Microsoft Word Starter

Heh, I know that one well. I've had Updates wreck my system before. Loss of internet, loss of drivers, inexplicable loss of HD space, loss of sanity...

I remember the first time I opened my laptop. I managed to get two decent-sized fluffballs from the airflow pipes, which showed me that actually, I was supposed to have been able to see into them all along instead of seeing blackness inside, and I got loads of dust from my fans. After seeing that, I always cleaned my laptops! And it was amazing to see how much of a temp difference it made.

(A handy program to have is SpeedFan, which monitors your system temp and reports if it's running too hot.)
 
Cheers, Leisha. Will definitely have a go at taking it all apart. (My 2 key sticks sometimes too, so I think there's probably some sort of cake particle lodged under there!)
 
Oh, you can remove keys, too! Just flick your nail under it and it will unclip and ping off. As long as you're careful, you'll be fine. I once replaced most of my keys. It's tricky to clip them back on, but not impossible once you get the knack. :)

Anyway, I forgot to say that SpeedFan is free, too!
 
Heh, yeah, my dog's taken some of the keys off my laptop before so I know they come off.

Excellent, free stuff's always good. Ta.
 
Mouse said:
Now that Word Starter's fixed, my laptop decided to die twice, then say it 'failed to start up,' tried to run repairs, said it couldn't, then did black screen for ages before it'd start! Don't know if it's connected or if my laptop's just overheated. I've put the fan on it now and it seems ok. Urgently saved all my files to a USB drive.
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You may recall, this sounds very much like the problem you (and I) had with the Windows updates time before last. Remember asking why the laptop would just shut itself off for no apparent reason? And then it sits there black for so long that you (or at least I) give up and start hitting buttons, and that jimmies the process that it's working on and it gives error messages. Same thing mine is doing again with this update set -- except now I know not to interrupt it, and to just push the button to turn it on and then go do something else for a while so I don't get impatient with it.
 
Yeah I remember it randomly turning itself off before. At the mo now, it seems to be taking longer to start but then runs ok. Provided I keep the fan plugged in.
 
LOL! Thanks. I'm the resident Tech Girl for my family, helping with software or hardware problems and building and upgrading their computers when they need it. Not a very girly thing to do, as I found out, but I don't care.
 
I am forever having problems with word starter. I have marked this thread to read after dinner to see if it sorts my own problems.
 
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