I was told that some games might not work if you are not in the adminstor name you might try this and see if it will help -----Original Message----- I am...

Windows XP often does not properly display my system tray icons. For instance, by Sound icon sometimes shows and sometimes does not. My Norton Virus...

Hi. In Windows Manager I used to be able to click on the Update Driver Wizard and one of the choices in where to search for new drivers was the...

I upgraded from Win 98 to XP Professional. Evertime I attempt to install softare, I get the following message: Could not access network location "::\Documents...

Where do I find out basic information about event id's and what errors are for different error numbers. Also descriptions of 'services running'?

i have some PC2Phone and PC2PC applications installed. earlier they all were working perfect. but now theres a problem. when i put on my headphone and mic, i...

When you click on network settings and you see AOL did you right click to get properties? When you do you should get a window with tabs. The right one will be...

When I attempt to switch users the computer frequently flashed to a black screen with a cursor in upper left corner. The computer then reboots totally as if...

control panel/systym/hardware tab/device manager -----Original Message----- Is there a way to force XP to re-discover all the hardware? I have just...

I am in the process of backing up my computer. As I was unable to backup straight onto a CD I have backedup to a special folder. After I burn it to CD do I...

Format the harddrive, reinstall, get the updates the very first damn time you get online. -----Original Message----- I made a real mess. I suspect I have a...

Help, I need to reinstall XP but do not want the hassle of downloading all those updates again. Anyone know how to save them ready for reinstall later. Cheers

I can't get the windows update window to open up so I can get the updates, I have them to automatic download & they won't even do that. I can go anywhere on...

Hey,if your erratic cursor movement is with a logitech mouse or a logitech based mouse, then the problem is hardware, the optical sensors are not perfect...

I installed Windows XP Home on my computer after reformatting the hard drive to NTFS. At first it worked fine, but over time (installed rtwo months ago)it...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us% 3B315352 "Error 1606. Could Not Access Network Location Common Administrative Tools.All Users\"...

I posted this a couple of days ago, but received only one response... which wasn't helpful. And I really, really need help! To solve some problems, XP help...

Wondering if anyone can give me a reaosonably detailed explination on what Compressing Drive to Save Disk Space in My Computer means? I clicked on in once,...

Our system tools folder is empty...no system restore, disc cleanup, etc. Also missing from accessories is the calculator program. How do I recover these, and...

Hi all :-) I have XP pro media center....About 4 out of 5 times I start up my HP m260n, the CPU usage toggles from 95- 100%...I don't know what is causing...