I have tried everything to delete a file with 0 bytes. I have checked its
attributes and changed them accordingly. Didn't work.
I have tried a "shredder" on it, but no good.
I booted to a safe mode with dos window, and still couldn't delete it.

Does Windows XP Home Edition contain Excel, Powerpoint?

Group,
I have xp home as a file server with 4 workstations connected. When I try to
connect #5, it says I already have reached the maximum number of
connections. I do have an HP printer with built-in printserver on the

in case of trouble it is sometimes helpful to restart Windows.
What is the difference between "shutdown" and "restart" in that respect ?
Wolfgang
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I have a new notebook, HP Compaq nx6310, Intel CoreDuo, 512 DDRam2, 80Gb
Hdd, 128 VGA, Windows XP Home SP2
When I turn on the computer, sometimes everithing is ok, but sometimes I
cant see the taskbar, the icons, nothing. Only the wallpaper. After some

Hello --
I know that XP has the ability to establish setpoints so that the system can
be restored to the state prior to a specified setpoint (e.g., after
installing a bad application or driver). Where in XP can I find this (its

When I access the display settings in control panel I find that the monitor
is set to default and the properties box is greyed out. How do I get to the
situation where I can load the video driver supplied with my monitor (LG
L1715) ?

I asked this in the Internet Explorer group but got no solutions.
In the past 3 days, my IE6 is not downloading/displaying all of the
photos (also graphics, avatars, etc) on some web pages.
- The system was fine last Thursday. No proactive changes were made by

OK, this should be easy.  I can't seem to get my PCs password protected and
working the way I want them to.  PC #1 runs XP Pro and has multiple
accounts, all with passwords and everything seems to work OK most of the
time.  Anytime we need to switch from 1 account to another, the ...

Windows Home XP with all updates and service packs.
I've routinely, when I want to move files around, opened two file
explorer windows.
This has never created any problem, except recently.

I cannot receive instant messages from an internet site.  I have allowed
popups from the site, so I believe it's the firewall that blocks them....a
window will pop up that someone wishes to contact me, but there is no message
in it.

i have just tryed to send an email to www.cnet.com, it doesent say signatures
, it said NO MATCHES ARE FOUND ?, thanx ray , oh yes , do u know how i can
put the outlook express icon in the system tray ,

After reformatting my harddrive and reinstalling Windows XP the "sleep"
button causes the PC to crash.  I hit the sleep button and I am informed via
an error message that Windows has encountered an error and must shut down,
then my PC reboots.  Any suggestions to correct this ...

I am having trouble getting Windows Live Messenger to work. I have deleted
it 3 times and reinstalled but no luck.
When try to sign on I get an error message 80072efd.
I bought a web cam and it will not work unless I can sign on to windows live

I need help with this one. Probably caused by me trying to open a
pogram while a driver update was being installed. Drwtsn32 says
iexplore.exe (pid=3924)  exception Number:  80000003 (hardcored
breakpoint). Popup says that iexplore.exe is damaged and must be