No one else uses my computer so how do I de-activae the log on screen and
have it set up so it just logs on without me having to enter passwords etc...
ps, I also have to re-log on after my time out screen saver comes up.

New to XP:  When using MS Word my delete button won't work on my new XP.
The only way I can delete a word is to use the backspace button.  Anyone
have any ideas?

i have this problem :
we have 2 Microsoft mouses (explorer 3.0 and intellimouse optical) connected
to the same computer. One mouse is ambidextrous which is used by our
lefthanded users, and one is right handed mouse used by righthanded users.

Ok, this should sound dorky enough, but its true. I changed the password on
my wifes laptop two nights ago, i tried to logon today and I am not able to.
I remember the password, but i might have typo. I tried several times, but
couldn't login last night when one of my kid want to ...

I update my computer almost every day however i want to save the security
updates or whatever updates on to my harddisk or dump the updates in my local
Disk, instead of getting installed automatically is there anyway i can do it ?

Have recently installed XP.
set up accounts for son & daughter.
am on dial-up.
whenI change accounts the other user (son or daughter) cannot access the

I have some pps attachments which I can't open. I have downloaded Powerpoint
2003 and 2007 and they don't recognise the pps files.
     When I ask them to open those attachments i get the message
.  THIS IS NOT A POWERPOINT FILE

Recently turned computer back on an both my user accounts were gone from XP
logon page??? Have no way of getting onto system....
Suggestions on how to override on boot up?

How can I view my previous posts

I had a problem with my computer,and did a repair from my windows xp pro set
up disk.I did a windows update.Every thing now works ,except I cant open IE
7.
The message says " IE 7 encountered a problem & must close."

When I manually update one care I get the message on the task bar that one
care is up to date.  I still have a red icon and message on the main page
that says the program can not automatically update.  Virus and spyware file
dates are current.

Recently I got an update of Windows XP installed on my machine. I noticed
that an executable isvtc.exe in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 was updated on November
26, 2006. That was when I believe I started to see the following problem.
The problem is that with isvtc.exe running, my computer ...

The (only) com port (1) on my PC doesn't recognise devices connected via
RS232C.   Of the eight com ports, only 2 and 3 appear to be recognised when
a device is connected.  Any ideas appreciated...
C.M.

my dell laptop (windows xp) will not recongize new memory stick, it sees my
old pny stick but not a sandisk cruzer or ativa. not a drive management issue
the ticks work on coworkers dell

I bought a Dell computer several years ago, (7)  with Windows 98 and added a
new hard drive some years later. I then (2002) installed a legal version of
XP on the new hard drive and ended up with a dual boot system. It seemed like
a good idea at the time. I had the old stuff at ...