Matt wrote: Is there a tweak that keeps a command prompt open after executing a program from Windows Explorer? I have several programs that I run from...

I'd like to get into videoconferencing so I can stay in touch with my sons - who are all over the country (USA). Would someone recommend some good cameras and...

I installed XP Pro sp2 that I just bought from Newegg.com. Every now and again the All Programs menu from the Start button gets blacked out like someone went...

Suddenly Windows Installer runs and runs. It happens when I start a third party app. I uninstalled the app. Then the installer decided to run whenever I...

I refer to Windows XP Home, SP3. When I mouse (hover) over a taskbar icon, I get a hover labelhover label balloon that explains what the icon represent. For...

Any idea why or how this happened? Even my hard drives are video floders when viewed in windows explorer. How in the world do I change this back to the way...

For some reason, I can no longer rearrange my Quick Launch icons. Drag-and-drop no longer works either. Any ideas?

I have tried setting the "Show window contents while dragging" option on in the Display Properties, but for some reason it is always turned off the next time I...

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I would go with either Maxtor or Seagate. I've had good luck with those over the years. They have a solid reputation. -----Original Message----- I am...

Is there a way to have the XP autoplay handler window pop up when inserting a Blank DVD? Autoplay works for all other media types on my PC except...

I would like to disable taskbar tooltips, like the balloons for new wireless network available, windows update, etc etc. I noticed a similar post below but...

To whomever it may concern, Sorry if this is the wrong address that I am sending this e-mail to... I was wondering if you can help me a bit. I am having some...

I want to convert a folder to a system folder for the purpose of manually inserting a visable background image in that folder on WinXP. I was told to RUN\CMD,...

Is there a way to change a group of folders to have the same view settings (e.g. detail view, which columns are displayed, etc)? I only know how to change...

In my pc when WinXP Pro starts up i have three(3) starup screens. the first one is a logo with a animated bar ,the second is a WinXP logo with teh word "WinXP...

Can the E-Mail alert be shown on the desktop and how is it accomplished?

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:118260 Hi, Right Click on task bar and select properties. Select Start Menu Select Start menu option to get...

I have created a bat that uses xcopy to backup files from my document. One thing though is I can not work out what I need to add to the bat file so I can copy...