Quote Originally Posted by confus-ed
Bloomin' 'eck ! That's a long way of saying do either a repair install or inplace re-install, having of course set bios back to use ACPI first (which I can't see anywhere, but the answer is soooooooooooooooo long !) but I think either should fix things up

(Just a thought,tripleR but wouldn't just the links make the answers a bit shorter & probably more comprehendable ... note to self - light blue touch paper & stand well back ...)

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You are absolutely right, -ed.
Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
Thing is, I got lazy.
I copied MSKB articles from my own database rather than look them up and provide the suitable links.
I get a little lazy on weekends.