"hans" wrote: After I minimize an application which doesn't have a button showing in the taskbar, then I have to open the task manager and do a...

I'm trying to remove a Network Bridge and am having some difficulty. I removed the bridge by right clicking on both of them when they were highlighted but the...

Per http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/ crawford_02april22.mspx, you can use a bridge to make a computer with two network cards...

hey all, i have an hp 514n 2.2ghz 1.0gb ram celeron. i switched out the hard drive with a western digital 500gb drive. i tried to boot from my win xp pro cd...

Hope this is the right discussion group. I can't get online by clicking the butterfly. I can get online with Internet Explorer but don't have access to all...

Last week, WIN XP was corrupted; it worked only with partial functionality; so I reinstalled XP. Before re-installing I backed up all my programs (including...

I'm having trouble with my sound and in the registry key above there is only one string value which is a default with value not set. My computer at work has...

In case you haven't noticed, Microsoft Security Essentials has no shutdown option! So I made a little utility for that. It is a 'Quick Launch' shortcut that...

Cannot play VOB files in Windows Media Player. Please help!

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone of you has experience in this scenario. I would like to implement screen saver GPO to push down to all XP Pro SP2 & Win2k...

I recently noticed a new icon in the tray with the message "This device can perform faster . . . " Unfortunately I don't know what else it said as it...

I do not see any Windows 7 newsgroups yet so I am posting here. I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate on 2 PC's. The HOSTS file does not work on one of the...

Hi I'm using IE8 and can't get to one of my credit card websites, get page cannot be displayed. I can go to other secure websites it's just this one I can't...

cf. http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_frm/thread/84461778cc9b5baf Who did the work, Ben? After a clean install, you...

All PCs run XP SP3 on a LAN in my domain. I can RDP to all the PCs fine. What I want to do, as a Domain admin, is to Initiate a Remote Assistance...

i want to share a DSL connection at home. One PC at ground floor and other on second floor. Both running win XP. What will be cheapest/best way to do...

I have had a continuing problem with my computer crashing after I turn it on in the morning. It usually crashes a couple of times in the first 15 minutes or...

Just installed a new mouse "Logitech mx revolution", after restarting Windows gets to the logo on a blue background screen and freezes. Have tried to reboot...

Using WinXP Pro, SP3 I have some code that uses the Management Object Searcher to query the Win32_Printer. It was working fine a few weeks ago, but now throws...

With Windows 7 coming soon and a new computer to come with it I stumbled upon some questions I need clarification on. I currently have Windows XP OEM on this...