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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings all</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I used to run RHL7.3, dual booting, on a Sony Vaio
laptop. When I tried to upgrade to FC1 I seemed to be successful except
that quite a few apps and utils on the GUI did absolutely nothing when I clicked
them. When I tried to "fix" such anomalies by updating (via up2date) I
really shot myself in the foot, it seems. Things went from bad to worse so
I tried to reinstall FC1 from the CDs (which check OK by media check).
Although that install went without hitch, bootup now ends up with only a mouse
pointer on a blank screen. The pointer moves, over the entire screen,
at least. Unfortunately, that will only amuse me for 30 to 40 minutes at a
stretch. I really should expand my horizons and search for more, don't you
agree?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><Ctrl><Alt><F##> does nothing,
and my MCSE training has left me ill prepared for real computer diagnosis that I
now need. I don't even know how to force a boot into text mode, much less
how to figure out where my Xwindows config went wrong (as it used to work, and I
can still find my old files on the HD).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now that I let the cat out of the bag regarding my
perspective of experience I will expect the (perhaps deserved) hazing for ever
having had any affiliation w/ Big Bill, but that's another story. Can any
compassionate soul out there point me in a reasonable direction to diagnose this
and get back in operational mode, please and thank you???</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Humbly,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pa</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>