I wonder if anyone can explain why Windows XP's command line processor
did something very odd to me just now.
I had a directory which contained many files with the extension .html,
which were _not_ HTML files, and corresponding files with the

Hi, my mother-in-law is running Windows XP & suddenly is unable view JPG
files. Is there a control she needs to download?
Thanks - we are doing this remotely, so I can't access her machine direcly.
thanks.

In last 2 weeks or so I walk up to my computer and I have a screen showing
"Award Bios - Setup Utility". It says "During the last boot-up, your system
hung for an improper CPU Speed Setting. Your system is now in working in Safe
Mode. To optimize performance and relaiability, be ...

I have xp pro on my Dell desktop computer and recently the startup time has
increased fourfold and programs start after a delay. This was one of the
fastest desktops that I have ever worked on before this problem. I have done
a virus check, cleaned out spyware, eliminated .tmp ...

When using the search tool located under the Start menu, is there a way, and
what is the correct format, to search for multiple files/key words at the
same time?
Example:  I want to search for the following key words:  File 1, File 2.  In

I just start getting this error "run time error! Prgram:
C:\windows\system32\rundll32 R6030 CRT not initialized" when I open control
panel, IE 7.0 or any programs in control panel. I have windows XP sp2 with 1g
memory.

Even when I am not using any obvious applications my computer continues
to download "something." I have windows update disabled and antivirus
software switched off.
How can I find out which application is connecting with the internet and

My curser is causeing me nightmares. It moves automatically while I am typing
and relocates itself.  And I find sometimes that I am typing over what I have
already typed.  Sometimes it will highlight what I have typed and delete it.  
Sometimes it will close out windows while I am ...

Why can't microsoft give password protect for Folders?

I HAVE PROBLEMS LOADING QUICKEN 2008, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO GO FIND UNTIL I
CLICK TO THE SHORTCUT ICON, SHOWING THE LOGA AND AND ERROR MESSAGE SAYING
THAT I NEED TO REINSTALL QUICKEN.
IS THEIR SOMETHING THAT WINDOWS XP IS DOING TO BLOCK MY NEW PROGRAM

There is NO option on my machine to set "Show Hidden Files and
Folders"
under Control Panel > Folder Options > View > Advanced Settings.
There is NO option on my machine to set "Show Hidden Files and

"Justin Thyme" <k.r.blmb@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:...

i have a wireless dsl router with verizon.  s laptops and a desktop that all
get net through this router.  All xp.
Is there an easy way to setup a wireless network to share files and maybe
even a printer, between them?

How do I get the pie chart I've seen which shows how much used vs free space
a drive has to display?

My school uses what I believe are called "scratch drives"
I can save stuff to the c: drive, but when I log on again, everything
I've saved is gone, unless I save it to my network drive.
I'd like to do something similar with my own computer.  I go through a