Help a Windows neophyte with a Russian (!) Windows XP

[zoara]

Hello,

Okay, first I'll admit my sins - I'm a Mac user and haven't touched
Windows more than briefly since the days of Windows 98. But because I'm
known to be "good with computers", this problem has landed in my lap.

There's a Windows laptop that was bought in Russia. The owner bought it
at a bargain price and now it's "stopped"
--
"After setting fire to my armpit hair, it stings if I put my arms
down so I have to type this standing up." PeterD, in ucsm.
Are you posting responses that are easy for others to follow?
http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting

[Jim Macklin]

Is the hardware broken or is the software pirated (common in
Russia) and was that detected during an attempt to up-date.

The fix may require the purchase off and installation of a
legal OS.


"zoara" > wrote in message
...
|
| Hello,
|
| Okay, first I'll admit my sins - I'm a Mac user and
haven't touched
| Windows more than briefly since the days of Windows 98.
But because I'm
| known to be "good with computers", this problem has landed
in my lap.
|
| There's a Windows laptop that was bought in Russia. The
owner bought it
| at a bargain price and now it's "stopped"
| --
| "After setting fire to my armpit hair, it stings if I put
my arms
| down so I have to type this standing up." PeterD, in ucsm.
| Are you posting responses that are easy for others to
follow?
| http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting

[Harry Ohrn]

Hi zoara. Is there a question in your post? Could you tell us a bit more by
what you mean when you say "now it's stopped"? What happens when you turn
the laptop on?

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"zoara" > wrote in message
...
>
> Hello,
>
> Okay, first I'll admit my sins - I'm a Mac user and haven't touched
> Windows more than briefly since the days of Windows 98. But because I'm
> known to be "good with computers", this problem has landed in my lap.
>
> There's a Windows laptop that was bought in Russia. The owner bought it
> at a bargain price and now it's "stopped"
> --
> "After setting fire to my armpit hair, it stings if I put my arms
> down so I have to type this standing up." PeterD, in ucsm.
> Are you posting responses that are easy for others to follow?
> http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting