I'm preparing to replace my internal harddrive and need
to backup the drives contents.  I have an external usb
harddrive to backup to.  I've installed the backup
utility from the XP installation disc.  The problem I'm

I would like to know hot to change the windows XP Logon
Screen...

For those of you who are having the problem with getting your toolbars to stay the way you customized them because of the added HP View toolbar, here is the fix.
Go to -Start- and then -Run-.  Type in "msconfig" and press enter.  Click on the -Startup- tab and unclick everything ...

The status bar is not wide enough to display all the
information about a particular file.  I am working with
grid files within a modeling program and the status bar
should show the state plane coordinates, the x and y

Is there a way to change the screensaver that is used
when no-one is logged on? My husband and I each have our
own that works well when we are logged on, but when we
are both logged off we get the same old boring windows

Is there any way I can set windows explorer to load up
so that it's already on My Computer (rather than in My Documents)?
TIA
Mark

does anyone know how to turn off those pop-ups that tell
you that this or that is happening or could be better
etc.?  they're dsriving me nuts and I don't know what
they're called so can't search effectively in the

Starting yesterday my background image has two white liines in it no matter what picture I change to.  Even the Xp themes have them.  Can any one help me please
Jill

This may sound like a very elementary question but how
can I change an icon for a specific application. For
example, if I have a list typed up in word and save it on
my desktop, it appears as a microsoft document, how can I

I would like to create a shortcut on my desktop so that
when i click it, my cd drive ejects, does anyone know how
to do this?
Thanks

My taskbar suddenly appeared at double height. I can use
the double headed arrow to increase the height of the
taskbar. But when I use the double headed arrows to
reduce the height again, it will only go to double

I purchased an almost new NOTEBOOK with XP Home on it from a friend
who decided he did want the computer.  My friend, however, had already
ACTIVATED XP using his name/moniker so that the DEFAULT USER folders
cary HIS MONIKER.

I am writing about a Windows XP Pro system (used at
home): The system won't hibernate *on its own* on my
children's "limited account" login.  I specified the
hibernation time (20 minutes of inactivity) in the Admin

My computer takes so long to load up I think because I
have too much on my toolbar.  For the life of me, I cannot
figure out out to delete some of the programs from it.  
Can you help?

I am an old-timer, but a newby to VB.
    Having a lot of old DOS BASIC control software I wrote in the last
15 years, I need to now deploy the same actions throgh modern Windows
XP. The DOS transparency enjoyed through W95 and 98 has now vanished in