much of a solution.

[Maranag]

Agree. XP is worlds better. I bet you just stuck in the XP cd and upgraded your ME... am I right? In order to do it properly, you really have to start fresh, wipe your computer, and install XP. Otherwise, you'll have a big mangled mess.

My XP was installed over 2 years ago, and it still runs perfectly without any slowdowns or problems or application failures.

[the_beaver]

[shawner88]

Buy a Mac - you'll never look back.

[bellum99]

Check and see on microsoft's main site. I had a similar problem when I had the Mydoom virus. It could be a virus.....but if it doesn't work then fdisk the drive and reinstall xp fresh. It always works when nothing else will.
Check microsoft.com first and see if you have the virus.

**** another note: if you have the hacked version the the update will never work unless you know how to use a key gen and make a new cd-key like i did. Make sure your cd ky doesn't start with a "F". Microsoft stopped allowing the keys to work with the update.

[coolsage]

Thanks for the feedback. I think I know how to deal with this now. Frankly, I'm a computer idiot, but I'm on the gradual learning curve.