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Old 07-14-2008   #1
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Hi all,
I think i have totally broke my pc, i am not very good with them anyway and in trying to fix it i think i have mananged to make it a thousand times worse! It all started when i tried to install the latest AVG somehow that changed some settings in my pc and i had to get a new modem from talk talk in order to get back on line. Then once i was back on line i noticed that when ever i minimized a page it just disappeared behind the task bar and i had no way or maximizing it again, where as previously i could just click on the tab in the taskbar.
The avg seemed to be slowing my pc down so i uninstalled it and tried to install another security package but kept getting the message download timed out each time i tried to download the folder so i could install the security package, i then decided just to reinstall avg but i couldnt do that either and kept getting the same timed out message each time i tried to download the file to install avg again. I still have parts of the avg in my programs even tho the installation failed and i cant delete them as i get a message saying the file is either in use or protected.
Please can anyone help me clear up the mess i have made.

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Old 07-15-2008   #2
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Hi jhchap - Welcome to PCHF!!

Lets work on one problem at a time. You say when you minimise windows they completely disappear. Is this correct?

Also can you please provide a little more detail on your problems. Have you been receiving any error mesages, if so can you please let us know exactly what they say.
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Hi and thanks for the welcome.
Yes that is correct, when i minimize a page it just disappears behind the task bar.
The error message that i have been getting is" Download timed out". This happens each time i try to download file to install internet security.
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Old 07-15-2008   #4
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