I'm trying to help a friend.  He says that when he downloads from the
internet, he doesn't get to choose where it goes.  He always has to go
looking for the file.  Can anyone tell me how you set the download properties
so that when you go to download a file you are given a chance ...

The icon that shows that I'm connected to the internet has disappeared from
the task bar notification area.  I can't figure out how to get it back.

their was once a time where u could change your folder background :)
how do i change my folder background on xp when i could do it in me
any idea, no it seems stupid
thank

In the past using Win98 I found Drive Image much easier to use than Ghost.
Symantec have now taken over DI and supposedly the new Ghost 9 takes the
best of both but does it?  If buying one should I go for the DI 7 or Ghost
9?

windows will not load and can not get set up to load from cd disk.  any idea
how to restore file.  Toshiba says to reformat hard drive.  Got to be another
way.
Thanks

Is it possible for when you click on a reg file for it NOT to ask you "are
you sure you want to add the following information in.... to the registry"?
For all Windows flavors 98 to XP. I know it is not recommended but someone
was asking me about this confirmation.

In xp "msconfig--Startup" how do I expand the
Location to see it all??
Thanks
D.

I was restoring my computer back to a certain point. I got a message that it
would not restore to that date. I read that you may not be able to restore to
a particular point if you were running virus software and there were infected
files at that point. The suggestion was to ...

John, I don't find the instructions for chkdsk clear.
Running it several times, first it finds and fixes
misplaced or stranded files and deletes some, finally
all is apparently clear, but then running Seagate's

I have a Dimension 4100 PIII with Windows XP Pro that has developed
several problems.
My external Iomega CD-RW burner (Drive G) no longer recognizes blank
CDs. However, I can burn CDs on this drive using Windows Media Player

Some of the file and folder names in my partner's computer (win xp) have
turned light blue.  No other symptoms noticed.  We haven't recognized any
pattern or cause yet.  Cause?  Fix?
Thanks,

My computer has been restarting on its own and/or blacking
out causing me to restart. I receive an error message
saying that microsoft has recovered from a seroius error.  
The error signature reads: BCCode : d1  BCP: 0a0a0014

I have lost the grey toolbar at the bottom of the page above start menu and
quick launch bar.  It shows when pop-ups are blocked or allowed, web
addresses of links before you click, etc.  Does anyone know how to get it
back?

I have a Compaq laptop bought 18 months ago and the pre-installed version of
XP had a battery optimizer. A week ago I bought an HP laptop whose
pre-installed XP lacks the optimizer.
a) Has that feature generally been discontinued?

A question, what's the difference between using "last known good
configuration" and System Restore?  I used the former recently after some
problems, it's now working perfectly and I lost nothing.
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