This makes more sense thaan my previous posting.
I have just recently reformatted and reinstalled XP. Everything is
fine apart from a minor problem with the task bar. It is locked and
nothing I do will unlock it.

I keep getting an error when I try to schedule a task such as dick cleaning
and computer back-up.  The error message says " An error has occurred while
attempting to set task account information.  The specific error is
0X80070005: Access is denied.  You do not have permission to ...

Hi not sure how this happened but I have a plug in for winamp 5called LEOS
Lyrics and it opens now ouside the viewing area of my desktop it is stuck way
up through the top of my monitor through my windows desktop and I can not get
it out of there or bring it back down to minimize ...

I use Windows XP HOme Edition SP2
Whenever I save a test with notepad for the very first time, it always shows
a warning: "There is a read only restriction on this file.  Would you like
to continue"?

I am unsure if this is a Microsoft problem but the error message states
"Please tell Microsoft about this problem".  Please can you let me know your
comment and advise.
I am using a wizard which uploads photos to the web (www.photobucket.com).

I managed to lose my admin password. Don't ask me how I did it; I did it.
What are my options? I don't trust those 'solutions' that they provide on
the net. What do I lose if I would re-install XP.
Thanks for your patience.

Perflib_Perfdata_454.dat
~DF8364.tmp
Here are two temp files that refuse to be deleted... I actually went into
safe mode and found the second one there,  and deleted it.. however it's

I am moving into a new laptop that has XP Pro SP2 on it. My old laptop
(also XP-Pro SP2) is still available and it contains zillions of
stuff...
Most of the interesting things are now moved by copying the

I have a friend who frequently sends a URL via his Email and it is colored
blue as usual. When I click on it in the mail, it doesn't go to the URL but
if I copy it to the address on the task bar, it works just fine. Is there a
setting I missing out on? I have WinXP Home and the ...

Howdy all.
XP Pro
Old flat file DB files.
I want to just copy them from my USB stick to my hardrive every night

XP Pro, SP2+, 2.6 GHz, 512 RAM, av & spyware up to date, system
clean as near as I can tell.
Does anyone know -why- a file named MTS20.exe would be present in
the Temporary Internet Files folder?

I cannot drag and drop attached files of email messages from Outlook 2003 to
desktop. Right click -> Save as is possible but no drag and drop. Any
advice?
(XP Pro SP2 English)

My first post folks and hopefully someone can help.
My laptop takes 30 mins to load windows! When I switch on, it displays a
black screen with the usual system info.
It then goes totally black for a couple of minutes before showing a thick

I wish to not start everything on computer restart, it takes forever.
I have been told there is a <run> program to do this, but can't find it.
               help
               Jim E

Keeps disappearing, I have to right click the toolbar and recheck
quicklaunch. This happens 2-3 times a day ?