[Njtechdiv] trouble with an old PC

Tue Sep 6 14:10:49 UTC 2016

Yes, and Windows XP is no longer supported so that doesn't help matters.

On 9/6/2016 8:21 AM, ken lawrence via Njtechdiv wrote:
> it sounds like the XP machine has a virus or some other malware.  you 
> might also scan with your antivirus and if you use it malware bytes.  
> had a situation where internet explorer couldn't open the address bar 
> and when I tried to go to the same site on firefox a voice came on 
> warning me that I might have a virus call the number shown.  Oh No I 
> don't Huh?  scanned with defendor and clean but malware bytes scanned 
> and that killed that little whatever it was.
>
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>   1. Trouble with an old PC (Tracy Carcione)
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> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
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> Subject: [Njtechdiv] Trouble with an old PC
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> 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.
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> Or do I have to give up, throw the old machine out, and buy a new 
> scanner?
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> Thanks.
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> Tracy
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> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 11:25:08 -0400
> From: Andy <guitarwizandy at optonline.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Njtechdiv] Trouble with an old PC
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> You could do this:
> Ctrl+Escape opens up the start menu.  You can then escape, and tab 
> your way from there to the desktop.
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>> On Sep 5, 2016, at 10:43 AM, Tracy Carcione via Njtechdiv 
>> <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 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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