IN Windows XP Pro when I start Explorer, in the Folder list,I used to find
"My Documents" following the
entry "My Computer" - Now I find "My Documents" after the last drive (E:) as
below:

PC WinXP Home, SP2.
I know that there have been threads about favicons and how they change on
occasion. Well, I just noticed this happening on my computer. I can't relate
the change to anything in particular since I pretty much have a simple

When I start Windows Movie Maker an error message appears and says "Windows
Movie Maker has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for
the incovenience." When I click "See what data this error reprt contains" it
says:

This appeared on the desktop. Send it to recycle bin or keep? What does it
mean? It has eight empty files.

I've finally got a new computer that is faster and with more memory. I would
like to move my old windows XP SP2 system to the new computer so I don't
have to locate and reload many years worth of programs, etc. I can use a
product like the one Acronis has to copy the old disk to ...

windows xp
When I insert a memory key into the USB port on my laptop, a folder with the
contents of the root directory on the memory key automatically opens.
When I insert the same memory key into the USB on my desktop, nothing

Windows XP Home SP2. I have a CD/DVD read and a CD/DVD read/record on my
Compaq PC but I cannot play movie VCD and DVD with these two. Do I need to
install a special program for that? Thanks for any input.

Hope this is the correct place to post this question,
I recently noticed, that while my computer is booting, "after" the Windows
splash screen, yet "before" the user login screen, I now get this MS XP blue
screen message that says the following:

I am running XP Pro SP2 and have installed a printer which is connected via
a USB cable. The printer works fine. But every time I switch on the printer
XP says it has found new hardware and launches the Hardware Setup Wizard. How
can I stop this happening?

i have a sound blaster audigy se.the problem is it dont work when im using
any online programs is there a corection for this problem?

Using XP-Media Edition and Office 2003
I have recently started seeing some unusual folder names on my local drive
and the file inside the folder is equally as unusual.
The folder name is 0e54c2763c7b901636b7c67a7d7843 and contains one file.

Standby is grayed out. Hibernate does not appear in shut down window. I
won't have much use for hibernate - that can wait - but need to get standby
working as soo as possible.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

I bought a copy of xp in the far east...before i install it on my computer,
how can i check to see if it is genuine and not pirated?

Out of curiosity....does any know why the Vista upgrade is about twice
as expensive in the UK (based on the current exchange rate)?
Seems a tad excessive!

Hi, I want to save all my files and settings to an external hard drive so I
can wipe my computer and re-load windows.  Is the file transfer wizard the
best way to do this?  Does the wizard just copy the files and settings or are
they actually removed from the old computer?  ...