I clicked my way to the autoplay tab in properties for the CD Drive, and set
actions for all content types to "Take no action", but when I insert a CD
into the drive, Windows Media Player starts.
I haven't restarted the computer.

On the top of all my applications the minimize, maximize, and exit button bar
is really small and I need to know how to put it back to normal...Thanks in
advance

This is probabley an easy question for everone but for some reason both my
disc drives will not automaticaly run the discs i put in. This has just
started happening and i dont know why ?????????? Can anybody help me on this
????

How do I turn off the function that remembers passwords and topics I search
for in google for each of the sites I visit.

For at least a year, I've had this problem. Often (but not always) when I
insert a new DVD of files and folders (I use DVD for offline backup and
storage), Windows Explorer doesn't show the new contents. It still shows the
old contents and folder tree. I've using the "Eject" ...

when I log in and the computer starts up, i get a screen that is named
common. how do I get rid of this?

XP Home edition.  I have my admin account and my daughter has her user
account.  She can't get into admin My Documents but she can get into my USB
external drive with all my work documents.  Is there a way to hide/deny her
access to my USB drive but still give me access just in ...

I tried to associate a PPS file with OUTLOOK EXPRESS by going to folders,
listing PPS as a new file and restarting computer. In outlook express , PPS
file gets "unknown" file response. On net, found instruction that to open
"EML" file to go to START, RUN, OPEN msimn/reg and click ...

I tried getting an answer for this from the Networking group, but no one
answered.  Please help!!??
Scenario:  Using XP Pro in a corporate domain environment; domain
servers are in US, desktop PC is in UK.  Connection to domain is over

Somehow my installation of XP-Pro became corrupted on my F drive so I
reinstalled from scratch on another partition (H drive).  It works OK,
but I keep getting that stupid boot loader and the default is the
installation that no longer works.  In addition it only waits about a

All of a sudden, I am unable to format a 1.44MB floppy.
I see a screen that says "The disk is write protected."
If I reverse the slider on the floppy, the same thing happens.
Starting with My Computer, Windows Explorer or the Command Prompt the

When I upgraded to Media Player 11, it somehow changed the way my Windows
Explorer window appears. It use to open with a menu on top, then a row of
icons and text menu and then my folders and files windows. Now, when I open
it I have no menus at all, just the file and folders ...

Have a new computer.  New installation WinXP SP2.  Installing all programs
to C:\Program Files EXCEPT my genealogy programs.  Want them on second drive
in different partition.  Anything I install to that partition ends up with
the program file, not a shortcut, being shown in ...

I want to define a desktop shortcut that launches Explorer in the user's
"%USERPROFILE%\Application Data" directory.
If I enter it as above (with the %USERPROFILE% inside the quoted string), I
get a "Name not valid" error.  If I leave off the quotes, it opens Explorer

My 5 year old has some how gotten the Desktop and Icons to invert (looks like
it's upside down) on our new Gateway monitor. Any one have any suggestions?
Thanks