I made the following Registry change so that the default for My Pictures
will download to Drive D:
Original Key:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current

Short story: I have an XP Home install with a corrupt registry.  It has many
problems, including rebooting randomly.  I would like to format the hard
drive and start over.
Because of issues, I need to format it (to NTFS) without knowing the

I have a new Gateway that has XP Home on it.
When I try to start it, I get the menu that has
"safe" as one of the choices.  No matter which
one I choose the computer starts the boot process

How much space does WinXP Pro require?
I have 3G for drive C but I only have 11M free and it keeps warning me
about low disk space. :-(
I've always installed whatever I can on another drive.

Is ther a registry key for volume? Basically to mute and unmute it ...

When I am logged in as the local Administrator, I can set up dual monitors
under Display Properties - Settings.  WHen I log in as another user (with
Administrator equivallency)  that use cannot use dual monitors, and does not
have a the Settings tab under Display Properties.  Any ...

How can I get my previously arranged acons to stay in the location I place
them?  It seems for some reason they get re-arranged.  Isn't is possible to
arrange them the way you want them and have them stay that way across
shutdowns and restarts?

Hello;
Most of the users here are having the same problem.  If they disconnect from
the network (ie, go home, or work from home.)  Their laptops will run slow.  
One user told me that if she goes to open a word document, it could take as

I invite you to submit your comments on this issue.  When an XP user moves
from a workgroup to a domain, the operating system generates a new user
profile based on the Default User profile.  Let's take a user "jonr" who has
logged on to his workstation for 3 years and has quite a ...

hello folks. may i request for some help regarding my task scheduler. im
using an xp pro sp2.
the problem involves a general cessation of the task scheduler function.  i
can still see the scheduled jobs in the scheduled tasks folder. however, the  

If I check the properties of any printer (START/Settings/Printers and
Faxes) and click on PORTS I see 2 each of all the following ports: COM1,
COM2 COM3, COM4, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 and FILE. FILE may or may not be related
to the problem. Under Device Manager, everything looks normal ...

I have windows xp sp2 installed on hp pavillion A305W. System would not
access any dial up server beyond home page. Displayed can not find server
error. Installed two programs to remove spyware and virus. Same problem plus
now system will not restore to an earlier date or create ...

I recently upgraded the operating system of an older Compaq Presario laptop
from Windows Me to Windows XP Home Edition. Now there is a icon in the system
notification area of the taskbar entitled "Safely Remove Hardware". When I
click on the icon, the dialog lists one item: ...

When I click the IE icon on my computer, IE will open up to a full screen and
a Dial-up Connection box will appear also. I just click connect to access the
internet through my provider. When I am finished and want to disconnect from
the internet, I click at the top right of the ...

How can I stop network printers being added to my printer folder
automatically. I get sick of deleting ones I never use.