The annoyance which I wish to rid myself of, is the popup yellow text that occirs telling you that a certain application is running when you minimize there in the first so you know its still running....

Please , could anyone tell me how to get rid of the Smart Wizard that keeps poping up from the toolbar every few seconds, it's driving me crazy. I am using Windows XP professional. Thank you very...

can i avoid win xp local admin users to kill a process from task manager?

You MS naysayers please don't be ugly and screw up my post. This is a serious question and it is not intended to be sarcastic. I just bought XP Pro SP2, the OEM version, from Newegg. It cost me $150...

When I use my computer, the taskbar does not appear. I can use either the windows key or ctrl+esc to access the start menu, but I cannot see the taskbar. I have used different registry changes...

Hi, I had a big Windows problem a little while ago followed by a reinstall and a few viruses, and since then I haven't been able to get a picture to display on the desktop. It's just a solid colour,...

Running WindowsXP with Serv Pack 2 Two weeks ago I used add/remove to remove a program, but the name of the program was left behind. I tried to use Add/Remove again but got the message "An...

Recently, I've been changing the look of my desktop. To change my folder icons, I highlighted all folders under my C: drive, right clicked on a folder and selected Properties then Customize, and set...

I just got my laptop back from my daughter and my desktop is now smaller and centered in the middle of the screen. How do I get it back to normal? Please see photo of what it looks like. If I change...

When Win XP Home boots on my PC, I get no user login choice. Previous to Win Update SP2 the PC booted direct to Windows Desktop. Here is what I have done to resolve with no luck. 1. In Windows...

At the bottom right is the clock visible. If you make the bar wider, the day and date become also visible (but you loose a part of your screen). As I have more need of the date then the time, I'd...

is there a way to kill the dumb "if you change a file name extension, ..." warning (when renaming extensions) for good? there's gotta be some value in the registry that i could edit to get rid of...

Hello, I think it would be a great idea for Microsoft to charge a fee each time a user has to download an update from their site. What in the world would be keeping them from doing it? You should...

I have set up the 3D flying Objects Screensaver so that it displays the company logo. However, the firm has other departments, all with their own logos, and I would like to deploy the settings with...

i.e., when I open My Computer, and drop down the Address Bar, My Documents is listed at the BOTTOM of my drive listing. On every other PC I check using this method, My Documents is OVER My Computer!...

My Task Pane is really weird. It seems like my entire C drive (along with all the folders in it) are customized as pictures folders, and my entire D drive (along with all th efolders in it) are...

One of my users who is working with Metaframe/Citrix logins wants that applications window to be on top of all other windows and active at all times. I have seen programs that will allow you to...

XP pro ( SP2 ) I wanted to customize my sounds and found two things: 1) Sounds in control panel will only list Wave files ( .wav ) not mp3 or midi. I got around this by using Audacity sound editor to...

This may have been asked before but, is it possible to change the text colour of the desktop icons titles ? I have an image I would like yo use as my wallpaper but the top of the picture is white -...

Hi, Does anybody knows software/trick/way to make windows inteface monochromatic? Maybe someone has got ready colours-set I could easily import into my XP settings? best regards LB