evry time I restart my computer or put a cd in it the icons change order on my desktop. I have them custom set, but it continues to convert back to auto arrange. why is it doing this and how can I...

Recently, and suddenly, I have been asked, at logon, to validate my copy of winXP and told that I have 3 days to do this. On the past two occasions - one today and on yesterday - I clicked on the...

Hi, Is it possible to host 2 web sites for two different companies on the same Windows XP Pro SP1 box? I think it needs IIS 6 and the current version of my Windows XP IIS is 5.x. I tried Advanced...

Whenever my IBM Thinkpad goes into power sleep mode, and I sign back in, I seem to loose my wireless connection. To get it back I have to do the following: Right click on the wireless icon in the...

Hello, All! In the 'Services.msc' window everything disappeared from the 'Extended' section. The 'Standard' section is populated as normal. What is the reason for this? With best regards, Brother...

Hi- I am getting a message on the screen that says, "Automation Server Can't Create Object." Please help me fix this problem. Thanks in advance. -Walt

Hi, I am helping my former install WindowsXP Professional on her brand new laptop, which has XP Home. We need to know whether to install on an existing partition or create a new one. She needs the...

Both of these services had registry keys set for manual start. Neither were loading properly, so I set them both to disabled with no impact on Windows observed yet. In the case of Aelldm, the system...

I am using XP Pro and somehow i am having this wierd sitution whenever i click on a folder to open it opens up the search.. i don't know how to get rid of this situation. Thanks in Advance

Don't delete the $hf_mig$ directory as this is a general distribution release store. The others are hotfix and service pack uninstall routines. If you're sure you'll never need to back down then you...

Hi I recetly installed Windows XP. After i finished installing i did the Online update. After the online update system ask to reboot. But after that it does not log inn to windows xp it keeps...

Recently I have had a problem with chkdsk when I schedule it to run on restart. The check disk program starts and appears to go through the normal motons, but after it fininishes, windowsXP pro will...

I have never had any problems with this before, but all of a sudden, if I click on a link in my email or other program, it will not launch the browser. I have tried setting everything to default I...

Hello, all. Unfortunately, I'm another "victim" of this apparently too-well-known "Cannot copy file - Path is too deep" problem. I'm coming here pleading for help and suggestions. Scenario: Two...

if a hard drive is not formatted, does that mean there is no data on the hard drive? If not is there a way to recover the data.

I'm having a rather odd issue. I have windows XP service pack 2, and I use the auto complete feature to save passwords and such at various sites I visit. The only problem is that since updating my...

I have been tryibg to write a backup file from Quicken to my CD drive, When I execute the backup procedure Quicken states that the backup has been created in XP's temporary CD burning folder and I...

whenevr i boot into my windows xp pro at home the welcome screen next to the icon with my user name says i have one unread message , which i dont! what seems to be the issue? can it be resolved?

is there any software for blocking all pornographic sites

I am totally unable to use windows explorer due to the following error message i get every time i open explorer. I have run spyware, trojan hunters, mal ware, until im blue in the face with no...