Since accepting recent XP Professional updates, my Microsoft Office EXCEL
will not start. I get an error window stating that Windows XP is trying to
find Front Page.
Trying to update again, Service Pack 3 won't install - and the same error

Could you tell me how a software (any software) is installed on XP ?
I would like to learn how but no material available.
I know of the install wizard that will show itself when I click the package,
but for example, how opera.exe is installed on Xp is just so beyond my

My neighbor rebooted our computer after it crashed and we got it gixed. he
set up two users and only one has administrative rights and he also set up a
password that none of us can remember. Is there a was to retrieve it? We can
get on the web and things but we can't install ...

Isn't there SOME way to permanently get rid of these folder icons that
Windows uses to preceed a folder name in Explore or whenever I move through
the hyerarchy of folders? I know about using File|View|Details but that
lasts only for the session. Next time I search through a list ...

Where can I find windows live onecare news group?

I use Coxinet.net to determine my internet speed and it requires Java. It
must load every time I run Coxinet. Is there some way to load and retain the
Java?

Does one need any third party software or is this support built into the
OS?
Can you just zip any file in Explorer from within the OS without
launching any third party shareware?

Is it possible to forward emails if you have closed the account?  I have two
isp's and I want to close one of them (to save the money) and I was
wondering if there was anything I could do besides notifiying everybody who
has that email for me to change it.

XP Pro/SP2 and slipstreamed XP/SP2 CD.
Trying to run "sfc /scannow" get the message that it's the wrong disc for
the XP version installed or that the disc may be damaged.
Can't get out of this Retry/Information/Cancel unless I restart PC, even

I am trying to install XP service pack 2 but keep getting the message that
c:windows\system32\cmd.exe is in use and intall cannot proceed.  I cannot get
taskbar up to see what is using cmd.exe.  Please, please help!!

I want to create a desktop icon to allow my children switch to their
user account, is it possible ? Can I, e.g. set up a shortcut that
invokes Winkey+L hotkey ?
Thanks !

I am unable to set "show hidden files and folders".
I am running XP Professional SP 2. Dell 1GHz Pentium system.
When I go to file option, click view, then click the button:
[x] show hidden files and folders, click apply, click OK.

My Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch bar is no longer working.
I've deleted it and recreated it (using a couple of different
methods).
No matter how I recreate it, when I press it nothing happens.

I heard that I can change the default Windows color from white to
others e.g. whenver I open an Excel blank file, the background will
be, say light green, instead of the default white or ....
whenver I open an Microsoft outlook, the background will be, say light

We downloaded a program because we were having this problem during
install/uninstall. The program was MSICUU2.exe. We couldnt even get this
program to install! This is getting real frickin old. Cannot install anything
or uninstall anything, whether microsoft product or not.