How can I manage an ASR Backup without a floppy disk.
XP will allow me to run a backup but without a floppy disk drive I cannot
work out how I can save the necessary files that should go on the floppy.  I
have a CD - can I just burn those files onto the CD as the machine will

When I click on Safely Remove Hardware, the hardware list includes the PC's
hard disk drives.  To avoid the risk of accidentally disabling a HDD, is it
possible to stop these appearing the list?
Kev

I have xp pro sp2 and I would like to order files with numeric names like it
did in other versions of windows using explorer.
Example:
in windows 2000 the file 121.txt is shown first in explorer than the file

I have a Visual Foxpro Application that reads a text file and stores the
data in a table.
The text file is created using a PDT (Portable Data Terminal).  I use the
software that came with the PDT to drag the text file from a PDT window to a

I've been getting errors about TrueVector Device driver not loading,
after investigating I found it was related to a file call vsdatant.sys
 it is related to Zone Lab file, which I do not have on my computer.
Once I deleted the file, I get even more errors:

When I click Update Windows from IE it appears to be downloading a large
file.  But nothing ever shows up on the screen.  What is the problem and how
can I fix it?

I only see a few of the icons for programs running in the background after
starting Windows.  The other programs are customized to open in the Task Bar,
but most of them don't so i can't make use of them.  How can I get them all
to show up again?

Id like to remotly run the following netsh commands:
interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
interface ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
register=PRIMARY

I receive the error "MMC requires Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater to be
installed" when trying to access any of my administrative tools (i.e.
Services, Performance, Event etc.) I have downloaded the IE 6 setup program
and when I execute it it goes through most of the setup and ...

We are having a problem renaming (re-labeling) our DVD drive icons on an HP
Media Center PC running Windows XP Media Center.  Initially, we had icons in
'My Computer' for one hard drive, two DVD drives, and four Media Reader
Drives.  We repartitioned the hard drive and added 3 ...

I had two (separate) XPPRO's installed in partitions C: and D: on my main
HD.  I say had, because I just formatted and got rid of the second one for
now as my Bluetooth Keyboard wouldn't work in the second one unless I
removed and added it back.

Obviously each user can set his/her own screen saver and power options
settings, but I would like to alter the default settings if possible.
Hopefully, I can prevent the monitor from shutting down when nobody is
logged in.  Is this possible?

Following is a brief discription of my problem:
In Controll panel the add new hardware, add or remove software and system
applications open briefly when executed and then closes by itself.  As a
result I cannot add new hardware or manage my software.  

Two people share a home computer. Each has a profile defined that they log on
to.. When I log on using my id and password, I do not see "My Computer" on
the desktop. When the other person logs on, there is no problem. I see the
drives, my computer on the desktop.

Ive used the help menu to go to the "User Accounts" but a get a message
saying "Fast switching is disabled ,Client services must be uninstalled from
netware".
Can anyone explain how to do this? I've looked in Control panel to