I have installed Linux Fedora Core 3 on another HD and I was not
satisfied with it. Linux has rewritten the MBR on the Windows HD and now
I have the Linux boot loader. How can I restore the original master boot
record (only with Windows)? Can anyone help me?

I am running Windows XP SP 2. I have a Celeron 2.4 Ghz with 248 MB of RAM. It
is running very slow. I have ran AdAware and SpyBot and removed some things.
It seems quicker but still not up to par. I can see various programs are
running in the

I want to create a batch file, or a command file - I'm not sure what the
correct terminology is.
What I want to do is create an exe file which I can execute in windows
when I choose to.  I would want this file to bring up two different

I have just set up two new WinXP Home SP2 PCs for a friend. Both PCs
are HP t790.uk "top of the range" identical machines. I have connected
a broadband ADSL modem/router to one PC which is wired from its
integrated NIC to the router. I have disabled this machine's

I'm running XP with SP1 and all patches up-to-date.  There is only one
harddrive, C:.   The computer is used by one person only, me, and is
behind a router and firewall.
A few weeks ago, I noticed that a rather large directory had

I would like to add an item to the Right-Click menu for the .bmp file type.
I have done this with other file types by going to Folder Options -> File
Types -> Advanced. However, when I select the BMP file type from the list,
the window displays the following message:

We cannot start the CLIPBOOK service.  When trying to start the service we
receive the error:
"Could not start the ClipBook service on Local Computer.  Error 1068: The
dependency service or group failed to start."

I need to block any output traffic towards a specific IP address on port 80
from my windows XP sp2 workstations.
Can you suggest  me some manner to do it?
Thank you a lot for your help.

I have had a difficult time with this installation I keep getting a set up
error when I install xp service pack 2.
The error reads: Service Pack 2 could not back up registry value.
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Security\Security,\'Eventmes

I'm running Media Center Edition, and just upgraded to SP2. Now when I select
a folder in Windows Explorer, it no longer shows me at the bottom of the
window the size of the folder's contents, or the amount of specae left on the
drive. I don't know if this change is from ...

In start/run/ mplayer2, why did the media player appear like a flash  and
gone in no time. Any reason and how do we resolve it, thanks

I posted this question before.  The suggested solution didn't work.  Is there
acorrection I can make to the registry to correct rhe following problem?  If
so please provide me with the steps.  
After my computer crashed, I reinstalled the system recovery and application

I can't turn my system on...there is no display....I try a few times and then
it goes on.  If I look at the event viewer I see the following messages.  
Waht do I do?  thanks
The Application Management service terminated with the following error:

My slave hd which has an xp (working condition), do I need to disable the
restore function before I do a virus scan. Appreciate your advice, thanks

to anyone that can help me, my mouse cursor on my desktop pc is not
functioning.  the cursor is there, but it will not work.  currently the
optical mouse is connected to the mouse port, not USB.  it worked fine this
morning, but as of tonight, it doesn't.  please advise as soon ...