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   Pfsszxt@aol.com to benjmyers@REMOVEmindspring.com   
   Re: System problems -- need help   
   26 Sep 11 09:10:18   
   
   XPost: alt.windows-xp   
      
   On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:34:30 -0400, "Ben Myers"   
    wrote:   
      
   > wrote in message news:ft0v77h6le5uiq4r5gmn1tt   
   4mefko0r6c@4ax.com...   
   >>  XP Pro on an ACER laptop.   
   >> Somehow, I've developed system problems.   
   >> These include, missing or corrupt drivers   
   >> (e.g. I can't use SD cards or USB hard drives   
   >> --which I'v done when things were good; and, eg.   
   >   
   >Make sure your system is backed up, then go to "Control Panel", "System",   
   "Hardware",   
   >"Device Manager" and see if any related hardware is malfunctioning.  If so,   
   >remove it, then click "Actions", "Scan for hardware changes" and let it   
   reinstall.   
   >   
   >> I have a partioned HD -- used Partition Magic ---   
   >> but now it (PM) won't run on the machine???   
   >   
   >Try reinstalling the program.   
   >   
      Did that -- with no change -- apparently it needs some component of   
   Win XP ??   
   >Ben   
      
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