I need to obtain the hotfix 885295 that Microsoft suggests (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;885295) but the page says to contact Microsoft for this. How? The link just takes...

My notification area close to the clock is lost. What to do to make icons appear?

My Windows XP logoff immediately after logon. Anyone knows how to fix it? Please help. Thanks Charles

When shutting down computer, computer goes into hibernate. Then in about 30 minutes computer comes out of hibernation and restarts. I had a similar problem before where the computer would shut all...

I think i have installed fax console correctly, as when i go to send a fax it does dial and you van hear the other machine answer however nothing is sent and then i receive an error message. I did...

My top row of desktop icons keep getting "cut in half". The bottom half of the icon is shown, but the top half just isn't there. If I highlight the icons, they come back to full. This seems to be...

Does anyone know of a registry entry to allow me to change the default names of folders. I want to change the names of the hotmail inbox folder I use to actually say inbox - hotmail and the news...

My desktop used to have the Windows xp taskbar but the title bars (in explorer etc) were not the Windows xp style. They looked more like the title bar in yahoo messenger. Unfortunately I did not...

My problem is two-fold, but both are related to defragmenting my c: drive. I had not realized it but my TaskScheduler has not been running, for a while. I thought that the defrag program has been...

When doing a proper shutdown the computer turns off. Then after about 30 minutes the computer suddenly starts. I had this problem corrected over a year or 2 ago. Someone had a download fix for me....

Anytime I try to download a file from the internet I am not able to do so. Or it ask about an information bar and active X.

was looking for help on this,, favorite places will not open by useing the start menu, but will open from internet explorer. was wandering if there was a fix for this or what could be causeing the...

get a 5 second blu screen warning on boot stating chkdsk could not be found and will not be run, continues to boot fine on its own

A couple of times recently XP Home (with SP2 and all upgrades) has taken an extraordinary length of time to start - ie several minutes. Then, when I log on (I have Administrator rights) I find my...

I am trying to install SP2 on a desktop and keep getting the following error: Service Pack 2 setup could not back up registry...

I have been having difficulties when installing windows updates. After installing, I am often losing the icons in my tray notification area. Even though I go to customize notification area and...

I have a laptop (SONY VAIO) with XP Pro installed. My problem is with programs not retaining optional settings. Outlook will not retain folders I place in the favorite list and picassa will not...

Well I do have a frusterating problem indeed. I am an avid computer game player and recently purchased an older game that needs to be played in a 256 colors mode. Well having a newer computer I only...

Today I rebooted my computer after a few days of having on. After it detects my HD's and CD-Rom's it goes to a blank screen and about 5 seconds later I get the BSOD with the following...

All of my Windows screen savers have been changed to notepad documents. How did this happen and how can I fix it?