Please help me with the following problems. 1) Getting back to the previous folder settings despite changing the looks of folders by pressing the "folders" button. I don't want the contents...

I've downloaded the new toolbar and the desktop search with it. I'm quite satisfied with the search desktop since its easy to use. But I'm unhappy with the toolbar. The "tabbing feature" made me...

Hello, I have done extensive online research on context menu editing and I have come up short. I am unable to find a way to delete items from my context (right-click) menu... especially items when i...

I have a computer running XP Pro at home which works well using this function. I also am working on a computer at work which is the same XP Pro which seems to have problems envoking the Send To...

I am using my new computer with Windows XP. My Monitor screen is shrinking on one side. I can't seem to find out how to adjust it, ( pull it to the right) so I have a full screen. Can someone...

I don't know how the settings on my laptop got changed, but everything on the screen is much smaller than it used to be. I already changed the screen resolution and dpi settings, but didn't seem to...

Would anyone know how I can place a monthly calendar on my desktop as an "Active Desktop Item"? I've saved weather radar maps on my desktop as an active item and it seems to work okay. I know there...

I have a network of 8 computers connected to WIN 2003 server. Running on a workgroup. I built a ghost to polpulate the systems, and ran this on all the systems. Everytthing seemed to be running OK...

Okay I am creating an image using sysprep. somehow and I dont' have the slightest idea where it seems to come from but when I install a clean copy of windows I am getting a dual OS boot menu when...

Hi all, On my Start Menu / Properties / Advanced I can't seem to set the "Show Recent Documents"' on the Start Menu. I have checked the "list my recently opened documents checkbox", said O.K., backed...

When I open a folder, I don't want the folders grouped together alphabetically, and then the shortcuts/documents. I want everything alphabetical, like this: alpha.txt bees (this is a folder) candy...

Can I do Offline Document Synchronization (offline files) with Windows XP Home?

I have a Maxtor external 40GB drive that I'm trying to format. Using Disk Management, it took 2 1/2 hours to format 13%. I tried using Safe Mode and Recovery Console - same results. Disk...

I forgot how to make the text of folders and apps on your desktop transparent. I'm talking about the little gray box around the text of the folders or apps. THNX -- XP4life

I'd like to runa a batch file automatically the first time a user logs onto a machine. They will be logging onto a a domain at an XP Pro workstation as a domain user. It assigns a network drive as...

Several times over the last couple of years I have had to do a NON DESTRUCTIVE RECOVERY on my HP pavilion (running XP) due to problems. It seems everytime I do this proceedure I lose about 4-5 GB of...

This is a 2 computer network. If I want to switch the boxes: make the server the client and vice versa, I imagine the fastest, easiest way to do it would be to remove both network cards and (if...

Hi, I'd like to know if there's some way an admin (me) can block the users (them) from changing the background (to various 'hilarious' pictures.) Help is appreciated. Regards, JER.

Not that I'm against neat handy features... On the desktop, when you drag a folder to the edge of the screen, it will create an instant toolbar on the edge of the screen when you drop it. I don't...

When I first got XP Home, the "color" of the desktop background behind the icon text was no color at all. It was transparent and that area of the wallpaper could be seen instead. Somewhere along the...