On any computer that I use personally, I setup my quick shortcuts. I've done
this since early windows98. To open IE I simply hit 'ctrl-shift-z' or Outlook
is 'ctrl-shift-x'. These were working fine on my PC, though with XP you have
to create a shortcut icon on the desktop. Well ...

I'm creating a winnit.sif file in a customized install of windows xp.
I'm currently trying to setup the screen resolution to 1280x1024 and I
want to know which is the XResolution and which is the YResolution?    

I'm running  XP Pro SP2 on my sony laptop with native resolution 1024x768.  
The laptop monitor has suffered physical damage which means that the right
half of the display will does not work. The rest of the computer is fully
functional and I could use it with just half a screen ...

I know how to boot Windows XP Home in Safe mode, and
I know how to tweak msconfig to customize boot-up, but
what I can't find any info on is this. Is it possible to modify
my default boot-up to ALWAYS present me with the Windows

I have two *.exe's I want the PC to run automatically. One executes when the
PC is turned on or comes out of standby. The second executes when the PC is
turned off or put into standby. Any white papers or how-to instructions?
My *.exe's send commands out of the COM2/RS232 port. I ...

Can I move the documents and settings (cut and paste) of
user accounts to another partition (my data partition)?

Here's what I want to do:
I want to get Quicktime and RealPlayer to not start at all until I want them
to. I don't want them to start at bootup and sit there all the time.
I know this is a problem with these players and I've seen lots of complaints

How do I create a shortcut to activate a screensaver instantly from the
desktop?

Hello there: I can't seem to find how I can add to this right click
dialogue. I want to open .avi files with a certain player (mplayer) but it
doesn't show up in the right click dialogue. I guess it's because it's an
app that doesn't install, just an .exe file that runs from ...

I have installed a second hard drive with a different operating System.
Everything works fine except that when I start up, the computer asks which
version of windows I want. The version which I installed last is the first
one on the list but I would like to switch these around so ...

For some reason, the icons on my desktop have a colored background.  How do I
get rid of it.  I have already tried to use a default theme, and this problem
still occurs.  Please help.

How do you get rid of entries in msconfig-startup that you have deselected
and no longer want available?
TIA
Dave

Whenever I start or restart my computer it wants to run scandisk on just
 one of the hard disk partitions. It does this all the time. I have let
it run and I have canceled it out all to no avail. I am running Win XP
Pro + SP2.

Just got an Acer laptop.  When it starts , I get two or three Acer
backgrounds before the welcome screen.  Is there a way to get rid of them?
Thanks,
Alice

What is the correct way to install a new monitor please?
(a 21 inch ADI Microscan G1000)
I have downloaded (but not used) the latest driver, *ADImonitor104.inf* but
upon first checking in Device Manager I find I have *Default monitor* not