"helpcenter" BSOD

Jane called the show: she gets the “blue screen of death” when she boots her (Dell) Windows XP desktop computer, and a message regarding “helpcenter”…

Without more specific details (error messages, behavior, etcetera) my best recommendation is to look at (an article written for Windows Millennium)…

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up…

“Error Message When You Start Windows Me Help: The File Helpctr.exe Is Not Found”

computer design competition

“Take Action. Make Art.” – …create graphics for a special edition HP notebook PC.

Contestants can submit a design along with a brief explanation at http://www.mtv-tama.com
…through Oct. 17…

The winner of the competition will be invited to attend the MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich, Germany, in November…The winner also will be invited to visit several HP sites, including Tokyo and Houston…

the Foleo folds

I just received this e-mail message…

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“…I have decided to cancel the Foleo mobile companion product in its current configuration and focus all our energies on delivering our next generation platform and the first smartphones that will bring this platform to market…

“…Our own evaluation and early market feedback were telling us that we still have a number of improvements to make…

“…We’re not going to speculate now on timing for a next Foleo…

“…This decision is in the best interest of our customers, our team, our products and our shareholders…”

Ed Colligan
President & CEO
Palm, Inc. 950 W. Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085-2801

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I’m disappointed in the delay, but still want this thing.

SONY MOVING TO WINDOWS MEDIA!!!…

I edited this message I received for brevity…

— CONNECT Music wrote:
> To: SLICK
> From: “CONNECT Music”
> Subject: Future of CONNECT Music Service
> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:19:04 CDT
>
> ***************************************
> CONNECT Music Downloads Powered by Sony
> ***************************************
>
> August 30, 2007
>
> Subject: Future of CONNECT Music Service
>
> Today Sony announced its intent to move to a Windows
> Media Technology platform for Walkman® products in
> the United States, Canada and Europe…
>
> …We recommend that
> you use any outstanding promotional codes, account
> credits or gift certificates available in your music
> account prior to March 2008, but even after the
> store closes you will continue to be able to play,
> manage, and transfer the music in your SonicStage
> library and on your existing ATRAC devices. If you
> obtain a new device, all of Sony’s new Walkman music
> and video players will support MP3 or Windows Media
> Audio format.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Sony CONNECT Music Team
>
> ***************************************
>
> Sony CONNECT Inc.
> c/o CONNECT Music (U.S.)
> Attn: Privacy Information Management Office
> 6080 Center Drive, 10th Floor
> Los Angeles, California 90045