If you can't get in until you unplug the system and then plug it in, this sounds like a hardware issue. You should contact Dell. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's...

Explanation Windows unloads each user's profile and user's section of the registry when the user logs off. This message indicates that Windows could not unload the user's profile because a program...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b308402 'The Password Is Not Valid' Error Message Appears When You Log On to Recovery Console in Windows XP or This registry edit causes...

Sorry, the day is catching up with me, I left out some punctuation. It's the ME or Millennium CD, was that not the operating system you said you previously had? -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows...

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:39:02 -0700, me wrote: Not much anymore. It's a leftover from the "old days" of computing. Nowadays it allows the arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll a window instead of the...

Not if he can't get into safe mode. Assuming he has an actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, try a Repair install as follows: NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files intact,...

How to Prevent Windows Messenger from Running on a Windows XP-Based Computer http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089 -- Regards, Ramesh (MS-MVP) ramesh@mvps.org http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

I cannot load windows. Everytime I try to boot up I get the following error: missing or currupt winnt/system32/config/system file. Please let me know what I need to do.

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen,restart your computer.If this screen appears again,follow these steps: Check to make sure any new hardware or...

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen,restart your computer.If this screen appears again,follow these steps: Check to make sure any new hardware or...

Assuming you have an actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, try a Repair install as follows: NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files intact, if something goes wrong during the...

Are you sure you are using the correct term? Rebooting the system is simply a term for restarting something done as follows, go to Start, select Turn off computer and then click Restart, that...

Actually, there is one other possibility I neglected to mention. You could try purchasing a previous operating system version on eBay. You can probably find a Windows 98 or earlier for a very...

Try www.java.com. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Jatinder Singh Mangat" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote...

Actually, there is one other possibility I neglected to mention. You could try purchasing a previous operating system version on eBay. You can probably find a Windows 98 or earlier for a very...

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 10:52:38 -0700, <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: You're welcome. Am glad to hear you found the missing step for getting this to work for you. -- Sharon F MS MVP -...

You're welcome. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Hemp Knight" <nickisgod@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in...

XP In Place Upgrade To Change License Key http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xp_in_place_upgrade.htm -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org:...

Sounds like a problem with the monitor. Have you tested the monitor on another system, have you tested another monitor on your system to see if the problem persists? -- Michael Solomon...

Try using System Restore to take you back to a time prior to when this began. Start\All Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC...