I don't want to run off topic but i did want to address your question.
( Maybe the admin could delete this later ?)
I have different computers for different jobs. I've got a nice older Dell with an 800 mhz front side bus that i use in my office for business. It works quite well for that particular purpose. It's running XP with a very good antivirus program and windows explorer as the browser. The antivirus software updates every hour or so.
I checked my e-mail and the notification came in from CFCS that the value recovered report was available. I followed the link provided and logged into my account there. When i opened the link to view the report my machine started opening windows to different websites.
It's not supposed to do that so i shut everything down and ran a full system scan including start up.It turned up quite a bit of malware. It's not a big deal ... more like swatting away an annoying horsefly ....but it eats up time. It ties your machine up for awhile and a simple task which should take less than a minute delays you for an hour or more. You end up getting bogged down sorting through a problem instead of getting things done.
XP is considered obsolete by Microsoft. The internet explorer browser is known for problems.
After i got the problems sorted out i logged in with a machine running windows 7 and Firefox as the browser. Had no trouble viewing the report this time.
That's about the long and the short of it. The more likely thing is that the trouble started when i tried to open the value recovered report.If i were troubleshooting and trying to track the cause that would be the logical place to start.
ETA: I'm pretty careful about maintaining my machines. Frequent cleanings with CCleaner, defrag w/ defraggler, wipe free space, regular antivirus updates, regular scans.
Those darn Dells are pretty well built. If you take care of them they will hold up for a long time.
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