I have a need to find all files in a directory where the file name is 11 chars, and the extension is 3 chars ending with an M. I have tried the following: dir...

A friend of mine accidentally got landed with a strange 'print screen' dumped to her desk top as wallpaper/background when she was installing NOrton 2005. How...

My son has conveniently figured out how to disable IE Content Advisor through the registry editor. Is there any way I can keep his user account from...

Hello I am seeking opinions as to whether this computer would run MS XP Home SP2 reasonably well. I am happy to add more RAM if that would help. Any...

I have read just about everywhere I know where to look, but as a novice XP user I can't seem to figure out how to set the "list" view as the default for all of...

Please help. I have a simple network -- 2 Windows XP computers and 1 Windows 2000 computer hooked up through a router. Every few months, the network stops...

The XP Pro OEM version of my new machine is different than the XP on my company laptop. I need to be able to set security settings on files and folders for...

I have windows xp pro,norton systemworks 2003. I ran one button check up under Norton utilities and I get the following 2 different...

my friends computer jus keeps cuttin out every 10 mins no warning blue screen or nething urgent help needed reply asap plz :D

Exploring an audio CD on my brothers laptop (running XP Home) appears empty, properties also show zero bytes used (media player plays them ok). I don’t use XP...

The subject says it all: If I log in as a domain user - not admin - I can set the icons wher I want, and change the background. When I log off and log in...

Using Home Edition, I want to make some c:\ folder private for my admin account. But the check box in preferences isn't able to be...

I have 3 PC's in the house.........2 XP Pro, 1 XP Home. The XP Home machine has no apparent Backup Utility. The XP Pros have Start/Programs/Accessories/System...

I have home xp on my current computer. (no excel) I have an old version of office pro 2000 that does have xp. Can I use the xp and install only the excell from...

Changing the drive letter of my newly installed DVD-ROM drive to R: was no problem. However, it has adopted the *name* 'DVD-RW drive (R:)' Can I change this...

Hi I have Win XP Pro and want to help my girlfriend sort some problems with her XP Home system. She lives quite a distance away so I was wondering about using...

I have an HP Pavilion model 8756c. Recently I am unable to access the CD drives. (The failure is probably related to recently running a defrag...

I have a small but annoying problem. When i click on the start menu and highlight something with an extended menu, it takes ages to open, when i click on the...

A Direct Parallel connection between a XP Home and Win95 shows "connected" on the HOST (Win 95). However, the GUEST (XP) cannot see any files on...

To remove DSO exploit permanently. 1. In SpyBot Right Click the infected location and choose "more options"-- Choose Jump To Location 2. Regedit will then...