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Problems after M/S Update
I have a Dell XPS 501X with an Intel i7CPU. I completed a M/S update last Friday and, since then, the machine has been a little "funky."
The first thing I noticed was all computer sounds were gone. I checked all controls and everything was turned on and seems to be okay. I went to Device Manager and updated the drivers . . . no joy. I called a friend who's an IT pro and he said, "Delete the drivers in Device Manager, re-boot and call me if that doesn't work. It worked! All sounds are back but I have no clue where the drivers are now. Anyway, I ran all virus/spyware programs (clean as a pin), rebooted and created a restore point.
Yesterday, Windows didn't start and I could not get the cursor to open anything. I cut the machine off an restarted. I got a message about Windows not starting and did I want to analyze . . . yes. It did a check of the system and recommended a system restore. I did it and everything this morning is normal. I've done more scans for "bad stuff" and the machine is clean.
What the heck?!
Mike