hi - under w2000 i was able to view/hear media/sound clips under windows
explorer - can't find how to turn on this feature as a preview of files in
the nav-bar - hope to hear suggestions, tia [couldn't locate anything under
search engines]

Hi, is there any way I can stop XPHome creating all those thumbs.db files?
Thx

I'm wondering if (how) the default background color can be changed. I have a
default wallpaper that is dislayed for all users, but I would also like to
change the default backgrond color to black so that it matches the wallpaper
a little better. I don't want to have to stretch ...

Hi. the only way i know of changing the icon of a file folder is by right
clicking and going to -> proporties -> customize. is there any setting i can
edit whereby all of my file folders use a different icon from the default one
windows gives? i tried editing under the ...

I have a Toshiba rescue disk that came with my laptop.  It reinstalls XP on
the Toshiba laptop, but does not give me a typical XP installation sequence.
It does everything automatically.
I don't suppose it's possible to extract the XP program from this disk and

I first installed windows 98 on one hard disk then set this hard disk to
slave after I bought a new one and installed windows xp on in, which is now
configured as master. Then I changed the boot.ini to include the windows 98:
[boot loader]

Hi, I am having difficulties getting my pc to shutdown after I choose 'turn
off hard disks after one hour' in Power Options Properties  the disks don't
turn off and the computer remains active.  I have set the power scheme to
'Home/Office Desk'  I have also set the monitor to ...

I have Windows XP Home. The background in all pages on the Internet and
elsewhere is not white, but a very pale shade of bluish-gray. This is
annoying and also hard on my eyes. I have tried right-clicking on the desktop
and getting into Properties, but to no avail. I have also ...

When I access my hotmail account(s), often the 'home' page comes up as
the English version of Arabic format.  I've created my own MSN homepage,
but when logging out of hotmail, it keeps reverting to this other format.
How can I set it to keep my custome settings?

I have recently rebuilt my Dell Latitude C600.  Before rebuilding my computer
my 2 smart batteries lasted over 2 hours each.  After installing XP
Professional Operating System and Office 2003, the battery life has been
reduced to less than 5 minutes.

Last night I upgraded my Winamp Player to it's newest version and
noticed in my down load file that there are two other (older) versions
in there. I had ass-u-me(d) that when you up grade that the previous
version was covered over with this new upgrade. Maybe it is, so my

I recently changed my custom dpi settings in the Display
Properties (advanced) to 125% to make it easier to see my
icons.  I am running at 1280x1024 resolution.  To enable
it, I went to display properties, Settings, Advanced,

Is there any way to set my computer to power on automatically at a certain
time each morning?
Thank you.

how do you add a weather forecast option on the taskbar

Is there any way to set my computer to power on automatically at a certain
time each morning?
Thank you.