I'm using a dell inspiron 600m with xp and all the updates so far. Ever since I got it, it likes to change settings by itself.

What I mean is, that I will hide a system tray icon, I restart the computer and it is not hidden.

Or I try to unhide a folder and even right after I close it, it is hidden again.

And my desktop icons will rearrange themselves however they like.

And the most annoying one, if I close my screen with an IE window open, it resizes to a very small size. And if I maximize it, then the next time I open it, it is small again, until I resize it manually it won't open that size.

Any help?Virus? Have you scanned recently?I update nortan automatically and scan every week.

This has also been going on since I got it, even before I got it connected to my network.

My friend also has the same problem with his dell laptop. So I am thinking it is a problem with XP or how it is setup.Crashmaxx.... "Or I try to unhide a folder and even right after I close it, it is hidden again. "   Could you please EXPLAIN exactly how your trying to do this ?

"And the most annoying one, if I close my screen with an IE window open, it resizes to a very small size. And if I maximize it, then the next time I open it, it is small again, until I resize it manually it won't open that size. "

Try this ....open IE .......if its in a small window ....dont maximize ......... just put the cursor out on the edges and pull it out to the size you want .  then the next time you open...it should be the CORRECT size .


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Crashmaxx.... "Or I try to unhide a folder and even right after I close it, it is hidden again. "   Could you please explain exactly how your trying to do this ?

"And the most annoying one, if I close my screen with an IE window open, it resizes to a very small size. And if I maximize it, then the next time I open it, it is small again, until I resize it manually it won't open that size. "

Try this ....open IE .......if its in a small window ....dont maximize ......... just put the cursor out on the edges and pull it out to the size you want .  then the next time you open...it should be the correct size .


let us know

dl65

Crashmaxx.... "Or I try to unhide a folder and even right after I close it, it is hidden again. "   Could you please explain exactly how your trying to do this ?

"And the most annoying one, if I close my screen with an IE window open, it resizes to a very small size. And if I maximize it, then the next time I open it, it is small again, until I resize it manually it won't open that size. "

Try this ....open IE .......if its in a small window ....dont maximize ......... just put the cursor out on the edges and pull it out to the size you want .  then the next time you open...it should be the correct size .