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<blockquote data-quote="F1Mike" data-source="post: 28714">My windows help facility no longer operates at all, not a peep, nothing, zilch, it won't go <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Was wondering if any of you techies have heard of a similar problem and a possible fix? Is there a patch available or a way to re-install the help on it's own?While I'm at it, disk cleanup doesn't operate properly either, it get's stuck! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />......oh, and even though there is over half of the hard disk with free space, the loading time of everything is slower than it used to be - eg loggin on to a windows profile <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite53" alt=":confused" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused" /> It's like a cache is building up, somewhere, but I don't know what it is <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sad.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" data-shortname=":(" />I have a second pc, running win98, and can't get it to start, it says 'disk I/0 error Please replace the disk and press any key'I suspect this is a worn out hard disk. I have been told that puting it in the fridge for a while and retrying it might help me get access and transfer all the important stuff to this pc. Does this problem sound terminal to any of you lot? ;)Just a few problems I've got there, but i know a lot of you love a challenge to help get things like these sorted&nbsp; :-righton thanks folks, appreciate any help :-beer</blockquote>

[QUOTE="F1Mike, post: 28714"] My windows help facility no longer operates at all, not a peep, nothing, zilch, it won't go :D Was wondering if any of you techies have heard of a similar problem and a possible fix? Is there a patch available or a way to re-install the help on it's own? While I'm at it, disk cleanup doesn't operate properly either, it get's stuck! :eek: ......oh, and even though there is over half of the hard disk with free space, the loading time of everything is slower than it used to be - eg loggin on to a windows profile :confused: It's like a cache is building up, somewhere, but I don't know what it is :( I have a second pc, running win98, and can't get it to start, it says 'disk I/0 error Please replace the disk and press any key' I suspect this is a worn out hard disk. I have been told that puting it in the fridge for a while and retrying it [i]might[/i] help me get access and transfer all the important stuff to this pc. Does this problem sound terminal to any of you lot? ;) Just a few problems I've got there, but i know a lot of you love a challenge to help get things like these sorted :-righton thanks folks, appreciate any help :-beer [/QUOTE]

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