----- Original Message ----- From: <andrewcuthbert1982@hotmail.com> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 3:15 PM Subject: User name crisis had started as...

sounds as though you may have the sircam virus still on your system. Take a look here and see if this might...

The computer is configured to reboot on error. Control Panel>System Advanced Tab Startup and Recovery section Settings button Locate "Automatically Restart" checkbox. Uncheck it. Then click OK,...

I am attempting to perform a clean boot to reinstall some CD recording software. The Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q310353 says to start the process enter "msconfig" in the RUN box. When I do so,...

You know, we really have no idea what you've asked. If you want to access the registry editor: go to Start, type regedit into the run box and press enter. If you are asking how to access the site...

Have you checked to see if NoteTab Lite is listed in Add/Remove Programs? If it is, try removing it and then see if Notepad is restored as the default. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows...

Open Control Panel, open User Accounts, click "Change the way users log on or off," be sure there's a check next to "Use Welcome Screen" and click apply options. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows...

If you have a Windows 9x boot floppy, boot with that, at the "a" prompt, type FDISK and press enter. When inside FDISK, if your hard drive is formatted NTFS, select "Delete Non-DOS partition." If...

Yes, you would need to check the manufacturer's website for drivers for the joystick compatible with XP. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org:...

If you are implying this is coming in from the outside, have you installed a firewall? Are you sure none of the applications you installing are not some sort of spyware that might be opening the...

Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and you have an actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined below. ...

When I log on to Outlook Express I get a popup window that says my windows messenger is not the latest and asks if I want to download the latest edition. When I click on Download I get the message...

Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and you have an actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined below. ...

Check the manufacturer's website for the latest drivers for your graphics card. If that doesn't resolve it, go to the following website, scroll the list on the left for Hardware, select it and try...

Power Users are nonetheless defined as "Limited" and as such cannot install or remove applications. From Groups Overview from Help and Support on the Start Menu: Members of the Power Users group can...

Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and you have an actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined below. ...

Don't know where you were mucking around. If you can get into Safe Mode, you might try a System Restore as you suggest. Boot the system, start tapping F8, when the menu appears, select Safe...

CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City, Radio Shack, most computer shops... -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Johnny"...

It sounds as though you need to reinstall or update the drivers for your graphics card. If you are unable to do the above, assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and you have an...

Please define your terms. Do you mean you have XP Home Edition with 5 specific users or that your computer is connected to a network with 5 other computers (which by the way is what your post as...