Whenever I open Excel the program insists on requesting a virus scan which
takes a considerable time and is not required.  The same applies to any files
I am opening in Excel.  Is this something specific to Excel, or is my Norton
protection involved?  In any event, how can I ...

I get this on a regular basis.  I did have a Matrox capture card but have
uninstalled it and installed a GeForce 6600.
"The Matrox WDM capture/crossbar driver service failed to start due to the
following error:

I must be the last person on earth to convert to WinXP (Believe it - I
just switched over an old Compaq Presario from WinME!)
After the conversion, I noticed that all Limited Account users are able
to access files found in other users' C:/Documents and

can anyone please explain to me how to make a "back up" of windowsXP SP2? i
am unsure as to how to make a back up disk. thank you         coboda

i did a clean install of win xp and now i am having problems with my laptop
as I cannot print from it.  the laptop is on a wireless connection??  i go
to the print/faxes and choose share this printer okay, but when i go to the
laptop i cannot get the connection.

I am having Windows XP SP2 loaded in my computer.
I have following few queries regarding Hard Disc Partition:
Is there any limitation to the no of Partition that can be created?
If yes, what is the maximum no partition that can be created ?

I have a clean setup of Vista RC1 on ny computer. I'd like to install
XP on an external USB drive and keep Vista as it is. Is this possible
without damaging the Vista boot loader?
Best regards

I'd like an authoritative explanation of the
results from running chkdsk.
After running chkdsk/r five times, the final
indication is "12K Bad Sectors".....the same

I realize that I am probably off topic but please bear with an oldie.
I would like to write some old audio tapes to CDs. Obviously I need to
get the analog signal from the tape player to the computer sound
card/hard drive, that's no problem.

When I attempt to use Network Diagnostics in Windows XP I now receive a
message to say that Networks Diagnostics has encountered an error and must
close.  This error message hasd only started recently and probably after an
auto update but cannot say for sure.  My XP has all the ...

My computer appears to be running in safe mode but I don't have it in
safe mode.  Does anyone have any idea what may be wrong and/or how to
fix it?
Thanks in advance.

I have these two folders:
c:\program files\360safe
c:\program files\baigoo
I am unable to delete it. It keep saying "access denied".

Links in mail on Outlook Express will no longer open IE. I am new to
computers and can't see the problem. I have not changed anything that I
know of.

 I'm responsible for maintenance & management of PC in several
classrooms with XP SP2 installed using default settings. Now I'm
getting art teachers complaining about problems due to XP's default
"Enhanced Pointer Precision" control being on by default.

I cannot install SP2.  I D/L it from the Microsoft a nd then purchased the
disk from Microsoft, thinking it might be more complete.  The program goes
all the way (I think) then I get the message "ACCESS DENIED."  I spent about
6 hours with a MSFT over ther phone in a five day ...