I recently installed Windows XP on a new hard disk which I formatted as 2
partitions...... approximately 50G and 110G. With the benefit of hindsight I
should have create 3 partitions...Windows, Programmes and Data.
Is there any anyway I can reduce the size of the 50G partition to ...

i get a diolouge box saying windows is clo sing this file named XZ.EXE. I
dont know what this is

I got many .MPG video files with an extension of .DLL from one of my friend.
I have tried to change the extension of the video file back to .MPG, however
it freezes every time. I have also used some of the file extension re-namer
but still if freezes. He says that he renamed the ...

I upgraded my Grandkids computer to XP over a year ago, and it worked
wonderfully well.  However, with the kids constantly loading up the 60GB HD
with games and other stuff,  I find that even  purging the seldom used
programs, doing the other 'tune up' type utilities that come ...

FYI:
ZoneAlarm Version 6.1.737.000 is now available for download/upgrade in all
flavors.

I have a Windows XP SP2 computer attached to a network.  When it starts up it automatically connects to the network thru a wireless card.
When i put an icon, for the software on the server, in the All Users\Startup folder, it never starts.  I can put other things in startup that ...

I have an older computer using Win Me, IE 6 SP1, dial-up cxn.
I recently bought a new computer having Win XP, a new, fast machine and I'm
using Comcast cable with it. It uses Windows XP Media Center Edition,
Version 2002 Service Pack 2. Browser is Internet Explorer 6.0 SP@

Please help! My Windows XP machine is suiciding!
Yesterday I noticed that about 5 shortcuts on my desktop have  no icon
associated to them. Then I checked the Program Files folder and saw that all
files in their corresponding folders are deleted, but folders themselves are

I am having problems manouvering my mouse. I have cleaned it and it is
not really any better. I am therefore thinking of buying a wireless
mouse for my computer (Windows XP) Are they reliable and which one
should I choose please

Whenever I go to open a folder by double clicking the folder window will open
but in search mode. How do I get it to stop and open up to the regular
contents? I haven't a clue as to what I have done. Help please.. Thanks!

We recently had to get a new hard drive but previously when you typed in
information for example as a search word in various sites, the computer would
automatically enter it again.  Say you went to an ebay search and typed in a
word then the next time you just needed to type one ...

I recently upgraded an older computer from Windows ME to XP pro.  I have
problems with the desktop now.  Right clicking in the desktop locks up the
computer for a few minutes.  I do not get the standard menu, just the hour
glass sits there.  The screen eventually goes black and ...

I want to record a few seconds of video from my PC's DVD player and save it
as a Windows media player file, I can do still snap shots from my DVD player
software but no moving video.
Any one know of any XP software that will record a few seconds of video from

My boss has gotten something I have never heard of before.  Sometimes when
he is on the internet a green text "Forward" will show up on the bottom
right of his screen, sitting on top of taskbar and some of the web page.
When it is there, it is will sometimes keep him from going ...

I loaded Win xp sp2 yesterday and today I have no sound. All the drivers
seem to be loaded.  I see that "Multimedia" does not appear in the control
panel.  Also I can't place the volume control in the task bar.
TIA