I cannot manually start the Task Scheduler (want to have virus scan run
intermittently) - it is set to automatic however will not run.  
When I try to view the event logs (application or system), I get the same
error: "1717 Interface Unknown"!  

I have read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255205 but how do I " Boot into
Recovery Console. "

I'm trying to use clearmem in XP Sp2 to free up memory for a rendering
program but get this output:
* FAILure --> Line=400 File=d:\nt\sdktools\clearmem\clearmem.c (pid=0xC04
tid=0

Is it possible to restore my lap top to original factory settings. it came
with Windows XP pre installed so I have no disks to reinstal OS. I feel like
just formatting the drive and buying the OS software to start again, but
thought I would try and see if it was possible to ...

I hope someone can help me solve a very persisting and distressing problem.
I have gone through the Microsoft Discusion Groups and found some comfort in
seeing that other people have similar problems. However the fixes suggested
to them either did not work for me or just gave ...

i have seen some computers that when the user turns it on for the first time
it askes for the product key and then its up and running - how can you do
this  - i have made an automated install disk that works fine, but just want
to set it up so it installes fully then at the last ...

When I try to open up more than one instance of Internet Explorer the open
window closes once the new window opens. Any ideas where this could be
changed from?

Hello, All!
 Can someone tell me how to manually-remove obsolete entries under
Local Services in mmc console?
 Way back when I used Norton products I ended up w/ a couple of

I have a rather strange problem ... On a computer running Windows XP-Pro SP2
(All updates etc applied) in an NT4.0 Domain the computer works like a
charm.  As soon as Norton Internet Security 2005 is installed, it can no
longer find the domain even though I can connect via IP etc ...

I am using WinXP pro in english and when I installed it I was using a USB
swiss-french logitech keyboard. I moved to Finland and changed my keyboard
to a USB finnish one, and I previously removed the old one from the device
manager.

I have lots of application unchecked but I don’t want them in the msconfig
tab called startup
The programs are no longer on my computer I uninstalled them how do I remove
them from appearing in the?

Can somebaody help me please?! I need to change my password but when I go to
user accounts in control panel the window is blank, all it has is the back
and forward arrows at the top, and home. The rest of the screen is just
white. I have a legitimate version of windows XP home, ...

I set the default action that runs when I insert an audio CD to be iTunes
importing the CD. I just realised that I won't always want to do that :) But
I'm drawing a blank on how to change it. Any ideas? Regediting is fine if
needed.

Some time in the past few weeks, my mouse behaviour in Windows XP changed.
The left button use to send a "click" to the system (say, when closing a
program window by clicking on the "X") when the mouse button was released.
Now it sends a "click" when the left mouse button is ...

I purchased a NEC ND-3520A DVD player for my Dell Pentium PC and although
the DVD plays fine in VLC Media Player, I can't get it to play in WMP9.
Also, the DVD plays fine in CyberLink PowerDVD 6.
I thought these software DVD players would install the codecs needed by