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Try uninstalling the ATI CCC, Mike.

Yeah, that's the ATI graphics driver. It's part of the ATI Catalyst Control Center. Do you have .net framework installed? https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851 Have you tried to uninstall just the Control center and leave the updated video driver.

You're very welcome, Mike. In reference to the other computer with the ransomware, I would try Recuva first, it is the best freeware file recovery that I have ever used.

Are you all set then?

If the wireless card is shot, it does happen and you don't want to replace it, this is a cheap alternative that works really well. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IFXQFU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

What's the problem with the wireless, MIke? XP won't play DVD's natively without codec's and plugin's. Try here for those - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-media-player-plug-ins I always use VLC Lan Player. I think it's the most popular among tech's.

I edited my post and added the other driver that you needed, Mike.

Never mind Belarc, Mike. These are the two drivers that you need. Broadcom 440x 10/100 -http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=6DYM2 Wireless driver - Broadcom - http://www.wireless-driver.com/broadcom-43xx-series-wlan-driver-ver102284/

Do you have the Service Tag, Mike? If you don't, download Belarc to a flash drive and run it on the Dell. It will show the Service Tag in the upper right hand side of the scan. In the meantime, I'll check the PCI database for the drivers and see what I can come up with.

Just in case, Mike, here is Service Pack 3 for XP - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...ils.aspx?id=24 Internet Explorer 8 - http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta..._8_for_xp.html Cumulative update for IE8 - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=41404

Let us know how you make out with it, Mike. You may have problems with updates but there are certain work-a-rounds.

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Last week Microsoft's malware protection efforts made headlines across the Internet because they decided to add the Ask Toolbar to its list of blocked software on Windows systems. This news was met with widespread praise as the Ask Toolbar, which accompanies Oracle's Java installation and other downloadable software, can wreak havoc with your web browsers default search choices, block your ability to change to your own preferred search provider and at times keep you from completely uninstalling it. The companies that bundle toolbars with their software downloads are always looking for ways to get installs because that is how they get paid. In fact, last October Oracle made a subtle change to the default Ask Toolbar installation screen to make it more difficult for users to understand how to prevent it from installing with the software it comes bundled with. After all of the headlines last week, Microsoft has since clarified that they are not blocking all versions of the Ask Toolbar but only those that contain search protect code. That is the part of the toolbar that aggressively tries to keep you from changing to your search engine instead of Ask.com. While this is not a complete block of the bandwidth and system resource consuming toolbar it is a great way to at least get Ask playing fair with the options that allow users to make a change if this ends up on their systems. What do you think? Source : winsupersite

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I just recently heard some rumors about some major changes coming but nothing concrete......