>Hi,
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>Whenever Windows explorer is running, my machine does access the local network a lot and periodically accesses the internet. This besides slowing down considerably. Not a good sign.
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>Some time ago, perhaps during the installation fo VFP9 beta or one of the .NET express betas I may have foolishly agreed allow MS to follow my usage patterns. Perhaps the problem has something to do with that? I hope that is what it is and not something worse.
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>How would you do a fresh reinstall of Windows Explorer?
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>Thanks,
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>Alex
I would strongly suggest that you "take advantage of the opportunity", to install something else instead. Something like Opera or Mozilla.
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