Reboot in Safe Mode and flush the Temp files. These are located in C:\Documents and Settings\%yourusername%\Local Settings\Temp. Then reboot again to Normal Mode. The Local Settings folder is a hidden folder so you may have to change your view properties to see it. Tom Theki56@xxxxxx wrote: > I am having trouble with Win XP Home,showing an error that has the following > line in it:C:\Docume~1\Dan\Locals~1\temp\wer54.tmp.diroOO\appcompat.txt-this > dumps me off the internet,keeps Winamp from running,keeps many other programs > from opening/running and generally aggravates me-I would appreciate any > suggestions(lookes it up on Google and it recommended uninstalling IE?) > Thanks, dan > "Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and > virtue than education without natural ability." > > Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk