I have subscribed to a cable based internet service.  Problem is I can't
seem to get my laptop to recognize the modem via the Ethernet cable.  The
red X remains present over the double screen icon in the system tray.  I've
been told by the company, Road Runner, that all I need to ...

Qual o procedimento para configurar com meu provedor?, pois nao consigo
enviar e-mail, esta dando erro 530 authentication needed.

I have XP Home, SP 2, all updates.
One or move MVP's here and the XP General newsgroup have stated that we
should not use our main admin account on the internet, but should have a
user with a limited account for that purpose.

I use a multi-format card reader connected through the USB port. When the
reader and a card are plugged in, the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon displays
in the system tray. I frequently need to read several cards of a similar or
different format at one sitting. Before removing a ...

I note that during long boot-ups of WinXP home, the Task Manager shows that
the delay is caused by a long running javaw.exe.
Browsing the Web, I find that this is a common complaint.  But I can't find
a definitive answer to these questions:

I recently completed a clean reload of win xp pro and office xp w/front page.
After downloading all of the updates I now receive this error in any profile
logged on to.
"one of the files containing the system's registry data had to be use of a

Finally fixed the problem with my trayclock now showing the full date.  But
it shows the short date (my taskbar is triple height) and I want it to show
the long format.  I have fiddled around with controlpanel-regional and
language-customize, but no luck.  Any suggestions?

When I open My Pictures, the common tasks bar at the left says "Music
Tasks".   How do I fix that problem so that My Pictures opens with "Picture
Tasks"--like all the subfolders inside do?
Many thanks,

I am not sure that I am in the right newsgroup but maybe someone can please
answer my question.  I am operating XP on a computer using a GE Force
2MX/MX400 video card and using a 1280 x 1024 monitor. I am considering
buying a new monitor with 1680 x 1050 resolution. Will the GE ...

I need to search a file in a directory on a shared resource
I use for this purpose the Windows Searching Utility by :
- either right clicking on the mouse from the root (or one of the first
level) directory on the shared resource,

I have Sunbelt Kerio firewall running on win xp computer. Have recently let
my daughter use windows live messenger on her account and have noticed that
the firewall is not blocking adverts etc from getting through as it does on
my account.

 Does anyone know a good freeware that I can convert and also reduce DVR-MS
files of recorded TV programs to a different file format (ext) to allow DVD
burning?
 Also I would like to know the recommended file type to be converted to,

when "add or remove programmes "clicked, a message comes up... "This
operation has been cancelled. please contact your Systems Administrater"  
(Me?) what have I done, and what can I do to correct?

i had to reinstall windows home because i let some self employed tech do some
work.during installing he lost my wmp decoder,now i cannot play dvd's.the
errow massage say's there is no mpeg-2 dvd encoder installed on my
computer.i'm no expert by no means, but how can the decoder ...

I have videos, based on .wmv and .asf files which are not displaying a
thumbnail preview. It's just a picture of a film & note, I would prefer to
see a preview.
How do I resolve this, by enabling videos that will display a thumbnail