A few weeks ago I downloaded the new Sky by broadband service, it ran fine for a few days then stopped connecting to Sky,after a phone call to Sky it was suggested that I re-install the software,...

I'm somewhat new to XP... I just upgraded from Win98SE to XP Pro last month. I've got 3 Hard Drives: Drive C: - 80gb - NTFS - WinXP Pro, Program Files and Documents & Settings Drive D: - 20gb -...

Windows XP Laptop went through metal detector at airport and is now blue screen. Wiped everything out - what to do or where to turn.

Hello, since months I have the following, really nasty and time consuming problem (WIN XP prof., German version). When I search for a file using Windows Explorer, in most cases Windows Explorer...

I'm using regedit to add a .reg file when a User logs on. So I use in the logon batch file. regedit /s n:\policyfile\office.reg However on one of my users machines he gets his XP PC complaining...

help please. i run windows xp, have a couple of xp manager programs whick have registry editing functions. when right clicking a a file the send to desktop or create shortcut function has disappeared...

Daughter has a very early ATX PC. AMD 266 cpu running Windows Millenium edition. Her two boys want to run some current games on it. Naturally its not capable for a number of hardware reasons, and...

Hello. I have an HP with windows XP Professional. I recently replaced a hard drive and installed a second hard drive along with an external hard drive. When I try to run chkdsk on the restart I get...

Using WinXP Pro I am trying to set a task to execute a program every day at a specific time. I browse to the exe and set the password for the Run As account but when I attempt to Save or Apply the...

Hi I've noticed that scheduling Spyware Doctor and Spybot S&D uses upwards of 90% of my cpu when they are running (and my pc slows right down). My friend has the exact same computer and the same...

Hi All, My mother's machine, XP Home SP2, updates ok, ZA, EZ AV, 1G Celeron eMachine (POS). Changed from dial up to SBCYahoo! DSL today and now her homepage is the SBCYahoo/dsl homepage. I did not...

Hi there, Generic question, here. Gateway has provided 760 Kb of Bios Flash, with instructions to copy onto a Win98 MS-DOS Startup Disk. 'Anyone know off-hand which files are non-essential to that...

HI Is firewire the same as ilink? If not what's the difference? daj

Hi . Can anyone tell me which version of Windows XP will support Japanese text, both for viewing and for typing? I am shopping for a new computer for my wife, who is Japanese and needs the language...

Since last August (8-05) after one of my MS automatic updates (there were six) my screen saver started to malfunction. While in any of the 3D screen savers and the speed set to medium the screen...

I have a system that I replaced the CPU about 6 months ago. Recently the computer started hanging while working and then hanging at the windows screen (blue bar scrolling at the bottom) when I tried...

I heard task manager in windows report wrong cpu usage statistic, what tool i can use to get correct one? Also tool that will terminate protected system tasks since task manager cant. Could be 2...

I reinstalled windows xp home edition again(every 2 month;s it seems) and I can't activate it due to previous activations. Everything is the same but it won't alow me to activate it. the key is the...

I will be purchasing a laptop soon, however one thing has been on my mind. You are always given the choice between XP Home, Media Centre, and Pro, yet whenever I ask the difference between Home and...