I cannot play a dvd. With media player i get audio but no video. With WinDvd,
i get nothing. There is a message that pops up saying, "Create Overlay
Failed".
Thanks.

I have 1 gateway pc for all networks - 192.168.0.254
( that i can change any way)
now i want  Hierarchy like --   1 gateway
                                            /         \

Why did Microsoft decide that everyone wanted a system that needs an
administrator? Most home PC users only want the machine to start up and run
well.
Is VISTA just as ornery as XP? Thanks  Bill W..

I have recently setup my next door neighbour with an email address on
hotmail, there is currently no emails to receive but windows says there is 1
message for the account created, i have checked every email acccount
outlook,express and hotmail with no emails present. Any idea how ...

Hi-Please don't give me a hard time.  I like NAV & have had it for years.  
But everytime, for whatever reason, I've had to re-install it it's been a
nightmare!  It does not matter what I do it never installs properly.  My PC
is a mess right now & am getting ready to upgrade with ...

I have 4 users on my desktop computer.
I have an external HD much bigger then my computer's HD...I am
planning to save c:docs an settings to the external HD, wipe the
computer, restore using Compaq's CD, recreate all 4 users, then

When I have all windows minimized in my laptop, if I right-click on my
desktop wallpaper and click "Refresh" all my icons are moved to the left of
the screen. It also happens when I reboot or startup the laptop. My other
computers don't do that, and it's driving me bonkers! Any ...

I have been trying to set a very small pagefile in my XP system drive and
using a larger pagefile in a separate hard drive.  I set min and max sizes
for both pagefiles so neither is "system managed".
If I set the system pagefile.sys too small e.g. 2min - 20Max, it disappears.

A friend of mine helped set up the wireless network between our laptop
and desktop...both share the internet connection and we use 1 folder
to move files between the 2 computers.
Sees like we should be able to do a llot more.

on a brand new thread??

js3250.dll,  where does this file belong ?
cannot find: mozilla.org\GRE\1.8.04_2006051612;
my GRE folder is empty

If I pin a shortcut to the startmenu, where does XP store this
information?
Is there a folder oder a registry key where these shortcuts are
stored?

I want to write a small batch file that I will Schedule in win2k to
run every day at a certain time.  This script needs to do the
following:
get today's day, i.e Monday, Tuesday, etc. and then run a command

I recently updated to the recommended Internet Explorer 7. After doing so, I
cannot open any programs on my desktop. Musicmatch, Roxio, the control panel
etc. Help with any possible reasons for this would be much
appreciated......I'm running XP btw.

I used to have a html page (just a home made creation) displayed on my
desktop a few years ago, however I have tried to do the same on my XP
machine and I am unable to display it. I don't see any settings anywhere to
enable Active Desktop, but I believe that active desktop is ...