i get that a lot on my new windows xp that my daughter bought me in the
spring.  i had windows 98 before and didnt have nearly the problem with
that--and refresh doesnt help at all.  i try to find out how to erase my
cookies and history... after each using but i cant seem to ...

I know this has been asked before probably many times I have read
through the lists but cannot find the answer I need...
I have had a virus and a worm god knows from where I run zone alarm
pro and avast  anti virus I ran avast removed the items re booted with

I installed recently XP Pro 2003.  Where are the games?  I checked
Accessories and I can't find them.
thanks

please an example?
my network: workgroup
user:             c01

Please Help!!!!!   I'm running xpsp2.
I just installed IE 7.0 and as luck would have it - my pc is messed up.
When I try to exit IE by clicking on the "x" in the upper right hand corner,
it locks my machine up completely, and the only way to exit is to shut the

I have been using a USB thumb drive.
I had it plugged into one port, when it didn't work any more in that port I
used a different one, when that didn't work any more I used another one. But
now I'm our of ports.

Could it cause any permament damage to the computer, that would not be
fix-able?

The behavior of the “Search Companion” in XP is different from the equivalent
feature in Win2K.
Win2K simply searches ‘real filenames’ whereas XP seems to search INTO files
which may contain other files in some compressed form – e.g. .cab files.

Got a new laptop and want to transfer all the info in the calendar to it by
burning a CD. How do I find the info?

How do I open Windows Explorer with the "Folders" pane active ? I'm running
XP Pro.
Thanks in advance good folk..
Rob

I am running WindowsXP and experience that one of my computers is crashing
after a while. The following messeage appears:
iexplorer.exe Application Error
The instruction at 0x7470b439 reference memory at 0x740b439. The memory

How can I specify to use the command 'zip' from a DOS window command line,
as follows:
C:\x>zip *.* me
'zip' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

I'ld like to remove the oldest disk in my machine. It is the system disk. I
want to only boot to the XP Pro. Can I copy something, and edit the Boot.ini?
Here's the boot.ini...
[Boot Loader]

When I select "Open With > Choose Program..." in the context menu for a
particular file, the "Open With" dialog appears. Under "Recommended
Programs", a particular program is listed twice.
Is there a registry fix for this?

will not except my verizon email address - any guesses, or an email
address I can complain too.