I tried to get the application compatibility news group
but kept getting the message that the URL was wrong so I
thought I would try here.  I badly need a new desktop but
hesitate to buy one because I have been told that Windows

Hello, I turned on my computer the other day and Windows
XP would not correctly start.  I received a message that
said "We are sorry for the inconcvenience, but Windows did
not start successfully.  A recent hardware or software

I'm not sure if this is my problem or not but there are
certain websites which I can never ever get onto.  It
takes so long to access these sites, I receive the
timeout error.  

Hi, whenever i boot up my pc it brings me to the login
screen, i click my account then it takes me to my
desktop, the startup tune doesnt play until i wait
approx. 2-3minutes and through that time i cant do

This is bizarre or so it seems. Dell has no solution
apparently. A week ago I updated VirusScan with no problem
as usual. I then tried to open IE6 & only got a quick
flash of a black window. Did a sfc scan & IE is ok. At

While in Windows Explorer.
I  will try to move a folder.
The dialog box that pops up says:
"Error Copying File or Folder."

I as in Icon.  Is Ctl-Alt-I a keyboard shortcut in Windows
XP?  What does it do?
A Ctl-Alt-I shortcut in another application ceased to
respond when I upgraded to Windows XP recently.  The

Yea the problem that I am having is that after turning on
the computer....is that it may stay going for a few
minutes or 15 or 20 minutes..then this little box pops up
and tells me that the computer will be shutting down in

I am trying to activate the hibernate and standby
features in XP Home edition.  Any help would be
appreciated.

This is starting to get frustrating. Every time I boot up
the process stops with a screen stating that I have to
press enter to go back to the original configuration.
Where do I start? I sure could use some advice.

I have this problem when i start my computer:  There are
no users on login screen on XP home edition. How can i
start my computer?

a popup saying files that are needed to run windows properly have been
replaced with unrecognizable files then it tells me to use Windows XP home
edition service pack1 cd  which I don't have I bought this system new less
then 1 year ago and that didn't come with it   colin

my "search " tool . in the start window is shooting blanks.
wont do anything. any help would be appreciated
please send to: andresellsvegas@aol.com
thanks

One year old Dell P4 laptop running XP on wireless
network, battery power, open IE window and it freezes, end
task, open IE again but can't find home page, restart
computer, get blue screen.

I installed Win XP Home Edition, and then I installed
full installation version of Netscape 7.1.
The icon shows up, but when I click it it blinks for a
fraction of a second and N7.1 does not opens.