Exit out of the options dialogs, close Explorer and restart the computer. If so, then reinstall fresh versions of the plug-ins you use most. Q. My son is a student at University of Texas in Austin. He put his household belongings, PC, monitor and printer in a non-acclimatized controlled storage bin. I think you should remove them to an air-conditioned storage area.
Heat is a notorious enemy of electronic components, and so is humidity.
Q. Last year I bought a new PC, though it was a budget-priced system. But I discovered this system does not have an open AGP slot. It has AGP graphics, but they are part of the motherboard. If you want a new video card for that system, you are indeed going to have to go with a PCI board. This is one of the downsides of buying a low-cost system, which often cuts corners by leaving out expansion capabilities.