Hi All,


I've had lots of computer drama recently. In a nutshell, I've bought 
four computers in the last week, and I've returned three of them for one 
problem or other. The fourth one seemed fine until I started installing 
software. Then I got the same error from one of the earlier computers.


I don't want to drag this out, so I'll keep it simple. I'm buying a new 
dinky laptop for lecturing. The first one is the one that's relevant. It 
had several problems. One of them was that I had trouble installing 
software. When I installed Chrome, it said that I wouldn't be getting 
Chrome updates because Chrome wasn't compatible with Windows XP or 
Vista. When I installed Jaws, it said some components couldn't be 
installed because my computer wasn't compatible, and when I tried 
reinstalling Jaws a day or two later, it said there was a problem and it 
uninstalled Jaws automatically. I was able to install Dropbox, but I got 
a weird warning of some sort, which I'm not remembering. I tried one 
more installation, and like Dropbox, it was successful, but there was 
some sort of alert. Anyway, the computer had other issues, so I reset it 
and sent it back.

I'm working with the fourth computer now. When I installed Chrome, I got 
the same error, but when I installed Dropbox, everything went fine. I'm 
nervous about installing Jaws or anything else. I did some Googling 
about the Chrome problem, but the only thing I've found is that I should 
reinstall Chrome or check my firewall and parental controls. I'm not 
clear about what I should be checking for, though.


Does anyone here have any ideas about what to check or what could be 
happening?


Ciao


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