I can't type.  The shortcut keys are constantly causing me problems by making the computer do things I don't want done.  How do I shut off the shortcut keys?????

I installed Windows XP Home Edition on my laptop (Compaq
Notebook) but duh...it was already preinstalled. How can
I uninstall the second operating system?

I find these little cartoon-like pop-up alerts distracting, such as the one
that tells me that I have new programs installed after I finish installing a
program (DUH!). How can I disable this feature?

I am the only user of the PC in my Home.  How can I avoid
the request for entering a Password every time I boot
up?  I use Windows XP Professional & at one time I had it
booting directly to the desktop with no delay.  How can I

I have an XP that was defaulted in English. I want to add
a program in so I can also type chinese. does anyone know
how to do it? thanks a lot.

When I  try to system restore,I click a date to restore to, it goes
through the process, shutting down and when it starts back up It says
restore incomplete, I tried it several times and it just won't restore.
  Need some help on this . Thanks..

I would like to run batch files to change system settings
like tcp/ip settings. These changes required admin rights
but I would like it to run them with the admin password
included in the batch file. I do not want to have to login

i made my documents private,  how do i remove it the privacy so i can have soem shared files? help!!!!

Hi everyones...thanks to read. I'm running Win98SE but will upgrade soon
toward Win2000pro or XPpro. Actually, i have two commands i use to simplify
the Scandisk (named Checkdisk in 2000 and XP i think?) and the Disk
Defragmenter:

Suddenly, now when I double-click on a desktop folder icon called
'programs' that I created many moons ago, and which contains several
individual program folders, I get a 'search window'.  I want the
standard WE window with panels on left and right showing the content

I am running windows XP.
  I have had the free version of zone alarm for a year and never had
any trouble until today, the icon dissappeared from the taskbar, I went
into the notification window where you can change the behavior from

How do I edit the drive description in My Computer? Changing the drive letter is easy.

Since I recently started Windows XP, the toolbar and menu
bar had disappeared in all windows folders. The only way
to move between folders is to click on the previous
folder listed on the left side of the folder window.

It is really annoying specially when someone else used
msn messenger on the computer so next time when you turn
it on it would say how many unread messages. is there
anyway to eliminate that please?

I reinstalled Windows XP Home Edition. I have a 15" KDS
monitor. When pages come up now they seem to be magnified
(really large fonts and images)to the point that
everything seems to be a little fuzzy. I used to be able