I'm trying to install an ActiveX update from a website
(MSFT site) and have Enabled everything about ActiveX in
the Security settings for Internet and Trusted Site
zones. When I visit the page to install the ActiveX, it

Is there a way to hide the title of a toolbar that I have on my desktop?
I can remove the text of all the icons within the toolbar, but I would like
to remove the title bar too.
Also is there a way to make these transparent?

Is there any way to lock a folders settings such as list
view, size, etc.  It seems that I get a folder to look
like I want it, then I come back to it a few days latter
and it has changed.

Does anyone know how to stop the menu bar from folding up
on itself at the botton of the screen. I had it so I was
able to see every window that was open but I forget how I
did it.

When logging into one account Windows Explorer is beig
opened automatically as part of the start-up.  How is
this turned off (i.e. auto open eliminated)?

Help!  I've set up the sounds for various events like
startup, shutdown, etc., but when those events happen,
instead of playing the sound, there's either nothing or
an annoying, sharp "beep" in place of the appropriate

I've been having a problem with XP since I first started running it.  This is the deal.
I have a folder where I store all of my mp3 files, downloads, etc.  And I like this folder to just display:
FILENAME | SIZE | TYPE | DATE CREATED
I have it set to that, and it refuses to ...

My brand new machine came with Windows XP Home edition. Try as I might, I couldn't get it to join an existing WinNT network, so I used my WinXP Pro CD from my old computer and upgraded. I got on the network fine, but now I have an annoying problem. My taskbar and start menu look ...

Just the other day I was paying close notice to how Windows XP has a seperate thumbnail database file for each and every folder. Does anyone know whether or not there is a way to combine all thumbnail databases into one large database file and have windows read from the file ...

I have quite a few programs installed on my computer.
Whenever I click on start and go to all programs my
program list goes completely off screen to the right. I
notice a lot of white space between columns. Is there any

Hello all.  I've tried to get help at many places, but am
not getting any response.  My problem began when I
updated Windows XP:Home with all of the recent critical
updates (as of Jan. 10, 2004).  Afterward, whenever I

My little bro was showing me how to manually change
windows icons using the "File Types" tab in the Folder
Options windows, which you see when you click Tools and
Folder Options in a regular Explorer Windows, when I went

Ok, well I tried the registry fix at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm line 30 as suggested to fix the "show windows while dragging" problem and it didn't correct the problem. Still, when I reboot the checkmark disappears and I have to re-check it. If anybody can help ...

I have customized my folders in explorer to usually
display detail view. But I want the control panel to show
icon view. I set all folders to detail view using menu
tools/folder options/view apply to all folders. Then in