I do like the help you get in the included manuals, e.g my monitor does not work properly, answer have you turned it on.This is my first pc so it would have...

I just spent hours with on-line tech support so that I could upgrade from Me to Xp. I could not get my backed up data to convert to XP because the format was...

I'm trying to instal an XP Pro CD. My machine has two bootable partitions. One is XP Home which cam installed on the machine. The other is W2K which I...

I've been advised to purchase windowsxppro for my home computer, even though there is no computer network, because the professional version will run better...

OK, I imported that registry file Will suggested to solve a Folder View problem but it caused me to lose all ability to access files on my system through...

Hi, I am a single pc home user with a Win XP Pro OS with the Firewall enabled. Should I get a third party Firewall eg Norton Personal Firewall, or will...

I know I stand to get some flak, but let me first of all say I'm an avowed W98SE user. Wouldn't have anything else. However, my wife's computer (about one...

Upgraded from ME to XP Home with SP2. After I rebuilt my address list (luckily i had zipped my messages) I have notice 2 problems that are likely related. If...

I have a newly installed Win XP SP2 on a 10gig partition of a new machine. I'm no longer certain how many partitions to create in the remaining 100+gbs of HD. ...

Wanted to do a SR today and found out that I had almost no SR points. There was just one on the 3rd May. In previous months it had been OK, about one SR point...

I had the machine into the shop for days. One day I stepped in, and they had something they said was the Internet connection plugged in. I never saw it used,...

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I can't get the volume icon to display in the system tray (notification area). I have marked it to show through Control Panel | Sound & Audio Devices. I have...

i have a 300G hd that is being improperly seen as a 32G fat32 drive by windows and no matter how i try i can't get it to read beyond 32G but how do i delete /...

Hi, I used a maintainence tool (RFA) to clen up my registry but inadvertantly clicked on a questionable item to remove the entry. The result is...

I am losing icons in my systray in XP Home - and it isn't just the icons being hidden - they aren't in either the hidden or the revealed view. This is...

I've been given a computer that will not load Windows due to the following; "Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:...

I believe it was here that someone (I don't recall a name or have the post stored) suggested Ghost 2003 as a simple, reliable backup and restore application. ...

Last night, my elderly mother mentioned that she hasn't been able to use her computer for months. She said she's "locked out" and that her password isn't...

My current machine runs WindowsXP. I plan to buy a new one which will almost certainly come with Vista pre-installed. I'm aware of MS and other utilities...