I'm using XP Home and have a minor problem with an old Outlook Calendar
not working suddenly -- it complains about the MAPI32.DLL file.  While
tracking down my problem I found something much more insidious though.
Doing the normal Explorer Search for the file name it came up with

How do I change the position of the start menu.  It is now on the left side
of my screen and not on the bottom.  

I downloaded an updated flash bios from Dell (4400_A06.EXE) to a floppy disk.
The instructions say "to download the file and copy it to a DOS-bootable
diskette.  With the diskette in the floppy drive, reboot the system and run
the program."

When I attempt to backup my system via the wizard I specify the location of
my cdr drive and I get the message "The backup file file name
(E:\Backup.bkf) could not be used, please ensure it is a valid path".
I am using XP Professional.

I use WinXP/IE6. When I right-clicked on any file and select Send To on the
Context Menu, all my program shortcut are missing.  Yet, I have 4 different
"Send To" folders in Documents and Settings and all still have all the
Programs I put there and worked for over a year. How do I ...

How do I add / delete programs from my start up menu? ie. I have a clipboard
program that works with everything. I would like it to open, every time I
start my computer.

I am a new XP user and I can't find the data file backup utility in XP - -
please save me from a breakdown!!

I'm running windows XP pro
I'm trying to use some software that came with my digital camera, and I'm
being thwarted by a message reading "ASPI for Windows not initialized"
Any information anyone could give me regarding how I might initialize this

I am running XP Home edition.  I would like to restart my computer in DOS
mode (not MSDOS).   Could anyone help me do this???

Anyone tried the ?25 per year speeded up connection www.oncom.com 5 times
faster for dial
up customers.
Blair Malcolm

I have Windows XP Professional SP 2 on my PC, it comes with Directx
9.0b. I need to upgrade to Directx 9.0c so that I can install 3ds max 7
which needs the later version. But when I try to upgrade using
directx_9c_redist.exe downloaded from the MS site, no luck. I also

On quite a few web pages I go to I get a blank page but it has a small
square at the top left with three colored shapes in it, a red square, a blue
circle, and a dark bluish triangle. What could be wrong?
TIA

stupid question, i know....how do you change the display fonts for the entire
system?  i have changed the title font and the general desktop fonts, but
still the interior of all windows opened still have this really small font
that i can barely read....any ideas?

I have been putting off installing SP2 on my machine, and now I need to make
a decision, to install or not? From the threads on this group, I am leaning
toward NOT.
If I have adware/spyware software, and norton anti-virus and have kept my

I have been having trouble staying online and have found out that my proxy
server settings are checked (when they should not be).  I uncheck them and
reboot, and approx 5 minutes later I get kicked off the internet again.  When
I go back into internet options the boxes I ...