Need help please...Have a few questions regarding Windows XP

[MarieT]

Hi all

I have a few questions regarding my Windows XP Home Edition.

1- Why my Windows logon screen flashes twice before I can type in my
password? Is this normal?

2- Why do some files names saved in my folders have the letters in blue
and the others in black? Does the blue mean something?

3- Why my Windows XP is not remembering the folder where I saved last?

For example: I save a file with the jpeg extension in my clip-art folder,
the next time I want to save another file of the same type into the same
folder, another folder opens up. I have to keep browsing to find my clip-art
folder. This has been going on since yesterday when Microsoft asked my to
download new upgrades.

Don't worry I just ran Norton anti-virus and found no viruses in my
computer.

My last question:

4- I have a Targus Optical Wireless mini mouse. Every time I start my
laptop, windows doesn't recognize the little piece attached in the USB port.
I have to disconnect it and connect it again so that windows finds new the
hardware, then I have to make the mouse communicate with the piece attached
in the USB port. This is a pain in the neck and time consuming.
Is there a fix for this problem?

Sorry for asking so many dumb questions, I am new to this windows XP stuff.
Thanks in advance for your help.

[David Williams]

When you say that the logon screen flashes do you mean it goes totally black
and then comes back. If so that is normal.

[Just a lurker]

Hi David
When I say the logon screen, it is the one where you type in your password.
It comes on, then it disappears, and then comes on again.
I don't recall it was doing that when I first bought my computer 4 moths
ago.
Marie
"David Williams" > wrote in message
...
> When you say that the logon screen flashes do you mean it goes totally
black
> and then comes back. If so that is normal.
>
>

[MarieT]

Hi David
When I say the logon screen, it is the one where you type in your password.
It comes on, then it disappears, and then comes on again.
I don't recall it was doing that when I first bought my computer 4 moths
ago.
Marie





"David Williams" > wrote in message
...
> When you say that the logon screen flashes do you mean it goes totally
black
> and then comes back. If so that is normal.
>
>

[tabijoann1]

Hi,
Just had a question if anyone could help.
I just had Windows XP installed onto my computer with microsoft office program.
When I use the microsoft or excel programs and Save everything that i do the next day I will try to open and the computer says that it cannot read the file. It also won't read anything from my a: disk.

I would appreciate any help with this
thank you
tabijoann1