I've just noticed something I've never seen before. I posted a question in a network/web group, but it seems to be inactive so I thought I'd try he I've...

Why is there an Autoexec.bat and Config.sys in the root directory? XP installed them, and they are both empty. I am very familiar with them from the old Dos...

Paul, here is the Portman log file. This is connecting, and a small time loading Firefox and connecting to google. I cut it off, because it was getting huge,...

How do I remove directories that were created with numbers & letters?

When it is said that Download speed is 37.9 MB. Is it always per second or per minute? Does it changes in different os per second to per minute or other...

This is kind of off topic. I think I need to buy a new keyboard. The ENTER key sticks down, and that can really make a mess of things. I have the keyboard...

In Win98se, I could take "Partition Magic 8" and simply copy c: to the next drive, shut down, unplug the original drive, and set the jumper on the new (bigger)...

This computer (Compaq 5400US) came with two 128M Ram sticks, for a total of 256m. The computer maximum allowed RAM is 512M. I want to upgrade to that...

Automatic Update Choose updates to download update Title Windows XP End of Support Notification (KB2934207) Size: 504 KB This update is intended to notify...

Is there any Hard drive size limit in XP? On my W98 computer, the limit is 120G. I am using an 80 and a 120 on there. I have a 160, which would not work on...

I can only get dialup internet where I live (rural area). Well, ok, I could spend a fortune every month for satellite internet, but I cant afford it. ...

from observation, it seems that the times that i get a BSOD ("irq not less than or equal") with the older hardware i have on early morning startup is when the...

I dont know if you need much more. I've only posted 335 of the almost 1300 entries, most are when connecting to google after this, but here is a little more. ...

188 0.00151220 SUCCESS 187 0.01642415 SUCCESS Length 1: A 189 0.00000000 SVCHOST.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS PTSerial0 189 0.00000363 ...

My toolbar / taskbar / Quick launch bar - on the bottom of the screen got too wide when I was trying to move around some of the icons. It's now the height of...

I cant recall who suggested the browser "Pale Moon" to me on this group, without reading many older posts, but I decided to give it a try. I downloaded the...

Hi, I have installed WinXP Home Edition on several of my computers without any issues. However, I have not been able to install it on a...

The other day I was in Walmart and was playing with the demos on Win8. While I would not even want a touch screen, which reminds me too much of a cellphone, I...

I have an internet friend who's 67, has multiple sclerosis, and is going blind, and the doctor said she is dying. She also doesn't have a lot of money for...

I got the wrong fan. It is one for cooling the computer chassis instead of the cpu cooling fan. The new one has a 4 wire connector while the old is 3...