FOr some odd reason...windows explorer crashes ( has
encountered an error and needs to close message) anytime I
try and open anything from my desktop, or program menu. The
only exception is the few options available to me from the

Does anyone know about "RPL halted". My other pc has boot
problem, it stuck in the bios and print message "RPL
halted". Please help me if you know the solution. Thanks
in advance.

In Windows XP:
When I right-click a directory in the Windows explorer
and select "properties" popup menu item, the attribute of
the directory is read-only. But when I display the

I am hearing impaired and when I go to learn xp I cannot
select the option for text only. That option is greyed
out.  Do you have a fix for that?

emails sent don't connect with other servers

I just picked up my system from the shop after some upgrades but I no longer
have modem on hold, how do I enable this again?
Merry Christmas

Just a thought...why did MS never throw a user definable switch on the
Window Open Menu (top top top left option menu on all windows) to make the
window a top level control? I am a C# developer and use VS.NET. I also
commonly use notepad for dirty data pooling, as all developers do, ...

How do I get rid on M/S Messenger
Many thanks
Jerry Kutcher

I have 2 installations of  Win XP Pro on my PC.
Recently i added a new password to the (only)
administrator account in one of them and forgot it.. :(
Is there a way to delete the password when i log on from

Thanks for responding.  You said:  "There's no one place
to turn off all of the tooltips...Many applications have
settings ... that control the display of tooltips within
that program."  True, and turning off tooltips one

I am new to Windows XP. These blasted messages are driving
me crazy.
I'll be working in another application and I will get a
message off the Menu/Task bar. Two frequent messages (and

I've been trying to help my Son solve his dilemma of not being able to send
files, attachments, pictures, etc. over Windows Messenger service. What am I
missing here?
I've looked all through Options in Messenger, Remote Assistance is enabled

when starting the computer a screen pops up saying that
there is a corrupt file missing and without it, it will
not let me get into windows. and it will not let us boot
from the cd becuase it is saying that the cd was unable

how do I reset my home page it is set on msn and won't let
me change it ..I have tried everything I know to do..

Hi, I have sort of a weird problem with Windows XP..I
just came home to the east coast from school on the west
coast, and when I went to change the time zone, the map
was completely blank and there are no time zone options