Upon restart or shutdown, XP is unable to work. Monitor is on sleep mode
(orange light instead of yellow on the power LED), Wireless adapter show
yellow lights for a minute after start up then die (eg. Cap locks light can
be activated only for a minute or so.) CPU running, ...

I cannot figure out how to get rid of this blue column that takes up 1/4 of
my desktop. I've tried editing the desktop properties, which doesn't even
show it. I know it sounds simple, but I hate it!

I have some way removed these basic games, I have tried to use add/remove
with window components(all games wanted are checked) will not load. Also have
used Gateway operating system disk to reinstall (indicates installed) but
file under all programs/games shows empty still. Also ...

Using XP Home I have Microsoft Automatic updates switched on and so at
intervals I get a flag asking me to install - which I normally do.
However, there is an "update" which annoys me. When I boot up now  I get
a box asking me to install an update which will inspect my machine ...

The  mouse/pointerhover facility is driving me mad!  But I cannot find how
to turn it off!  Help would be apprreciated.
I am refering not to the on-screen keyboard but to the select, or jump to,
on hover facility.

I have an ACER 5672WLMi Notepad running Windows XP SP2 Media Edition. The
notepad has a Synaptics Touchpad v6.2 and is using driver v7.12.13. It has a
'mouse over' or 'mouse hover' function, selecting hotlinks or defaults if the
pointer is over a link or button for 'too long' and ...

Dear Reader,
I would appreciate if some one could advise me how to uninstall windows xp
professional and install windows xp home edition.
If I boot up with the home edition disc, it does not give me the option to

Between the Windows (XP) startup screen and the list of accounts screen that
follows, I am experiencing a light blue screen (blue is not as dark as the
BSOD).  This screen displays an error msg:
  XMNT 2002 program not found...skipping AUTOCHK

All of a sudden I can't get windows xp updates.  Any thoughts on how to solve
this problem easily?  Thanks
Genuine Windows Validation [ Support ID: 0x8DDD1008 ] To get updates, you
must first validate your Windows software. Validation assures that you are

I am in the process of installing a printer on a windows XP machine.
Its a brand new lexmark printer. I am installing it through my USB
port.The driver installation seems to run smotthly but there is an
error msg informing me that the printer driver is not installed.The

I can't believe I can't fix this problem myself...but here goes...Somehow I
ended
up with a blue box encaseing the words under my icons on my start up screen.
I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of the boxes, I know it has

I have a HP laptop with windows xp( service pack 2) i was running a disk
clean and then the laptop cut off by itself, it didnt shut down the proper
way it just cut off.  This has happened a few times in the past 2 days, will
trying to run disk clean and also while i was online.

Hello;
1. In compiling a DOS application in Win XP OS, the Fortran compiler g95
produces a very large number of warning and error messages.
2. The scroll bar in the command prompt window allows only for 3 additional

I want to use a more advanced text editor for the "view source" function in
IE6, I've tried adding the "View Source Editor" key to HKLM\soft\ms\ie
branch, but no luck.
I tried to replace the useless and frustrating little Notepad.exe with a

A month ago I formated a DVD+RW Rewritable and dragged about 2.5Gs to it.
on checking rhe DVD 'Details' showed
File System: INCDFS
Free Space: 2.48GB