I want to write some VB code to fetch memory metrics from the registry. It
needs to run on both Win9x and XP. I have found the values I need in the
Win9x resistry at the key listed below but the XP registry has a different
format.

My original OS was ME. My objective is the cleanest
install of XP Home possible. I have reformatted. My pc
mfgr. (tech, supported ME only) suggested that I could
load XP and when prompted, insert my ME restore disc to

I have a 160 gig hard drivr that I would like to partion to
at least 1-20 gig partion. How do I do that. Is there away
to do it with my os or do I need to install software? If so
where do I find it and which should I use?

In all versions of Windows I get quite annoyed when I (or collegues) use the
Windows Explorer, and accidentally "drag and drop" a folder to a new
location, most of the times not even noticing it. Quite often systems shut
down because folders aren't there where they are supposed to ...

It used to be that my Taskbar apps grouped together, and the checkbox in my
"Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" Control Panel option is indeed checked.
Yet, all of a sudden, my apps are not grouping at all! Just appearing to
the right on the Taskbar.

I'm working in a computer with a friend but each have a different ID.
Today i noticed that default path for IIS has been changed to G:\ which the
default path is: (C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\        assuming windows is installed
in drive C)

I've used the following policy settings to configure Error reporting:
-Display error notification: disable
-Configure error reporting: disable
-default application reporting settings: do not report any application errors

This might be a silly old question, but I'm not all that familiar with
windows.
How do i tell 2k/XP where to put it's swap-file (preferably during
installation)?

How can Windows Explorer be prevented from starting when logging onto
Windows XP HE SP2?

My system has stopped recognizing EXE files as well as LNK files.
I think the association in the registry is bad BUT since the system
cannot recognize EXE files, I cannot run REGEDIT.EXE.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Hoping to get some pointers on recovering some large data files and old
email from a recently failed hard drive that was running XP Pro SP2.
It will NOT boot or restore/repair - even to ANY safe mode - because the
config/system file(s) mysteriously became corrupted after I loaded ...

I have just finishing building a personal PC with Win XP. I installed the OS
on the SATA drive but during boot-up it tells me "Invalid System DISK,
Please replace". Now here is the point that gets me....when I change the
boot order in the BIOS to CDROM first and place the WIN XP ...

I'm using Windows XP Pro, SP-2.
I have a programmable keyboard, with buttons I can configure to launch
applications.
I'd like to know if I can program one of these buttons to launch the

I'm reconfiguring my husband's hard drive and we're starting from scratch, i.e. reformatting the drive and installing XP anew. I'm using an old ME startup disk to gain access to the FDISK and FORMAT commands and while this seems to work ok, I'm sure that's there is a much more ...

I used ot have a visual keyboard application that let me see what
characters different keys and key combinations would produce under
different language settings.  I think I downloaded it from Microsoft.
??? It seems to have gotten up and walk away.