Some more points that must be related, but I can't see how:
- when I put my memory stick into the usb port, my wallpaper on the desktop disappears and is replaced by many dots;
- when I try to open a file on my HD that contains the same info that is on the memory stick, the same thing happens. The wallpaper disappears, and I am unable to open any of the Word documents in the file (however, as I mentioned previously, I can open other Word documents that are directly on my HD).
- The first time this happened, I was able to restore the wallpaper by restarting the pc, but not other times.
- I have Windows 10 and Word Starter on a little netbook that I have, and I have no problem opening the files on the same memory stick, nor do I have any of the other problems.
I'm reasonably computer literate, but I can't figure this one out
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