When a user prints to a (networked) printer on Windows XP SP2, they get a little balloon popping up and telling them "The document was sent to the printer" near the system tray. Some users find this...

The part on my start menu that displays recently used programs is blank. It appears as if it has just been cleared but nothing comes back and I have never cleared it.

I'm trying to restore DMA to one of my HDs. At this page http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/IDE-DMA.mspx I read: "For repeated DMA errors. Windows XP will turn off DMA mode for a device...

My folder icons changed to default on my desktop, and everywhere else where on my xp. I didn't do anything, the only thing I can think of is that they turned this way after I had a fullscreen winamp...

Yep... Norton Anti-Virus does do that. Consistently. Bad Rice... DSH

I can turn off my monitor if I do so in a near time period, ie 5 min. I am not sure if I can also go on standby power in this short time period. If I set the time for a longer period (1 hour) I can...

My sister got a new computer with Windows XP home pre-installed. For some reason the shadow of her Desktop Icon Labels is "sharp" and black. What I mean by "sharp" i that it isn't blury. On other...

Is there a way to make it a default view that "Dimensions" are always shown in a column when I click on Details view? Every now and again I have to re-right-click on the columns and put a check mark...

I'm having a frustrating problem defragmenting J:, one of my two 177GB partitions. This is an Athlon 1800 512MB XP Home PC with 3 HDs: 2x200GB and 1x60GB. The other similar size partition, D:,...

I recently downloaded a cool program that gave me all sorts of different cursors,screensavers etc. I was able to use it for a day or two-it was part of my tool bar-then it just disappeared. There are...

I can't seem to stop my folders view from showing in my explorer bar every time I start my Documents etc, I've tried changing this by going to folder options I also deselected it from view but, as...

I appreciate any help in advance. I have two users on my computer, and I personally do not want the number of unread mail messages showing underneath my user. Is there a way to turn this feature...

I appreciate any help in advance. I have 2 users on my computer. The screen that is shown when you can choose which user you want to log on too, shows the number of unread mail messages belonging...

I use a third party hotkey utility. I would like to set one of its hotkeys to open the Recycle Bin. Is there a Recycle Bin object or file in XP's folders which I can ask my hotkey utility to...

One some of my computers, when I click on a media file on the internet (like a .wmv) windows media player will automatically open and play the file, yet on other computers it doesn't. All the...

The first auto run, is that program also on the usb drive? Sometimes USB drives will have a different drive letter. When you install a program, the information of that program is filed in your...

MY COMPUTER DOESN'T REMEMBER E-MAILS OR PASSWORDS! I THINK I HAVE TO CONFIGURE THE WINDOWS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT. CAN ANY ONE HELP ME WITH THIS PLEASE! THANKS, -- SUPERDAVE, TEXAS

I have the problem that my Dell Inspiron 2200 laptop doesn't retain the monitor orientation setting. Each time I hibernate and then restart, the #2 monitor is to the right of the #1 display. Yes,...

My computers screensaver is the My Pics. Premium, (I have also used the other slideshow picture screensaver offered in the display menu. to try to remedy this problem). I have about 3,000 pictures in...

Hi friends, what is a Text Editor and could some kind person point me in the direction of a good one, please. Jo.