i recently upgraded my lapton from ME to XP and when doing
so converted to ntfs from fat32. I have discovered that XP
uses too much memory on my laptop and has slowed it down
so much that any task takes a lifetime to complete. i

When my computer was built the builder assigned my hard
drive to F instead of C. This is usually not a problem but
I am trying to install a program that defaults to the C
drive. Of course I get an error message. The installer does

I am trying to install windows xp professional on my
laptop (Dell Inspiron 3700).  After the installtion was
essentially complete and the reboot was attempted, an
error message comes up saying

I've set the screen saver for 1 minute, but it never comes on.  I
noticed that the user had several screen savers that they downloaded.
I got rid of all of them, and I still can't get the screen saver to
work.

I have been trying to get critical downloads from the
microsoft web page for sometime now without success. When
I go to scan for updates I get the following error
0x800c005. I have run 4 spyware/adware programs, antivirus

In XP, i would like to get the drive letter in front of
the share.
eg: (H:) server\share
at the moment I have

i have some problems with user accouts on my computer with winxp. i always
use the computer only as an administrator without creating any account but
this time i created one and now i would like to delete it and return to work
as an old administrator. for now its impossible. i cant ...

This one has me stumped along with several other "expert"
friends.  I'm posting to this group since I feel the
problem is more Windows than other.
My set up is as follows:

how do i acctivate my windows xp and how do i know if it
is acctivated or not

Have an XP home with new motherboard and new modem and
sound card from dell for warranty repairs.  Plug and Play
will not recognize the new cards.  This is the same
problem before motherboard was replaced.  How do I get XP

Help. windows XP will not start.  Not even into safe mode.  I was
installing a DVD writer and vidio software package and many driver
updates.  I have a Retrospect Backup but it is a few months old.  The
system will start with the Retrospect emergency backup CD, it install a

how do i activate windows xp home addition after it is
already installed on my computer and how do i know if it
is activated or not

Is it possible to edit group policies (gpedit.msc) from
the command prompt?
If not does anyone know where there is a resource of
where in the registry they are stored?

When I load an update to XP home a change happened.
I ust to be able to have lots of items in a menu and even
get a second columb now I get chevrons and an expanding
menu.  Can somone let me know the way to get back to the

my computer keeps on on crashing after a few minutes on,
with message NT AUTHORITY\system "c:\windows\system32
\lsass.exe" 1073741819,this computer will close down in
30 seconds. how do I overcome this problem?