when i open "add or remove programs", there is a long section in the list that appears as a series of vertical black & white columns, which together occupy...

Win XP PRO. SP1. Mouse over the "All Programs" button or double clicking same results in no action. No programs can be run unless they are displayed on the...

When I click on start, then on "All Programs", the list of all the programs loaded on my computer are listed, however, the popup is too small and I cannot see...

Please help! The "All programs" menu stopped expanding and when I change to the classic view the start menu doesn't expand either.. Thanks for your help!

My All Programs menu has gotten so large that it doesn't show all of the entries. In particular, those applications (such as MS Word) that insist on sitting...

The "All Programs" icon is missing from my Start Menu. It disappeared about two days ago. Any ideas? Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

How does one get both a folder called "all users" and another folder called "all users.windows" in Documents and Settings? And a similar question... How does...

For several days, I find that a little window suddenly pops up on my screen that simply says "already running!" I just click on the "x" and it goes away, but...

Hello, I have added several sites related to games, stocks, etc., to the "always allowed" list in Tools Internet Options Privacy. Their domains...

Just a curious question about a wallpaper image in Windows XP Pro 2002 SP2. Ascent.jpg, can someone tell me what mountain is the subject in this...

I'm running a network of a couple dozen boxes running XP Pro SP2, all joined in a workgroup. I connected an HP 2100 printer to one of these machines and...

I installed the XP SP3 updates before the automatic updates managed to tell me it was available. The auto update icon on the task bar now permanently tells me...

God I hate Microsoft. I installed SP2, and it put an icon in the taskbar that loads EVERY TIME, asking to enable automatic updates. I don't want to. So what do...

Whenever I try and access the User Accounts in control panel on any account on this computer, I get given the "Automation server can't create...

Hello everyone: I know/believe there is an XP setting for this, but I can not find it. When I load certain data CDs into my laptop, it opens the CD's folder...

Lately, probably after the SP2 upgrade, I frequently have a problem when I try to browse backwards in Internet Explorer. A few things seem to...

The problem is this instance is that XP has marked out about half of a 250 GB drive as either "bad sectors" or "system files." In fact, I have verified that...

When shutting down XP a program not responding error box appears. I have to click "end now" button to complete shutdown procedure. Got any remedies?

HI, I have been unable to reboot 90% of the time and my system often crashes. I use Netscape as a browser and don't usually don't crash until my either I get a...

I use a friends computer, and a few days ago I started getting a short/curt 'bloop!' sound when clicking some links (and when I get the 'bloop!' the link...