A little confusion here ... using WinXP Home ... frequently I receive a
little pop-up near my clock, indicating one of my MSN Contacts is on line,
although there is no indication on my screen or desktop that I am signed on
to any MSN Messenger type service ... when I sign on to MSN ...

How can I edit the registered Owner name? I gave my
computer to my daughter and would like to have her name
as the registered owner.

Is there any setting or utility available that will simulate Win98-like
shutdown/startup options for XP.  In particular, I would like to tell XP to
restart to a command prompt without having to hit F8 while my PC boots.
Thanks in advance.

How do you customize what programs boot during startup on
xp

I'm downloading a file on the internet and my computer is
using quicktime to open it.  How can i set it so it uses
adobe acrobat to open it?

hope I can explain my problem clearly.
Since re-installing XP it has created new accounts in the
documents and settings folder.  
Where before mine was called Gaz it has one now called

I am trying to remove two of the user accounts for XP
that I set up but I have no idea how to do it.  
I would appreciate any information on this subject.  
Thank you.

I am a new XP user, and have been frustrated that the 5
different users of my computer do not all see the same e-
mails that come in to Outlook Express. If I read mine,
then my wife comes along later and opens her user screen,

Hi guys, does anyone could explain me how can I configure
the preview pane in the Windows Explorer for Windows XP?
Thanks in advance.

HELP- i do not know why or how but on my desktop to the
left of my wallpaper is a "folder task" column that i
cannot get rid of----that was the first problem i noticed
then i discovered that i cannot open windows explorer i

How do I put a picture as a background in any folder in
windows XP? I can do this with Windows ME but not with XP
any help appreciated.

Can anybody tell me how to make a "show desktop" icon?
Thank You,
koolking

Is it possible to change the size of the little box on the taskbar for each
program that is open?  I know that I can group them using Tweak, but I would
like to make them shorter horizontally.  That way I could get more on the
taskbar.  About half the size would be nice.

I'm running XP Home Editon and for whatever reason, I have lost my *Open
With* option to use a particular program to open specific files, etc.
from my desktop. The *Open With* option is still there in the menu when
I right click to bring up the different context menus but on the ...

I have windows xp professional installed and I hate it,
can I tweak it to make it the home edition?