I've just purchased a new laptop which has windows XP installed on it.  No
CDs came with it.  How do I create a back up CD in the event I need to
reinstall XP?
Thanks.

For some reason, all folders and icons have now a dark blue shaded background
behind the folder/icon names, rather than a clear back ground. How can I
switch this back to make it clear again?

My CD drive won't recognize blank CD-RW disks.  The brand does not seem to
matter. It use to work but quite possibly has been altered by another
program.  I can't figure it out.  Checking the properties of the drive show
that it is a recordable drive.

I am wanting to know how to save my favorite places just incase I
have a computer crash... It has happened in the past and I lost all my
favorite places...I don't have that good a memory to remember all I
have saved...Thanks

Help!
I've set up windows 1000 times probably and never had an issue.  I
have my bios set to boot from cd first, but it insists on booting from
the hard drive.  My computer is a Dell Dimension 4700

I have on XP HE the following : Zone Alert firewall (MS firewall is off),
Avast Antivirus, AdAware SE, and Spy Blaster. Is this enough security
protection? If not suggestions? Have tried Spy Doctor but it drags my
machine down.

My user account is password protected.  XP looks for password at Switch User
and on returning after Standby, but on a cold start it does straight into my
user account

Hi, someone worked on my mom's computer and now when you click on any
site from the IE6 Favorites it calls local host and posts, "cannot
find website" or some such 404 type message. The only site that
connects is her health insurance company site. If you type in a

i am using XP when i use VPN connect to the server
error 720 occur, i sure the setting both in the server side and client
side is correctly.
so what can i do?

I have a ton of MP3 files that I've copied to a second harddrive for some
sense of having a backup copy.
Is there a way to only copy new or changed files and not have to copy
the entire folder ??  TIA

I think I've read most of the basic stuff on 'Make this folder
private' but I'm still puzzled.
I use Windows XP Home Edition.
1) I've put my more confidential-type files in a folder within My

My Adobe Reader ceased to work. It just locked up. I can not remove it with
add/remove programmes in control panel. So I have deleted everything in the
Adobe programme folder but it will not let me delete "AcroIEHelper.dll"
because it sayes it is being used by another programme. ...

My antivirus license expires in 20 days.
AM not soliciting but am quite concerned that I can not find a reliable
source to assist me in finding the best or among the best and least cost
Antivirus software for my computer, a notebook at that.

if I send a document to my printer, HP Deskjet 5550, and subsequently cancel
printing, the document stays in the quey for
days and I cant clear it.How do I fix this....is there a quick way to flush
the que immediatly?

Everntually this happens with everybody.
However could not trace a soluction from this newsgroup  on spot.
I have three softwares whose icons were in task bar and sudenly they disappeared.
The programs are still in use.