I'd like to know if there's a way to reorder startup programs (the order in
which they start).  The reason is because, sometimes, all my background
icons don't show up in the System Tray - and I'm thinking that, perhaps,
reordering them would help.  Thanks.......

When I preview screensaver it is fine.  When I`m not
using computer screensaver doesn`t come on, I just get
small box that says---screensaver main from.  Can anyone
help me?

When I start my computer (with a 2.6 processor), it works
very slowly - perhaps 15 or 20 second to respond to a
key-press - and I have found (from the Task-Bar Manager)
that about 15 processes are running (this is apart from

I just upgraded to windows XP and now I have vertical
stripes over the 3/4 of my desktop.  The windows pop up
over them, however my desktop is unviewable.  
HELP

I was logging off and somehow hit an invalid key
sequence. Instead of Ctrl-Alt-Del I pressed something
that caused the screen to rotate 90 degrees to the right.
Anyone know how to restore it to the original position?

When I drag a file to different place, I don't see the shadow of the file
while dragging it.  How can I enable the shadow?

Hello, I am running XP Home. I started IE 6 and it went to the Microsoft
update page like it does every so often to check for updates. I
downloaded and installed all the updates but now, everytime I start IE
it goes to the update page even though there are no updates to download.

Hi all, i am using a chinese windows but i want to have
the items in control panel display in english, or more
specific i want the items in the system adminstration be
in english.

I was annoyed by WindowXP which auto creates the file
called Thumbs.db when the folder contained pictures.  I
want to know is there a wsy to disable this kind of task?
Thanks a lot.

Is there any way to "order" my computer (with Windows XP)
to shut down at a certain time so I can leave it on at
night, go to sleep and wake up finding it switched off as
intended?

My computer has just acquired some upgrading by a tech
dept, and Windows XP Pro and Office has been installed.  
However, they misspelled my name.  I have been able to
change the opening screen and the registered name, but

At one time,  the name of my subfolder within 'Documents and Settings' was
just 'Phil' (my account name), but now it is 'Phil.XXXX' where XXXX is the
name of my computer.  The 'Phil' folder still exists, but current activity
such as Favorites now shows up in 'Phil.XXX'.

um yeah i ahve windows xp pro and i was wondering where
are the little picturers on the start menu when you
change it to the new way (called startmenu) i was just
wondering hwo do u get the little pictures ot display on

I picked the option to view my desktop as a web page with
the one click mouse.  Now I want to change it back, and I
don't know how.

does anybody know how to find cool screensavers?