If I insert a cd/dvd with (say) file 1 and file 2 on it, I then change the
disk to another. The drives do not recognise the newly inserted disk still
showing the files from the first.This happens on both drives. Samsung and
Pioneer 109. Can anyone help. It's very frustrating. ...

I  have all my photographs stored in a folder called John's Pictures. This
is a separate folder within My Pictures. My Documents and therefore My
Pictures are stored on my D Drive rather than the C Drive.
I would like to have all my photographs, which are grouped in separate sub

When trying to restore a backup file that had been copied from its initial
location, I tried to catalog the file and although it initially appeared to
be successful, there was no filename shown. When I try to expand it to see
the contents of the backup file I get an error message ...

Hi all. My computer keeps tagging some files read only. I am allowed
to uncheck the read only in the attributes window but the file is
immediately retagged read only, thus unable to be erased or renamed.
The files are not OS files or operating files from programs.

i can install win 98 on my sata hdd but it won't et me install windows xp. i
think it may be an issue with the drivers but, how do you install the driver
before installing windows xp?
any help would be appreciated.

Hi, I'm getting an error whenever I change websites, or open an email, that
says "CTF Loader has encountered a problem and needs to  close". There's a
debug tab which I've hit a couple times, and a "Send error report to
Microsoft" which I've clicked on a couple times.

I have a computer which has a w2k on it. It is on a network and does
not have a CD drive. now I want to have a XP on it with out removing
w2k. Is there any way that I can install XP through network without
damaging my w2k?

Interesting problem I have encountered here.  When I attempt to play
any MPEG-based video file, regardless of the playing software used, I
can hear the audio, but no video.  At this point I if I go to pause or
stop the playback the current active player window will freeze.  After

How can I configure WinXP SP2 so that I can safely
remove a memory stick after writing to it?
I know about the Safely Remove Hardware feature
on the tool bar.

I used to back up my Win98 machine with Norton Ghost on CD-Rs. It's taking
too many CDs to do this anymore. What is the best way to do a complete back
up with today's BIG hard drives?
I'll be upgrading to XP soon. I'd like to backup before I attempt this.

Is it possible to put a hard drive with an OS into another computer as
the master and have it boot up? If so, how and what would you have to do
to accomplish it?
Thx.

I recently decided to have my kids use the guest account on my computer.
 I assumed that they would have their own desktop and could create
their own shortcuts on it, however, the guest account currently shares
the desk with my account.  I'm sure there is a way to change this, ...

I have this problem just after start up, when you loggin on your user
account (I'm the administrator). Underneath my user account icon there's this
blue text saying i have 56 unread e-mails. But that's not so. It was, though.
I had just started using my outlook express and I ...

Does anyone have and suggestions for a safe and reliable (and preferrably,
free) PC maintenance test routines that will test the integrity and
performance of critical components such as the hard drive, motherboard and
video card?

After 4 years of no resets needed, I feel the time has come to do it.
Getting many MSN errors and the system is generally sluggish, despite using
adaware AV etc etc.
The PC came with a PS2 keyboard and mouse which I no longer have.  When I