Recently I needed to run WINMSD to send to a software help ceneter, but the transaction hangs ever time, thus creating an .nfo file that is corrupted. I had to end the transaction with task...

I have recently built a new computer with an asus P5WD2 Premium motherboard. I have installed 2 512mb ram chips that are ddr2 800 (ddr2 is native on this board). I have attemtped using both an SP1...

I have a Dell with 2 HD running XP Pro. (I have an 8MB non partionned area on both drive) I have installed a 3rd HD (on the same IDE line as my DVD), to install Windows Server 2003 on that 3rd...

As the topic says, I think that Win XP Pro should not delete all the partitions from every hard-drive when deleting a single partition from a double partition HD when re-installing windows. It has...

Can anyone help to explain or provide a solution to why Windows XP updates fail? One PC of several I use hasn't been updated since May 2005, no update has been successfully installed since "Security...

Is there a way to create a unattended install of WinXP on our systems that also includes Office XP? Where would I find information on how to create 1 CD or DVD that installs both systems at once? ...

Hi, I am facing a problem with WinXP Pro SP2 installation Boot Disk.... when I boot the PC with boot disk I am able to see the boot sequence getting started and i get the messages saying something...

Reinstall from gateway os win xp home cd. This is the first time to use this CD straight from the package so it should be good and clean. Encountered a few error messages then FATAL Error fffffe0b...

For some reason, I can't boot from CDs on my laptop. I can boot an "Essential Boot" from floppy and read the XP cd in the CD drive. I need to de-partition my hard drive and format it. Can't I boot...

Hi all... I just got a message saying I need to reactivate my XP Pro because my hardware had changed so much since I activated it. Other than replacing a hard drive and adding a graphics tablet, I...

My son has a PC with XP Home pre-installed and a Recovery CD. I wanted to do a clean install to start again. I chose a new install from the CD instead of repair. I created a user name (mine) that was...

Dear all This weekend I decided to upgrade my Windows ME home edition to XP home edition. I have the following problems Microsoft installer hangs when trying to install from he internet and...

Hi all I had a recent problem with a HDD failure so I bought a new 160Gb HFD and did a clean install. I ran the WinXP pro upgrade disk and supplied the orignal WinXP home as validation for the...

Greetings, Long time XP user, first time sysprep user. I'm running Windows XP Pro on a Dell Optiplex 400. I am trying to create a standard base stand alone kiosk image. I have 6 locations with 4...

I'm re-installing XP, no repair, totally reinstalling it on my computer. When I get to the partition section there are 2 Partitions the first one only has like 31 mb used and 24 free. The second...

Hi! I used Virtual PC and Virtual Server to tests my installation process... It was working fine until recently... I reinstall my computer... I install a new computer and after WinPE reboot, the...

Hi! I have a kind of big problem... We have some problems during our installation caused by the fact that we have more than one DC and more than one site in our active directory... I install...

hi , I Just wanted to know if it is possible for one to get a feel of XP Professional on Windows 2000 professional edition . That is an XP interface on 2000. Regards ,

I want to install Windows XP and it is asking for third party Sata driver from Floppy drive but I don;t have a Floppy Drive. Can I use USB drive as Floppy Drive or is there any other solution to it.

I had to make the total recovery of the system, because pressing F8 I couldn`t even get the safe mode, the restarting of the pc or the restoring to a previous date, (the pc is now as when purchased)....