dadiOH wrote:
~BD~ wrote:
Tester wrote:


Create a new profile/username for her and and this should resolve
itself automatically.

when you get problems like this, the best thing is to check that the
profile isn't corrupted. This can only be done by creating a new
profile. If the new profile works, then she can copy her personal
documents to this new profile and then zap the old profile because
there no point in wasting time to try to correct it because there is
no solutions for bloated windows system.

hth

I'd be *really* surprised if the OP had not done this already (I had
considered mentioning it!) - but it would be interesting to know!

I had considered doing so but had not. I like XP quite well except for its
insistence on being set up for multiple users. Not a big deal to make a new
profile but it wouldn't have helped, see my post here re "Resolutions".


Thanks for letting us know 'dadiOH' - there's always a reason for
everything.

Maybe a silly question. Based on what you said at the outset ......

"Other than wipe the partition and reinstall XP which I really don't
want to do as her work place has installed stuff which would be a
nuisance to get back."

Can you not put same (the *stuff*) onto another partition just in case
such a thing happens again for some other reason? Just a thought!

Dave