Don, I'm no longer an active comp sci prof but I'm going to keep reading this thread in case something rings a bell. I understand that just fooling around testing stuff is more difficult for you than us.

What utility told you that it was a corrupt system file? Did the major geek advice include trying to let Windows repair itself?


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