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    weird things about my xp

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by qohelet, May 6, 2006.

  1. qohelet

    qohelet Senior Member

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    i recently reinstalled my Xp home since it became annoyingly unstable. however, i have two weird things going on with my system.

    1. every time i boot up my os the "win32 folder" always pop up. it annoys me so much.

    2. my ie6 has tab browsing capability. its weird since only the new beta of IE has it.

    got any idea whats happening on my os?
     
    qohelet, May 6, 2006
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    jujube Notebook Deity

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    I would be very weary if the win32 folder pops up since that's where a lot of virus/trojan tend to reside and burrow into. Did you reformat your HD as well?
     
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    qohelet Senior Member

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    yeah i did reformat everything. would reformatting removed the virus i had on my previous OS?
     
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