I have to replace a motherboard that has been physically damaged.
The present system is Pentium 4 with a 478 pin CPU.
I am replacing it with an equivalent mobo, so the CPU and ram will not be
changed.

i would like to know if Media Center is XP Pro featured with media add ins
or if it is other XP version like Home Edition or Pro.

We have an Epson DFX8500 printer and want to use the old driver from Epson,
however Windows keeps installing the newest drivers from Microsoft.  How can
I turn off Windows XP auto install selection?  The reason for doing this is
the XP driver does not support the 11x8.5 fan fold ...

This message seems to pop up almost every time I use the Back arrow or close
a window.  It only takes a moment to say 'No' but it is irritating all the
same and has only started recently.  I can't remember exactly when it started
- but it could have been after I changed to ...

Pls, what is the correct link/newsgroup to post OE questions?
Wayne

I have windows xp home, can I install office 2007???
E-Boy.......

When I look at my files for Windows items I find that I have quite a number
of files diplayed in a blue font. All other normal files are the default
black colour. Is it safe to delete all of these blue files?

Hi I am looking for a certain font. I can't seem to find it and I used it a
long time and I think its called curlz mt, but not sure. It had curls at the
end of the letters. I have looked but can't seem to be able to find it. Can
anyone help? Thanks.

I want to upgrade my BIOS to recognize my large hard drive...it only
sees it as 136 and it is 160 gig...I ran a program to tell me my BIOS
info and here is the info below....I have been doing Google searches
for the upgrade and found one file on driverguide.com to update the

I have an old Packard Bell computer and had to format the HD and re-install
XP.
I did not create any partitions on the 20Gb drive.
When it boots up I get a screen with:

Does anyone know of a Windows Defender News Group

Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive.  I want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that space in the
C drive.  I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a fresh install and the
original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition .   I have ...

I have been encountering a lot of bugs in my system, and cannot find the
solution. Took it in to the shop and they ran a number of tests, and
determined it wasn't hardware. So I have to do a re-install. What is the
best way to proceed, ie where do I access the "re-install" ...

I an trying to run clean boot and I get the error message that I do not have
administrator priviledges.  Yet, when I turn on my computer, and go through
the control panel, I am the only administrator listed.  That is, unless I go
to safe mode, and then I find the following:  

When I try and change the view selection in the Open Dialogue Box, the order
changes, but then reverts to the previous order on closure.  I cannot get it
to stick at the order I want it to.  I have tried going into the View-Details
list and selecting the order I want, by clicking ...