I know in Windows 98 you can run the msinfo32 to edit startup items.  Can
someone please tell me how to edit the startup items in Windows XP.  I am not
referring to the basic startup items under the start menu but the "hidden"
startup items.

I was toying around with switching from a workgroup to a domain. I switched
back to the workgroup, and now I get the domain user name as the login name
and the password I set it in using the domain doesn't work. Is there
anything I can do short of reformatting? I didn't have a ...

I am having problems formatting and installing XP Pro on a friends computer
I get error messages like:
Windows XP Professionnal Setup:
The following value in the .SIF file used by setup is corupted or missing.

I would like to create an account in WindowsXP-Prof (SP2), which shall
enable the account holder to transfer files via networkt into a selected
 directory, but which does **not** allow the user to locally log into
the PC. How can this be realized?

I have a laptop that came with XP Pro.  I have recently purchased a barebones
desktop system to network with it.  Am I legally allowed to load my laptop's
XP Pro onto this desktop system?  If so, are there any particular's to be
aware of?

In the Map Network Drive, is there any way to delete entries for mapped folders?

Does anyone know how to change your content advisor in the guest account?
Thanks

Windows xp pro sp2
Wave volume in volume control keep adjusting itself from time to time.
Why? How to avoid this?

When I click on customize from the taskbar and start menu properties window
and then click on the clear button a message comes up that says "Recent is a
Windows system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It cannot
be deleted."  How can i get this message to stop?

I have configured the screen saver on my Windows XP Pro to start after 10
minutes. The machine is a member of a domain, but I don't think there is a
screen saver policy in effect. The problem is that recently the screen saver
does not start no matter how long my machine has been ...

I'm a novice XP user and when I tried to add a new user account it only
allowed me to set it up as an administrator, even though I'm set up as
administrator. So I now have 2 administrator accounts and can't delete either
one as I get an error message which tells me that I must ...

My grandchildren were playing with my computer and now every time I open a
folder, it show the "folder view" on the left side of the screen. I am using
Windows XP Home Edition.
I have closed the Folders View and then tried the " Folders|View|Apply to

This is in Windows XP professional. I changed the monitor setting from by
right cliking on the decktop and using the menu there. After trying two
different options for the monitor the screen got black. Now I cannot change
it back because it is black and I cannot see anything. I ...

Have a Compaq Presario S5600UK (Model DN172A-ABU) which is just a year old.
The hard drive failed a month back and was replaced under warranty, so I am
reinstalling everything, slow and careful.
I successfully installed Win XP Home from the Compaq recovery disk (dated

On my Win XP Pro SP2, 1.4GH AMD, 650MB RAM, 60GBHD (50%empty) system
with Admin rights, there are 7 applications that startup when the
Windows start.  I need them all.  
I have noted that at times (not always) it takes long for the startup