I posted earlier that I was having trouble with my sons sound card, but now
I think it is something else, because when the sound is making the garbled,
breaking up noise, the mouse cursor stops, videos hang for a split second,
programs hang ever so slightly.

Does anyone know how to change the desktop language with a script - ie.
English to French for all aspects including the GINA. Having the users go
through all the steps required can lead to alot of support calls. Pushing the
change with a gpo is not currently feasible.

Having a mental block about what I did wrong here.  On one machine I have
normal users with C:\Documents and Settings\Stephen for example.  On another,
I have C:\Documents and Settings\Stephen.MACHINE_NAME instead.
1.  What did I do wrong?

How do I get Windows Explorer to open with the folders showing on the left by
default?  (save me having to press the "Folders" button every time I open an
Explorer window)

According to the Windows Troubleshooting i have to contact Microsoft Product
Support to obtain a bcupdate2 utility. Does anyone have any idea how i can
obtain this utility. If i want to get support i need to provide my PID and i
can't get my PID because i can't even startup my PC ...

Hello, All!
I have a small trouble with "Common tasks" explorer pane. Windows XP pro was
installed over Windows 2000 Pro. Possible I did some registry tweaks with
"common tasks" view (can't remember) in Win2000. Now I tryed to get it back

The CPU is engaged in some unproductive activity involving spoolersv.exe.
The only application loaded is Task Manager.  When spoolsv.exe is eliminated
from the startup sequence, the activity level drops to normal levels.
Normal printing does not appear to be affected.

I recently had a system meldown. I reinstalled Windows XP SP2 and all
updates. The system runs fine except.
I have a dos program which ran fine before with the same system parameters.
Now however it will not run.

Windows XP keeps various user/system/application
defaults/settings/preference spread into various files, folders and
registry, like:
Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\

I am trying to manage remote computers using computer management.
In doing so, sometimes I need to execute some commands on the remote
computer through command prompt.
I know it could be done using some third party expensive software like

I have recently changed the drive that I want to be used for virtual memory
(I am using XP). It was using my C: drive, but I went into Performance
Options and re-set the drive to the D:  partition. I bought an additional HDD
(a new drive with much more space), and then made C: ...

what does it mean when the error message "the procedure entry point
OpenVxDHandle could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNAL32.dll."
How can it be fixed?

How do I setup my WinXp to shutdown automatically at set hour??
andy

BootMagic must be installed on a FAT partition.  So, if you have an NTFS
system you must create a FAT partition.
My system was FAT32, which is okay, I installed BM on FAT, but I went and
converted it to NTFS.

Help Needed,
My Processor fan burned out as did my Power Supply.  I replaced them both
and now am unable to Boot and gain access to my system, programs or data.
My computer has lost its MASTER BOOT RECORD.  When I try to boot I see the