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Shirley’s Question: Background is black everytime she reboots her computer.

Possible causes:
1) Viruses can cause the background to disappear so check for viruses
2) There is an ease of use option in Vista that removes the background to re-enable follow these steps:
a) Ease of Access CenterĀ  click on “Make the computer easierĀ  to see” link. On the “Make things on the screen easier to see” [...]

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Mike’s Question: How do I wipe and reinstall a laptop with a recovery CD?

If you have the recovery CD follow these steps:
1) Shutdown the laptop
2) Restart laptop looking for the key for “boot option” (usually one of the function keys or the Esc. key).
3) Boot from CD
4) Follow the instructions as they appear.
PLEASE NOTE: In most cases doing a recovery install on a laptop will delete all the [...]

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