how do I open a file with no file ex

For some reason I only have 1 sound scheme, "Windows default" I remember
that with another computer I had "Jungle" and others. Where could I, And
could I get these schemes? George

Somehow AOL starts up when the computer is booted up.
Back in the days of Win 3X there was a screen which
listed the programs which would autostart at boot up, or
we could go into the config.sys or autoexec.bat and add

i just perchased a new pc with windows xp already
installed. i noticed that the desktop items have the box
around the icon title (ex. My Computer) the color of the
Desktop, instead of showing the new feature in xp with no

Is there a way to get winxp professional to open a file with no file ext in notepad

This is a new one on me... my Security software keeps giving me a slide-in
alert "the application lfnbbo.exe is trying to access the internet" then
Grant access or not?  I looked in the registry and there is no info as to
what application this refers.  I think it's spyware but ...

After initial install of XP, can you chose a different
System Name ?  I wanted that name to be a user name and
the system won't allow that... Bad choice, I guess..

In my Windows taskbar disappered icons of running
programs. What should I do to restore them?

When I switch users or log off my machine, the Utility
Manager starts up and Narrator drones on and on.  I am
wonder ing how to disable Utility Manager permanently.  I
have found references to disabling the "Utility Manager"

Is there a way to disable the "Areyou sure you want to
delete" window in Win XP when you hold down the shift key
and hit delete?
Thanks for your help!

can anyone please tell me how to put backgrounds on individual folders in XP
i used to do it with Windows ME but i forgot how
thank you!

Which file contains the Registry in XP pro?  I'm wondering I did an
export of the entire windows registry to a .reg and it was 122MB
so I did a search for a file greater then 10MB in my C:\windows
directory and couldn't find anything remotely resembling that size.

The Computer I am on is a shared computer and I dont want
everyone using this computer to see when I have emails
waiting to be read. When I turn the computer on though it
hasw a message that says "1 Unread email" under my log in

We have four users on our computer.
Just recently, everytime one of us logs off or restarts
the computer the search assistant on the taskbar
automatically appears and we have to manually go into

I recently had to restore the original Windows 98 factory
settings to my PC, and I lost the "Settings" tab, so I
was unable to change my screen resolution.  I upgraded my
OS to Windows XP, but I still don't have the "Settings"