I got new external hard drive. It works fine on the other computer but on mine.
It is "plug & play" but the "window XP" does not recognize, but it said
workins properly in "device manager" but it's not in "my computer".  I tried
to install manually but "hardware wizard" say "you ...

Not sure if this is a windows issue or another source, but could use some
advice.  Some time ago installed a new western digital 80GB hard drive with
windos xp home installed.  Don't recall when it started, but at boot, before
windows, receive message stating hard drive is ...

hi, i hope this makes sense ( asking for a friend)
-- on his Dell laptop running xp home, he was trying to update his vga
driver when he apparently got a message stating that the driver he is
downloading is interfereing with the driver already on his machine?? and ask

When I try and open this program windows installer opens to try and install
the program and fails. When I switch user to my wife's log on there is no
problem. Any ideas

When I try to open my Download Manager in MSN I get the error message:
"Windows cannot open this file: MSNC1.downloadhost".  I cannot open
the download manager or download any files.  How can I rectify this
problem?  I already tried a restore on my system,but that didn't

May someone can help. Here's my problem,
Everytime I try to open a file the file dialog windows goes to My Documents
(a folder I never use) . How can I change this? Preferrably to the last
folder I used with the program used. Say textPad.

Can you password protect an individual folder?
JimL

When files are deleted (not sent to the recycle bin, but deleted) where
are they stored?
(I know they are stored somewhere, because an attempt at downloading a new
copy resurrects the old one almost instantly and I never, ever use the

IIS IN WIN HOME ... ? is this possible ? or any software additional to
windows that provide IIS servise in my windows home edition .
thanks,
invisible boy ;)

The hard drive in my wife's Dell D-600 with XP Pro died and was replaced
by the dealer with a new install of XP Pro.  We lost all added
applications and data files.  I just got Humpty-Dumpty back together
again and need some back up plan for the next time a HD dies.

 just one question:  upgrading windows  home edition to professional WITH
windows home edition license ?? is this possible? and my genuine Microsoft
Windows not exp ?
please help me. thanks

I'm in a strange position.  I have a system built by a builder with XP pro &
SP2.  However, I have no disks nor is there a partition or files that I know
of with the O/S files.
I have no problem buying an operating system, but can I get XP Pro /SP2

The bar at the bottom of the screen where windows minimises to is gone, all
I have on it is the Quick launch between the Start button and the clock. If I
remove the quick launch from the bar then the whole thing disappears
including clock and start button. Pressing the start ...

My desktop will not load-it freezes on the black windows xp screen---I have
tried loading from disk-it stops on that after I chose R to restore and I
have tried options under f8 and f12----------I am at the end of my rope and
without a warranty------can anyone please help me--I ...

I've got a definite noob question. How do i clean out my system tray?
There are way too many things turning themselves on at start up. I
can't find an option in most of them to turn that off so I have to
manually stop them after the pc boots up. Its starting to irk me. I