The System is XP Service pack 2 installed. Processor 2 GH AMD, 1 Meg memory.
I was doing some routine spreadsheet (Quattro) work, the only application
running at the time, when the system froze. It would'nt respond to contron,
alt, delete, or any key stroke. I turned off the ...

Pardon my ignorance but I just got a new computer and decided I could set it
up myself...
Everyting went suprisingly well, I transfered all the files pretty much
flawlessly but I still have several issues I can't figure out.

I am trying to extend the capacity of my File System Partition (C Drive).
I have tried to use the [extend] function in DiskPart, but it keeps saying:
DiskPart failed to extend the volume.
Please make sure the volume is valid for extending.

I have trouble recovering my system. It is a windows xp service pack 2. I
have a dual boot hard drive ( i think) meaning i have two options each time i
turn on my laptop: load windows xp or do a full system recovery (if i do that
i my harddrive will be like brand new fresh from ...

Is there any reason why you can't edit boot.ini directly? I see all these
complicated methods being advised. Why not just open it in notepad, make
whatever changes you want, and save it?
Also, I added Windows 98SE on a separate hard drive to a computer with

I have a self-built Soyo K7VTA Pro (latest Bios), had a ATI X1600, that has
been removed and replaced with a Nvidea (no controversy..please..I really
like ATI..but I just have to get some work done and the video display as I
already mentioned is "hosed").I can display Task ...

since some time  it is impossible on my laptop to set the computer name and
Workgroup name since the OK button is not lit anymore. (The textboxes are
still active so names can be changed, however ... see before)
Unfortunately I do not know which event, installation, update , you ...

I have 2 DVD drives and 2 hard drives.  The primary hard drive is my o/s (C:)
and the secondary hard drive is all of my data and is dynamically partitioned
into 3 volumes which I assigned to D:, E: and F:.  I assigned the primary DVD
drive to R: and the secondary DVD drive to S:. ...

   I want to create a non-admin profile which has access to all the
programs my admin account has access to. I'm on a stand alone computer (no
networking, etc.) running Win XP Pro. I do not want to surf the net with my
admin account but when I create a new profile, I loose access ...

Does anyone know how to do this???  It seems like I can only setup Outlook
Express as the default email program.

I just did a clean Windows XP install which included formatting the hard
drive.  It installed with no errors but when I look at device manager, there
is a group called 'Other devices' which has question marks beside Ethernet
Controller, printer, multimedia audio controller , PCI ...

I have a test bench with a dual boot configuration of WINXP.  I am going to
install different antivirus software on each one, so they will not conflict.  
Is there any to rename the partitions so when the boot menu comes up I can
tell which one has which antivirus software on it.  ...

I have a creative sound blaster audigy 2 zs platinum pro sound card and I am
trying to record my voice in "sound recorder" and it doesn't work. The mic is
pluged into the mic jack on the box for the sound card and the light on the
box is on. The volume is at max on the box.  But ...

Windows XP Pro, 2002, SP2
Boss had his techie come in last week to track down a virus or something
that had been causing problems when web browsing, getting worse over a couple
months, when it became obvious it was caused by *something*.  He took off the

my system is ibm thinkpad x60 with indows xp professional sp2, all driver and
bios are updated.
The standby and hibernation option in "START" -> "Shutdown"  suddenly
disppeared.