Thanks- this is the message I got when I tried your instrucions- tried the first two but Nero was loaded on the computer when I purchased it. I appreciate your help. Details Product: Windows Operating System Event ID: 7 Source: Cdrom Version: 5.2 Symbolic Name: IO_ERR_BAD_BLOCK Message: The device, %1, has a bad block. Explanation The device has a bad block of memory, which Windows attempted to read. The data might be missing or corrupted. User Action Do one or all of the following: Retry the operation. Clean the physical hard drive. Use newer media. Version: 5.0 Component: System Event Log Symbolic Name: IO_ERR_BAD_BLOCK Message: The device, %1, has a bad block. Explanation The device has a bad block of memory, which Windows attempted to read. The data might be missing or corrupted. User Action Do one or all of the following: Retry the operation. Clean the physical hard drive. Use newer media. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently there are no Microsoft Knowledge Base articles available for this specific error or event message. For information about other support options you can use to find answers online, see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx.

Jane no doubt it will be an Apple commercial if it is not already! I saw one last night that could have been about this reboot over and over situation, have to admit those commercials are funny. IF you have your computers fully updated with all the windows updates and you do not want to tackle this now you do not have to (totally up to you), this is not a super critical update like sp2 was, it is rated moderate. There are some additional changes it makes to the system itself which microsoft would like people to install. But I know a lot of people have decided to at least wait some time to see if there might be some hotfixes that come out to handle some of the issues that are cropping up and there has been discussion in the microsoft forums that this time they may actually put out a hotfix for some of the problems prior to pushing out sp3 in auto update. So waiting is not a bad idea at this point. I would suggest though that you uninstall your IE 7 through add remove before you do install sp3, because if you do not you will not be able to do so at any time in the future and it also affects the ability to try to do fixes on IE7 should they be needed. You can just take it out, put in sp3 when you decide to, then put IE7 back. Or just stay as you are and continue getting your other regular critical windows updates. It is your choice. At this point in time they will not stop you from getting your windows updates just because you do not have sp3, so don't be concerned about that.

Hi mudlady, if I turn on my netbook I will receive the same warning. Yes! That sounds like corruption of anyone of the files below: wpa.dbl, regwizc.dll, licdll.dll You could try chuggerguy's link, but they can be somewhat confusing to carry out. I think your best option is to call Microsoft directly explain the problem and they can be very helpful for you... Some instructions below and a link for you. To start the Product Activation Wizard: Click Start Click All Programs,and then click Accessories. Click System Tools. Click Activate Windows. In the Product Activation Wizard, follow these steps: Click Use the automated phone system to activate. Click the drop-down menu, select the nearest location to you, and then click Next. The Microsoft Product Activation Center phone number is displayed at the top of the window. Joe Here is a link that might be useful: Product Activation

That seems to be a problem with that addition, so I would wait.