My O.S. is Windows XP SP2. I use dial up modem for connecting to Internet. Recently, somethings on my computer do not work good. The most important problem...

Alan wrote: Windows Home XP with all updates and service packs. I've routinely, when I want to move files around, opened two file ...

On Win98 I used the c:\windows\hosts to redirect urls to a local server for testing. I upgraded to XP, the hosts file is still there but does not seem to...

Hi all, Is there any registry hack or some other way to change the way Windows Explorer looks when you first start it? It seems it always shows icons and I...

The problem with most sync programs is lack of imagination. :-) Suppose you wish to sync 2 folders with several sub-folders inside. The sync program...

Hi. I just bought a Dell Latitude D620. I love it! Only problem so far is I went to configure the pointer speed for my mouse. I set the pointer at fast and...

I moved, my original CD's in Storage. My HD crashed, got new one installed and from original id on bottom of laptop was able to get winxp re-installed. ...

Hi Machine been acting up again and it has been through all the tests and I saw it caught Win32/Alan.J worm and JS/Petch trojan with etrust anti-virus. I did...

When I listen to music or watch a video I am getting a start / stop in the playback. The music / video will play for 3 or 4 seconds stop for a 1/2 second,...

It makes me sleep better at night to know that Uncle Bill Gates is so concerned that I am well informed, even if I have no questions! When I am in...

I know how to mute sounds permanantly until i unmute them. How do I mute the sounds when I turn my computer on and off, regardless of what the other sound...

When I try to download a program (an update from MS or an update from a game or even a download an mpg movie) I do the folowing: 1. R click "Save Tearget" 2....

I cannot right click on a mid or wav from an email sent to me any more, and Save As/My Music. In fact, all I see is Open and a Delete option. I have always...

Windows XP Home - my User account My systray has an icon of two figures with a red cross on it - "Windows Messenger - Not Signed In" I have Messenger Service...

I'm having trouble setting up a dial up network connection using Windows XP Pro. I have a Winmodem on com4. However, whenever I create a dial up...

My operating system is xp pro. I passworded my computer following the usual on screen commands, rebooted entered my password and got that awful message...

Last year I did a recovery disk, to restore my computer. But I'd like to know what are the steps to backing up my entire computer with all that is...

I've not been able to use Roxio since I had this new HP computer, with XP Pro (2). When I installed AdAware again (its always been on my computers), during...

Intermittently, I cannot get my computer to shut down. I use the MS key and hit the 'u' twice to shut down. It hangs there. Control/Alt/Delete has never worked...

I seem to have lost the shortcut to the Windows defrag program. It will run from Control Panel, Administrative Tools, etc but I'd like a short cut. I tried...