When I try to remove the program thru cotrol panel / Add or remove programs, I get the message "Could not open INSTALL.LOG file." When I try to re-install...

Crossposted to WinXP New Users newsgroup. You've not posted about this problem in any WinXP-specific newsgroups before this AFAIK. Is this machine currently...

Since I am having various problems with software, I am going to first try to do a repair on XP. If that doesn't work, I will do a full reinstallation. 1) ...

Often when copying or deleting files in Windows Explorer, if a file is in use or for some reason can't be copied or deleted right then, the whole process stops...

Whenever I attempt to connect to certain sites, like www.qrz.com or some other sites related to Ham Radio, the browser just sits there and eventually you get...

Previously, when I installed WinXP Pro, I did not enter password for administrator because I am the sole user of my computer. So I am the computer...

Hi, Please help if you can. It will just take a few minutes. I'm trying to find out if the servers for Microsoft.Public Newsgroups is timing out the...

I am looking for a simple backup software for WinXP that I can backup my data folders to a flash drive but I do not want to zip them up. I figure if I lose a...

I've deleted a couple of links from my Favorites and they will stay deleted until I log on the next time. Sometimes they don't show up right away, but will...

This is a Windows XP Pro with Office Word 2007 All folders on desktop have disappeared and I am left with just the text name. Double clicking on these...

I recently fired real player and quicktime player, and installed instead real alternative and quicktime alternative. I would like to see when they are...

How do i set a browser to be default

I have a HP Pavilion DV9420US Widescreen Notebook which has a AMD Turion 64 X2 processor TL-64 2.2GHZ, 1MB L2, 1600MHz FSB. My question is: would it be...

I am using XP-Home and when i try to open an attachment on some emails a screen prompts me"the file does not have a program associated with performing this...

I have a "Personal" directory that I use to store many prive documents. Rather than password each document, can I set a password for the entire...

cant get my new speakers to work,tried all kinds of things

WinXP Home Some time ago, I had a consultant create a profile to be used for gaming. I believe it disables some resource hogs, and such, but I'm not sure. ...

Hello, Shortly the problem is: Broken motherboard -- replaleced with new one (not the samekind) Windows XP Home OEM requires activation before You can log in...

i have 2 gigs of ram installed but applications wont launch once 1 gig is used up. The performance monitor never shows more then 1 gig of memroy used up, yet...

Hi; I have a Dell Dimension 3000 with XP 95 and SP3 running. I also run Secunia PSI. These latter informed me that Java had a lot of insecurities and i...