[Njtechdiv] Trouble with an old PC

[Andy]

You could do this:
Ctrl+Escape opens up the start menu.  You can then escape, and tab your way from there to the desktop.


> On Sep 5, 2016, at 10:43 AM, Tracy Carcione via Njtechdiv <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I have an old Windows XP PC which I still sometimes use because my old scanner works well with it.  I would happily connect my old scanner to my new PC, but the manufacturer doesn’t have a new driver for it.  They want to force me to buy a new scanner, which annoys me on principle.
> Anyway, my old XP PC won’t go to the desktop anymore.  It’s trying to load some file that ends in “calling card”, and, when that fails, it disables the start/Windows key, and won’t go to the desktop.  Does anyone know how to get around this?  If I could get to the desktop, or the start menu, I could run antivirus and kill the file causing the problem.  
> Or do I have to give up, throw the old machine out, and buy a new scanner?
> Thanks.
> Tracy
>  
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