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Old 07-19-2011, 07:59 PM #1
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if that is the case go to add/remove programs and see if any printer stuff is there - if so remove it - then you'll have a clean slate to do the reinstall.
That's what I'd be trying.
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That's what I'd be trying.
Well, now I'm really confused.

Not only is there NOTHING about my printer in the add/remove program, I went to Start, all programs and THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT MY HP PRINTER.

So how could I have installed a printer and have it work for one year, and then I unplug it and now ALL INFO pertaining to it has disappeared.

anyone???

very confusing
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not sure where the old Hp stuff went..

did you try the troubleshooter on that microsoft link?
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Melody, back in early June you wrote that you had 2 computer crashes in the one day... the blue screen. Do you recall that? Did you end up having to send the computer to the shop or something? I'm wondering if someone made changes back then?
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Melody, back in early June you wrote that you had 2 computer crashes in the one day... the blue screen. Do you recall that? Did you end up having to send the computer to the shop or something? I'm wondering if someone made changes back then?
Nope, I never brought it back to anybody. I don't trust anyone any more. When this thing dies, I'll get a laptop.

Right now, it gets me where I need to be getting and that's enough. We have a heat wave in Brooklyn. I'm sitting by my computer with my fan and I'm just fine.

But if it heads up to 105 like they are saying, I'll be a cooked goose!!

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computers can overheat too, if it starts acting weird best to shut it off - or it may just shut itself off if it gets too hot.
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We open the CD drive and point a nice fan right at the tower.
This cools it off very quickly.

We don't have A/c and when it is hot like this, I only go online for a hour or so. The fan is always on it.

Running antivirus, and various other scans really heat it up! Keep that in mind and do them later at night when cooler.
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not sure where the old Hp stuff went..

did you try the troubleshooter on that microsoft link?
Oh, I'll get around to doing that. Right now it's hitting over 90 and we are headed to 105 by Friday.

I am just concerned about not melting. I built another home made a/c. Did I show you the one that I built? If not, I'll send you the link.

You can go on youtube and type in Red Neck Air Conditioner and mine is exactly the same. I learned how to do this by watching youtube videos.

I don't have a/c in my house and all I care about is when I go to sleep and this thing works great.

My electric bill wont' kill me at the end of the month.

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So I'll let you know if I ever get my printer up and going.

thanks very much

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