after a recent crash (or two) thanks to Comodo firewall, I had to format and
re-install everything!  I have set the Windows XP SP2 laptop up as usual
having done all of the updates and things one needs to do so no problems
there!  I have encountered something which is more a ...

Windows XP SP2
I am the only user.
I discovered that mspaint.exe had disappeared, then I had no fax dll files
(system32\fxs* gone), then the Start Menu's Accessories folder was empty.

I’ve reformatted my laptop. I now have the situation where some things need
ironing out.
It’s forgotten how to hibernate.
It’s forgotten how to keep memory of how I leave my folders (i.e. the

When I open up my Computer Management, I am automatically connected to a
different machine. How can I get it to default back to my LOCAL COMPUTER?
Carl

Is there any way to clear / reset the activity logs in vista home basic ?
thanks

Can you please advise me how I can get back the missing Recycle Bin ICON to
my DeskTop in Windows XP SP2?

When I first logged onto the server from my XP client, a "Connect To:" box
popped up asking for my username & password. I entered the details but also
accidentally ticked the "Automatically reconnect" box.
Now I want to change my connection details. How do I get that "Connect To"

Upgrading Windows 2000 sp4 to Windows XP sp2 prohibited updates
installation; controls on "Automatic updating" tab in System properties are
grayed out. Windows suggests to install automatically downloaded updates,
tries to install them and then writes that it could not install. ...

If I cant solve the problem with my folders ( see my question "need cc:Mail
to open folders") I have to format my computer. When I tried to do that my
computer couldnt detect my HDD. I have a SATA connection so I cant use the
autodetect HDD device in BIOS (?), tried it. Any ...

(This post is a bit of follow-up to my previous post about deleting folders
for non-existent users.)
I began using the Administrator account several years ago when I had
difficulty with a hardware uninstall that went wrong. It started out to be a

I booted up this am and my HD kept running and
running.  I looked in the
processes and saw at the top of the list
"Netwaiting.exe" running and me

I am using IE6 with an up-to-date installation of XP Home. Pages viewed with
my browser frequently display some letters and punctuation wrongly. It is
not possible to give examples here, but in general the characters which
appear are taken from the lower areas of character sets ...

Besides SP-2, I have downloaded a lot of Windows XP updates -- some from
Automatic Updates, others as needed to fix a specific problem.  
1. If I ever have to reinstall Windows from the CD, how will I include all
these updates?  Should I back up existing updates, if so how?

hi all. i have recently upgraded my advent 5471 laptop from windows ME to
windows XP SP2. The battery worked fine with ME but with XP it it behaves
very strangely. it will charge for a while and then stop and say there is no
battery and run just on mains. if i unplug the ac ...

Windows XP Home SP2
Occasionally, after I safely remove my USB external disk, I decide to
unremove it, but I don't know how to do that without power-cycling it or
re-plugging the USB cable.