I have no do-this cure. If this was my machine, I could...
a. Look up IEFIX on http://www.google.com and try that.
b. Download IE60.EXE from a browser archive site, then use IEradicator to purge IE, then reinstall.
Sorry, that's all I got.
Bob
A friend of mine just moved and after starting up his computer the default background for OE is now black. There was no problem prior to moving. It can be reset to white, but after sending a msg it goes right back to black! We also tried resetting and then restarting the computer; closing OE and reopening, all with the same result.
He's using W98, OE6.
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