Does anybody know how to get back the user tab in the task manager window?  I
had it and I just realized it isn't there anymore?
Can someone please help

First question:
If you do a repair installation, does it change your registry also?
Second Question:
I ran a PCpitstop diagnostic and then got some advice to change something in

I had to reinstall my windows XP pro machine. Now I get an anoying ring
every time I close an app or if something else is occuring in backgound. For
instance if I close Visual studio 2005 I,ll get two succesive rings. I can't
figure out how to stop this annoyance.

Hi Everyone. I have Windows XP Pro w/ SP 2 (all updated) w/ Frame .net 1.1 &
.net 2.0, Sims 2, Panda Internet Sec. 2006, Broadband modem and all the
typical programs running. My problem is that I have 2 User Accounts on my
computer (both Administrators) and it seems if I try to ...

I recently reinstalled SP2 and whenever I access the Control Panel, the
following error message appears:
An error occurred while windows was working with the Control Panel file
C:\WINDOWS\system32\netsetup.cpl

I have formatted my HD and partitioned it into two (the original C: and
a Z:).  The C: is just 10Gb and I will use to hold the OS (Win XP Pro),
drivers et etc with the Z: holding everything else.
This being the case I am looking to try and move 'My Documents and

This is a purposely posed question meant to generate some dialog
that might be useful to a  LOT of folks, myself included,  here,
who are tempted to or are playing with their registry, or just
think they're safe when they are not.

My icons are missing in my address bar and on my desktop.

Is there any way of limiting the size of folders to a certain size?  I have
four or five people use one PC and I would like to limit their My Documents
folder to sa 200Mb each.  I would also like to create other personal folders
with smaller size limits.

My icons on my taskbar keep hiding. I am constantly unchecking the box that
says, "Hide inactive icons" but it checks itself again and I still cannot see
my icons in my address bar.

I have a problem with some message boxes that appear in applications - the
font size is too big, so that the text can't all be viewed because the box is
too small for it and the box can't be resized.
This does not affect all the standard windows message boxes, which are

I'm building XP pro pc's for a student computer lab. We have domains
for staff as well as faculty and use a security program called
deepfreeze on all student pc's. My question/problem is: Is there a way
to stop local profiles? Windows media player and all Office 2003 Suite

All of a sudden My Windows XP says it is genuine. I have the box, the CD, the
license.
Is there any other way I can go other than the long-winded way suggested by
the non--genuine notficatuon or by buying another  a copy.

My existing machine has a 80 gb drive, windows xp  home with all service
packs
I added a 160 GB drive from samsung which is only being recognised in pio
mode rather than dma

Is there a way to disable writing to a CD / DVD but still have the ability to
read the CD?
I was hoping to be able to configure this via a GPO or by altering the
registry.