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Does Your Computer Freeze or Does Windows Update Not Work After a Fresh Install of Windows XP?

August 16, 2008

Errors, Tips and Tricks, Windows Updates

If this happens to you, try resetting the CMOS. The way to do that is the following:

01. Make sure your computer is off and unplug the power cord from the tower
02. Open the tower of the computer to get access to the motherboard
03. Find the CMOS battery which is a round battery a little bigger than the size of a US 5 cent coin
04. Note which part of the battery is facing up so you can put it back the right way, and then take out the CMOS battery with a little help from a screw driver
05. Leave it out for 5 minutes or more
06. Put the battery back in the way it was when you took it out
07. Put the cover back on the tower
08. Plug the power cord back into the back of the tower
09. Boot up your computer; you may have to hit F1 to continue
10. Reset the date and time to the correct date and time
11. Perform a Windows Update
12. Done!

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6 Responses to “Does Your Computer Freeze or Does Windows Update Not Work After a Fresh Install of Windows XP?”

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  2. Antique Ring Says:
    April 16, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    I usually do not comment on blog posts but I found this quite interesting, so here goes. Thanks! Regards, P.

  3. Eric Ehr Says:
    April 27, 2009 at 12:02 am

    Hello. Great job. I did not expect this on a Wednesday. This is a great story. Thanks!

  4. Roderick Says:
    July 7, 2009 at 8:45 am

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  5. chris Says:
    July 27, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    Thanks, I have worked on pc’s for a while and forgot this fix. I accidently powered off a pc while doing updates and it will not boot even though the power supply and motherboard tested fine. Fixed my issue asap. Now if I can just improve my memory I would be good to go.

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