A few weeks ago, I restored my computer to the factory image. I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit and haven't installed any service packs yet. About a week ago, however, I was randomly prompted to validate Windows again, even though I had (obviously) done it when I first restored my computer. I'm thinking this is when the problems started, but I don't really know how to pinpoint it, as I've been noticing new issues every couple of days.
Either way, I now cannot do any of the following:
Either way, I now cannot do any of the following:
- install any updates with Windows Update
- update antivirus definitions
- connect to Windows Live Messenger
- connect to Steam
- load AIM Lifestream
- load pages in IE 8 or Chrome
- use anything but the "basic uploader" for pictures on Facebook or attachments on Gmail using Firefox