When I try to shut-down my mavhine using Windows XP, it automatically
restarts. I checked for virus & there is none and no obvious event in the
logs either! What could it be?
BTW, I have also disabled (unchecked) "restart windows" option in the

My task bar indicator for  programs that are running, has disappeared and I
can't find and don't know where to look. Can any one help?

On my volume control recording dislay the mic input, CD and Line volume
faders are greyed out.
I have a Realtek High Definition Audio built into the mobo.
I have downloaded and installed the latest drivers from ASUS, but still they

This morning, the Windows Live Messenger suddenly would not launch. I
uninstalled and reinstalled it, but it would not launch anyway. Clicking on
its icon produces nothing.
How may I get my messenger back?

I have 2 computers A & B . A is connected to the internet. B is networked to
the A.
I don't care too much about the computer  A that is directly connected to
the net and regually open entertaining attachment from friends on this

Hi, hope you can help.
I have an external hard drive to which I periodically back up the documents
from my laptop.  I do this by copying "My Documents" folder in Windows
Explorer and pasting the entire folder into the external drive, overwriting

I'm running SyncToy 1.4 on my workcomputer. It's a Dell laptop using a
Dell docking station to log on to the company network. I also have a
drive on the network. I've been using SyncToy to backup selected
content from my laptop to my network drive, but recently, the process

hello, As i am searching options for a new/gently used lapop, what is the
term used for processor speed . I have a 2 yr old laptop running home XP. My
laptop has only 512 ram and 80 GB HD...Now I am looking for another laptop
for a fam member who will need plenty of memory for ...

Until now I have no no problem writing binaries to normal CDs. However,
since I tried to use both a message stick and DVD+RW, I cannot do so. A
message comes up "Windows encountered a problem when trying to copy this
file. What do you want Windows to do?   Retry   Cancel". Can any ...

Did a hard drive re-write but have managed to re-install 2 versions of
Windows XP by mistake.
Can someone tell me how  to remove the duplicate safely?
Cheers,

I am a blockhead.  I need step by step directions for formatting my hard
drive.  I understand that I can't format windows xp while it is running.  
Someone suggested that I go through DOS.  Is this true?  If it is, can
someone provide the step by step instructions for me?  I don't ...

For the last several days I have been getting some serious error messages
when I start my PC and sometimes as it is running.  I'm
running Windows XP w/ SP2.  I first noticed something wrong when I couldn't
read from 2 virtual drives (:D and :E) which are

When I try to install update KB944786, it asks for the Windows Toolbar disk.

Last night my computer running windows XP SP2 suddenly froze up.  When
I rebooted none of the USB devices worked, neither the ones on
motherboard ports nor those on ports on a PCI card.  In device manager
I see the USB ports, and it says they are working, but I do not see any

Question
 Can anyone please help?
How do you configure XP so Outlook Express can be the default email program?
I've already tried changing the settings in Outlook Express itself, but