Are there settings to stop XP from launching an application multiple times
when double clicking on several files in My Documents?  I can click on
multiple .doc and .pdf files and Word and Acrobat only open once with each
file opening inside the app in a seperate window.  However, ...

Why isn't MS pushing the DST update on their automatic updates?

I've just formatted my pc and installed windows xp then installed the service
pack 2, but somehow, it can't detect anything connected to the USB ... can
somebody help me??? I've tried to install the service pack 1 , coz there's a
usb driver in there, but since I've installed the ...

My son-in-law has XP Pro which did not hold anything but the
Administrator log-in when installed (so he tells me). The name was set
by the PC supplier (Dell I think).
The 3 grandchildren have between them done something which has stopped

   Can anyone help me out with this - I want to Customize the Start Button
on taskbar (Change 'Start' with my name or something like that and perhaps
even change the logo or remove it). I am using Windows XP Professional.
                                   ThikZ

Having problem with my XP ~ it CAN display all graphic & out-going fax BUT
cannot display in-coming fax (but they can be printed !!) Tried all software
that came with XP but still starring at a blank screen when I click 'preview'.
West,

Recently, when I go to a new window, occassionally the window does not have a
"back" button and when I X out the window I lose all previous windows.  As
long as there is a "back" button I am ok.  What has happened and how do I
correct it?

I'm sorry if this is very basic and/or extremely simple!
When I open any folder in XP Home, some of the files are in black type and
others are in blue.   Date,size and type do not appear to make any
difference.

For some unknown reasons, one file (letter on words) which was properly
legible turned out one day completely illegible ....the words replaced by
little square all over the page.....Pls help to correct.

At the bottom of the screen, on the line beginning with Start (I assume this
is the Taskbar) I see Desktop which is ok, but to the right of this is My
Documents. If I delete this, then My Computer appears and this goes on and on
after I delete the item.  Not a big deal, but how ...

Hi I read this once along time ago and forgot what the solution was. When I
turn on my Windows xp home pc, 1 of the 4 user accounts says that there is
53 (or so) unread messages. this user account happens to be the one that is
used almost always. I doubt that it has something to ...

Had a power failure at the house this morning.  When power resumed, I found
three blinking green LEDs on my keyboard.  They were CAPS LOCK, NUMBER LOCK,
and SCROLL LOCK.
When I went to draft an email, I couldn't type in the text or address area.

Hi.  My friend has a problem with his desktop after a virus. I asked him to
print screen and send it to me. what has happened is that all his desktop
Icons apear to be perminantly selected with the text in boxes. If I hilight
an icon the text turns white with a blue background (a ...

I'm getting a new hard drive to replace my hard drive that's been on
it's last leg and still hanging on....I wanted to know how to install
the old drive as a slave and after I install XP(SP2) on the new one
and be able just to read the old drive as data and drag the files I

You made the investment in your PC so that you could enjoy the
benefits of a fast, easy machine that would make your life easier and
more enjoyable. Unfortunately, after continued use, all PC's suffer
the effects of a corrupt and ineffective Windows Registry, causing