I spent a fair amount of time yesterday looking for a solution for why my computer has been acting so oddly roughly since Windows SP2 was added to the mix. Looking for problems under "Sp2 issues," or "windows shell crashes" turned up nothing. The magic phrase was "right click." That's it. That was the most difficult part of the fix. That still lead to multiple solutions, everything from "your log in is corrupted, create a new one" to "old versions of the DivX codec are incompatible with Windows SP2." Well, using the rule of thumb that you start with the simplest and cheapest solution first, I removed DivX.
Now everything works, without even rebooting. This isn't the first time my wife has gotten me out of a jam. See, I was the one who found the suggestion about creating a new login, which would have been more taxing. It was Rebecca who found the DivX solution.
Anyway, I'm posting this information on the off chance it might help someone else solve this very annoying and mysterious "right click crash" issue.
Makes room for CanWest to join the majors
Kudos to CanWest for calling a terrorist a terrorist . Many, including The Last Amazon , will be happy to hear it. Reuters is among the worst of the major western news services, where I would also place the BBC and the CBC.
Unsurprisingly, Reuters is not happy about the changes CanWest made to Reuters wire stories:
Our editorial policy is that we don't use emotive words when labeling someone," said David A. Schlesinger, Reuters' global managing editor. "Any paper can change copy and do whatever they want. But if a paper wants to change our copy that way, we would be more comfortable if they remove the byline." Mr. Schlesinger said he was concerned that changes like those made at CanWest could lead to "confusion" about what Reuters is reporting and possibly endanger its reporters in volatile areas or situations. "My goal is to protect
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