[mysterio]

Yeah, that's frustrating. You might find a potential solution on the google search I linked. Just remember, if you are having a computer problem, at least 1,000 other people have it as well, and probably 200 of them started a thread about it. The key is figuring out the phrases they used to describe the problem. Get that right, and you'll find some threads. And on at least a few of those threads, someone will have proposed a successful resolution to the problem.

In other words, the internet rocks. My machine is now almost five years old because I was able to find threads that described how to solve my crash issues.

[Texan Tory]

“...if you are having a computer problem, at least 1,000 other people have it as well, and probably 200 of them started a thread about it. The key is figuring out the phrases they used to describe the problem. Get that right, and you’ll find some threads. And on at least a few of those threads, someone will have proposed a successful resolution to the problem.”

This is exactly my approach to using Altavista (and Google) to find the solutions to lots of different problems, not just computer problems. You have articulated this very well.