My dell laptop is very, very slow starting. I have done the basics-defrag,
cleanup,delete temp internet files. I think it is either my that I have to
much in my startup folders or that I have too much in my system tray. What
should I have in my startup folders? If I take ...

How would I make a windows boot CD for my computer.
I just purchased a new computer and it a HP that has the drive
partitioned and the restore is on a partition - Can I make a Boot
CD because those restore partitions only work if you can boot the

Creating new user for secure browsing leaves all administrator settings behind.
I need them. "Help and Support" doesn't have a findable reference.

I am using a dialup connection of say ABC ISP and my friend is using
broadband Connection of say XYZ ISP. Both having the OS as Windows XP. I
want to use Remote connection amongst us. is it possible? if yes then please
let me know how it can be possible.

how do i allow users to download or install items without giving them full
access

Any good suggestions for a tool to partition a hard-drive? I'm getting a
laptop with a 80GB Hard-drive and with XP Pro preloaded from Dell and want
to be able to split the HD 40Gb for XP Pro/40Gb for XP Home
Jeff

I have been trying to copy a folder of pictures to a cd to have as back up.  
But i keep getting the mesaage tha I have no access.  It is write protected.  
I am searching the Microsoft data base but it tells me what it is but not how
to fix.  thank yoou  for any help.  I keep ...

sndvol32 is missing or corrupt, I have no volume control. Can I fix
this without the windows xp pro CD

I can't boot up my machine becasue I get an error message saying
pci.sys in WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/DRIVERS is corrupt.
What is the easiest way to fix this. Please advise. Thanks!

i have recently bought a dell laptop with 100gb hard disk.i did not recive
any system restore disks wid it.i have xp professional sp2 installed on the
laptop.
now i want to partition the hard disk into three partitions

I am being plagued by emails coming via cp.net. is it possible to block all
messages coming via that source, and how?

When I try to backup I get an empty white box that says Backup Utility on
the top, but that's it I cannot do anything to it not even close the box or
delete it. It has to reboot before the box will go away.
Any more good ideas guys & gals

Is it possible to install DOS 6.xx on a slave hard drive?  I would like to
make a partition on a second (slave) drive to use with BASIC programs that
have accessory commands built in.
Jimmy

I restored a folder and files in the wrong location on my hard drive, now I
can't delete it.  I've tried hitting delete, changing the properties of the
file so that it is not a "read only" file and/or folder, etc.  But whenever I
do those things and try to delete it, I get an ...

My new  HP XL laptop ordered and built for a 79 year old  non techie
who never went beyond mastering webtv was delivered needing basic set
up. I paid for 8 hours  set up. It went so fast I did not comprehend
needed basics and have tried to learn by trial and error off line when