Running Win XP SP2.  Not sure what I did, but after some maintenance &
application installation the following occurs:
Copying or moving files in Windows Explorer using drag & drop - with or without
the <Ctrl> or <Shift> keys - launches Windows Installer on drop, trying to

Windows explorer is not responding.  I can access my files though my
documents.  Pluging in a external hard drive or thumb drive to back up my
files doesn't work because explorer is not responding so the drives aren't
recognized.  Anyone have any ideas what's causing this.  ...

I have XP home edition and i am trying to upgrade to SP 2.  About half way
through the installation, i get a message that says "Service Pack 2 Setup
Error - Access is Denied".  Then it only gives me the option to undo all of
the changes that have been made.  It then proceeds to ...

I've got two machines.  One is running Windows XP.  The other is running
Windows 2000.  They are connected with an RJ45M partch cable.  How do I get
the two machines to talk to one another?  In particular how do I get the
Win'XP machine to send files to the Win'2000 machine?

I am trying to reinstall XP HE on the C drive and in Disk Management after
selecting the C drive and a right click there is no dialog box to select
format. After the right click the only options are : Open,Explore,Change
Drive Letter or Path,Properties, and Help. I have checked ...

I'll try to make this short...
Took my computer in to get hard drive replaced. The guy (without asking)
uninstalled my Genuine Version of Windows XP Home and replaced it with the
"FAKE" XP PRO along with a couple of other things he replaced (cause he

I got a problem with my windows xp home.
I setup a computer with windows xp home SP2 (named main) and set a
folder in my computer c:\mydocument as a share folder - share name mydoc.
I had six other computers in the network and each one had a mapping f: