how do i get rid of this annoying baloon at shutdown?

I would like to run WinXP as user "Administrator". The reason for this
is that I have 2 other Win2000 computers on the LAN, which have
"Administrator" as user. To avoid logging on the network with user and
password every time I access these 2 Win2000 systems, I would like to

This is a new computer, I have been setting up drivers
etc.  After loading a Umax Vistascan 3.55 the taskbar
notification area looks different than the rest of the
taskbar, ie. no longer shaded similairly and the option

Anyone know of an easy way to stop the annoying pop-ups
when you mouse-over something on the taskbar?
Thanx  

Hello List,
We've just replaces 5 old Windows 98 PC's with Dell with
Windows Xp pre-installed on all of them. All the 5 PC's
have problem with the time syncronisation. They do not

I`m using Windows XP home edition.
Whan I run MsConfig, I have noticed that in the startup tab, there is 2
programs I don`t use and MSLAUGH which has been created when I got a worm 3
weeks ago. My system is now clean ( Norton Av ) but if I unchecked those

I have a Laptop P4 running Win XP Home
when I plug in my stand alone freecom dvd drive into the
usb2 port every thing works ok till i come to shut down
go to shut down enter windows makes the usual clicks as

after replacing the hard drive and loading windows xp i am
required to hold the off button for approximately 5
seconds after the screen displays the messege 'it is now
safe to turn off your computer' to shut the computer down.

how do i stop msn messenger from starting when i hook up
to the net?
it is a shared computer and who ever hooks to the net has
access to my details.

Thx Kelly for the information but I tried to download the
TweakUI for XP.  The message I got after I download
it "Get Dll DirectoryW could not be located in the dynamic
link library Kernel.32dll.  Could you explain what that

Minimized any application window example like Excel or IE
caused nothing shows in the toolbar.  The same application
windows can only be restored from task manager.
How to make the minimized application window appears on

I don't know how my document pictures got into the
background (display)  I would like to delete it off the
background without losing the pictures in my document.  
Any suggestion?  I have Windows XP Pro

How can I flash my BIOS on Win XP??

Just bought a custom tower with XP Home.
It had a group of icons added as I added programs.
My wife was trying to put a picture of our grandchildren
as background for the desk top and... lo and behold! ..

I selected the acquarium plus screensaver and acquarium
for my desktop background.  However, after the
screensaver has been running, I resume using my
notebook.  But the acquarium background has been lost--