My CD/DVD drive will not recongnize DVDs anymore. I can put in a data cd and
it will open, but when I put in a DVD it will not even recongnize it. When a
dVD is in, and I open the drive, it shows nothing there... HELP

Hi, when I formatted the Partitions on my system,I inadvertently installed
another copy of WindowsXp Pro, which I do not want / do not need and do not
know how to get rid of.
Fyi, while trying to get rid of the extra version of windows, I installed

I run XP  SP3.  
I get install error messages that say msiexec.exeis missing. Searching shows
it is in 5 places and \system 32.
According to Article ID 315346

i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to reformat my
hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there anywhere on pc i can
locate key using xp pro service pack 2

Although the message 'Saving settings' is displayed when XpSp3 is shut down
the fact the new toolbar and quick launch toolbar do not reappear when the
system is started again.
The desktop takes on the 'icons aligned by grid' therefore the recycle bin

Long story short, I had an issue norton did not get rid of so I found
Microsofts scan utltiy to check viruses, registry errors etc and ran it. It
found all of the virus malware issues but now everytime I boot up I get
windows saying windows cannot find these two files: scjbgxw ...

I have a machine with XP Home that does not shutdown or restart.  It
hangs on the screen the says Windows is shutting down.  Is there an way
to check what processes and/or threads are closed during shutdown?  How
can I check what the OS is hanging on during shutdown?

Running Win XP Home w SP2 and ZoneAlarm Firewall and Security on Fujitsu C
series Laptop.
Casually attempted to upgrade SP2 with SP3 download and it failed.  Laptop
seemed ok in spite of warning that XP might not work right.    

How could I configure or connect a Laptop to a printer used in a PC.

Ok I know I did this correctly in the past, but I must have toss out all my
notes.
I have Wsus 3.0 up. I have set the GPO (locally for limited testing).
GPO -- Local Comp Policy > Admin Temp > Windows Update > Update service

I've been having off and on problems lately so I've been doing some cleanup
& backup in case this thing crashes.
My latest is that when I click on the icon to "safely remove the hardware"
quite often get a msg that something else is running and it can't shut own

I have an XPH box that all of a sudden gives me an error
message ....SYSTEM file missing or corrupt.  I have the
Windows CD and boot to it and I can get into recovery
console/DOS prompt but from there I am stuck.  How

Recently, I installed a program. Now, I want to try deleting some of the
files for that application from the 'Program Files' folder on the C: drive,
but I can't.
I keep getting a box with this title:

When I go for regedit it gives pop up that your administrator has restricted
access to registry. I am signed in as an administrative power user name. No
othe radministrator a/c in users. Please suggest way out. Thanks.

I am using the Western Digital Back up program. At my startup in my msconfig,
it shows that it's supposed to load at the task bar. However it does not
consistenly do this. About every 4th or 5th boot, the icon appears. If I
shutdown and restrart, then it no longer appears. I have ...