i have coppied an entire DVD movie onto my computer, but none of
my playback programs will play it.
does anybody know where I can get a FREE plug-in to play it?????
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I can't seem to defragment my C drive.  I can bring up the defragmenter,
analyze the drive, and defragmenter starts--then stops and I get the message,
"paused for volume shadow copy."   I run XP professional (media center).  I
am administrator, have stopped any backups.  Can ...

I have some hearing difficulties.  Is there a way to increase the maximum
audio volume on my computer BEYOND the volume controls on my computer.  I
would like loader audio so I can more clearly hear the sound while watching
a film clip, movie, or to listening to music?  All help ...

Tune Up Utilities cannot complete a scan because this file is missing. This
problem occurred after the latest Windows updates on June 13, 2006.  Scans
with two different anti virus programs find no viruses. Where can I download
this file?   Thanks.  Donna

I was setting up a laptop for my daughter (she was desperate) and put in an
odd name for the registration name thinking she would not see it again and
thinking I could change it if needed.  Well, it shows up and I would like to
change it but I don't know how.  In case it helps, ...

Have a purchased/registered copy of AVG for virus protection. Been running
it for a couple of months. All of a sudden, I cannot accesst the "AVG
Control Center" to change settings or stop the automatic scanning that slows
down the system. The message I get is:

I've a 'rogue' PC and decided to start afresh - format and re-install XP.
This I have done, but did not create any partitions on my 80GB disk. I've
now discovered that I cannot do so retrospectively ............ or *can* I ?
I want somewhere to store Norton Ghost images other than ...

I'm using XP Pro/2 on my computer. Can I reinstall windows from the original disc that came with the system? Will this correct any problems with the system acting funny? I put the disc in and it said this is an earlier version of XP than what is on my system, is that because it ...

When I'm using Windows Explorer I have to click on a window to shift the
focus of the scroll button on my mouse to that window. On my old 98SE
all I had to do was move the mouse pointer to the window and the focus
followed. I didn't have to click to change the focus. I'm using a

I have change from AOL to BT and now I am unable to retrieve my email
address book and saved messages from the AOL folder.
How can I inport AOL info to Outlook Express 6 format?
Thanks

When  I was running Win98SE, I often sent a test email to myself.  Now with
XP, it won't let me.  I've "googled"  the error message and it seems to be
common....they don't want me to send to me.  Any way to do it?

I have about 5 users on my family computer.(asus laptop, XP SP2)
However, after leaving the computer for 10 minutes say for a coffee the
current account is logged out and it returns to the login screen. Is
there any way to stop this? I have tried altering the power settings

I would like to use the filmstrip option to view pictures in a folder, but
in "my pictures," on the "view" menu I find options for thumbnails, tiles,
icons, list, and details.
But no option to activate the "filmstrip" option.

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36689
Maybe now Microsoft will bring their customer service back to the good old
USA - where it belongs.

I have windows XP home edition and none of the icons appear on launch.
After booting it briefly flashes the task bar at the bottom (Start
button, etc) but that is it.  My background image appears and I can
bring up the task manager with ctrl-alt-del.  From there I can launch