When I ask for a full backup it
still wants to know if I want to
"append this to the existing backups".
Why?

I shut my computer down by using the Windows Key and then hit u and then
hit u again. Now when I do this, the Utility Manager starts up as
Windows closes down.
I have researched this and I find that hitting the Windows Key and u

I have just purchased a 1TB WD External Hard drive and began loading on
videos from a camcorder. It is creating Video TS files.  I am able to read
and play them in Windows Media Player but when going into Media Center 2005 I
cannot locate the external drive (F:) to play them.  

is there a way to pass from an evaluation copy of xp pro to a full product
without reinstalling xp?

my computer keeps shutting off for no reason that i know of.
i run xp home.
is it crashing?:(

I am looking at adding RAM to my system. I currently use 400mh DDR. A salesman at the computer store said that I can use higher speed ram, and the system would simply use it at a slower rate. For example, he said I can use 533mh RAM and it would only operate at 400mh.
Is this so, ...

my computr will shut down for no reason.
i'm running xp.
is my computer crashing and if so what can i do.

I finally got my audio to working on this computer.  It had nothing to do
with software or hardware.  It had to do with the dysfunction between the
chair and the keyboard!  I had the stereo speaker plug plugged into the GD
microphone jack on the sound card!!!

I've recently had to recover from a system crash...everything appears to be
OK except when I boot I get an error message telling me that there is no ATI
driver installed or it isn't working. I'm using XP Home Edition, SP3.
What does this mean? Is it serious & how do I rectify the ...

Does anyone know if there is a way to bring back the 'Desktop' icon? Win98
had it but XP seems to have dropped it.  You could click on it in your tray
and it would minimize everything to show just your desktop.
I thought this was a handy little item and I'm going to miss it.

When I start my computer I get these RUNDLL error messages
Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\vtbkgvcv.dll
Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\oeioveip.dll
Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\xkgsseqo.dll

Any computer user after extended period of time has a problem with
inconsistent registry. This, resulting in general system slowdown,
error messages and "blue screens" or windows crashes. A common
activity as: working on the computer, playing games or browsing the

I checked the bios and made sure the on-board audio was disabled.  Then
removed and re-installed the Yamaha drivers for the pci sound card.  When I
rebooted there was no bootup sound, so I figured I was back where I
started.  

I have recently seen a dotted-line box appear around items that I select with
my mouse and that box was never there before.
Is this something new or is it a problem?

If I install Office 2007 Pro over MS Office 2000 will it convert my macros
and auto-texts?