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I had to reboot my computer and I no longer hear "You've Got Mail" when I get
new mail. I have OE 6. Does anyone know how to remedy this?

Thanks

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 08:27:00 -0700, kem <kem@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

> I had to reboot my computer


"Reboot"? Do you mean you reinstalled Windows?


> and I no longer hear "You've Got Mail" when I get
> new mail. I have OE 6. Does anyone know how to remedy this?


Start | Settings | Control Panel | Sounds.


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I guess so. I'm not sure. I was having problems and was told to reboot and I
lost a lot of my information.

I'm new to all of this so I don't really know

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 08:27:00 -0700, kem <kem@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I had to reboot my computer
>
>
> "Reboot"? Do you mean you reinstalled Windows?
>
>
> > and I no longer hear "You've Got Mail" when I get
> > new mail. I have OE 6. Does anyone know how to remedy this?
>
>
> Start | Settings | Control Panel | Sounds.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

kem wrote:
> I guess so. I'm not sure. I was having problems and was told to
> reboot and I lost a lot of my information.
>
> I'm new to all of this so I don't really know

Reboot - turn off/on (sort of) -- usually takes less than 10 minutes.
Reinstall - to install the operating system again (sometimes all software,
etc) - would take significantly longer than 10 minutes.

Which was done?

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MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 09:31:00 -0700, kem <kem@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

> I guess so. I'm not sure.



Most people reboot (restart their computers) at least once a day or
so. Most people *never* need to reinstall Windows.

If you're not sure, then describe exactly what you did and how you did
it.


> I was having problems


Exactly what problems?


> and was told to
> reboot


Who told you this? Did he tell you how to do it? If he told you to
reboot, and you reinstalled instead, that's like somebody telling you
to change the spark plugs in your car, and you replaced the engine
instead.


> and I lost a lot of my information.


If you reinstalled instead of rebooting, there's no surprise there.
When you reinstall, you lose *all* your information

Regarding your mail sounds, did you do what I suggested? Go to Start |
Settings | Control Panel | Sounds.


> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 08:27:00 -0700, kem <kem@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I had to reboot my computer
> >
> >
> > "Reboot"? Do you mean you reinstalled Windows?
> >
> >
> > > and I no longer hear "You've Got Mail" when I get
> > > new mail. I have OE 6. Does anyone know how to remedy this?
> >
> >
> > Start | Settings | Control Panel | Sounds.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

I kept receiving error messages when I logged on. The messages varied but
they mainly said "Previous Shutdown due to Thermal Event". I always shut down
my computer the correct way.

When I'd get theses messages I'd go into Set Up and clear them and usually
it let me log back on correctly. It had just gotten to where I could not log
on with out going through 5 minutes of clearing messages.

I was told to hit ctrl and F11 as my computer was starting up so I don't
know what you call this.

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 09:31:00 -0700, kem <kem@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I guess so. I'm not sure.
>
>
>
> Most people reboot (restart their computers) at least once a day or
> so. Most people *never* need to reinstall Windows.
>
> If you're not sure, then describe exactly what you did and how you did
> it.
>
>
> > I was having problems
>
>
> Exactly what problems?
>
>
> > and was told to
> > reboot
>
>
> Who told you this? Did he tell you how to do it? If he told you to
> reboot, and you reinstalled instead, that's like somebody telling you
> to change the spark plugs in your car, and you replaced the engine
> instead.
>
>
> > and I lost a lot of my information.
>
>
> If you reinstalled instead of rebooting, there's no surprise there.
> When you reinstall, you lose *all* your information
>
> Regarding your mail sounds, did you do what I suggested? Go to Start |
> Settings | Control Panel | Sounds.
>
>
> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 08:27:00 -0700, kem <kem@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I had to reboot my computer
> > >
> > >
> > > "Reboot"? Do you mean you reinstalled Windows?
> > >
> > >
> > > > and I no longer hear "You've Got Mail" when I get
> > > > new mail. I have OE 6. Does anyone know how to remedy this?
> > >
> > >
> > > Start | Settings | Control Panel | Sounds.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> > >
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

kem wrote:
> I kept receiving error messages when I logged on. The messages
> varied but they mainly said "Previous Shutdown due to Thermal
> Event". I always shut down my computer the correct way.
>
> When I'd get theses messages I'd go into Set Up and clear them and
> usually it let me log back on correctly. It had just gotten to
> where I could not log on with out going through 5 minutes of
> clearing messages.
>
> I was told to hit ctrl and F11 as my computer was starting up so I
> don't know what you call this.

Again - go by my posting...

Reboot - turn off/on (sort of) -- usually takes less than 10 minutes.

Reinstall - to install the operating system again (sometimes all software,
etc) - would take significantly longer than 10 minutes.

Which was done?

(Depending on the make/model of computer you have - CTRL+F11 may be how to
start the restoration process - and wipe everything and return it to the
as-shipped state.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

That's what I did. I chose the "State As Shipped" when prompted and I don't
recall it taking more than 10 minutes to do. I then had to go in and
reinstall everything else.

Do I need to redo this process and choose something else?

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> kem wrote:
> > I kept receiving error messages when I logged on. The messages
> > varied but they mainly said "Previous Shutdown due to Thermal
> > Event". I always shut down my computer the correct way.
> >
> > When I'd get theses messages I'd go into Set Up and clear them and
> > usually it let me log back on correctly. It had just gotten to
> > where I could not log on with out going through 5 minutes of
> > clearing messages.
> >
> > I was told to hit ctrl and F11 as my computer was starting up so I
> > don't know what you call this.
>
> Again - go by my posting...
>
> Reboot - turn off/on (sort of) -- usually takes less than 10 minutes.
>
> Reinstall - to install the operating system again (sometimes all software,
> etc) - would take significantly longer than 10 minutes.
>
> Which was done?
>
> (Depending on the make/model of computer you have - CTRL+F11 may be how to
> start the restoration process - and wipe everything and return it to the
> as-shipped state.)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

"kem" wrote in
<news:900D5E12-A6CF-49DF-BE53-CDF301C7DC0F@microsoft.com>:

> The messages varied but
> they mainly said "Previous Shutdown due to Thermal Event".

That should be a big warning. If you computer is shutting down because
it is getting too hot then there is a hardware failure. A fan isn't
spinning, the vents are plugged with lint, the heatsink fell off the
processor, a flat cable is blocking a fan's airflow, or something inside
isn't properly cooling the parts. Considering your posts, you'll need
to take it to a computer shop to have them check why your computer is
overheating.

I have all of this fixed. My problem is that I cannot get the "you've got
mail" voice notification back onto my computer. Do you know how to do this?

"VanguardLH" wrote:

> "kem" wrote in
> <news:900D5E12-A6CF-49DF-BE53-CDF301C7DC0F@microsoft.com>:
>
> > The messages varied but
> > they mainly said "Previous Shutdown due to Thermal Event".
>
> That should be a big warning. If you computer is shutting down because
> it is getting too hot then there is a hardware failure. A fan isn't
> spinning, the vents are plugged with lint, the heatsink fell off the
> processor, a flat cable is blocking a fan's airflow, or something inside
> isn't properly cooling the parts. Considering your posts, you'll need
> to take it to a computer shop to have them check why your computer is
> overheating.
>