how can i make my own icons from jpegs of bmp files?

I'm using XP Home SP 1.  I use a dial-up modem.  I have it set to dial
whenever I open my browser or email.  When I'm done, I close the
programs and disconnect the modem.  
But the modem has a life of its own -- after 15 minutes or so, it

I'd like to create my own folder template for my mp3 file folders.  Instead
of using the standard music folder template, I'd like to set it up so all
music folders are displayed as "details" and choose which info is displayed
(file name, size, bit rate, etc)

Have windows xp. Want to monitor phone calls  where i have been put on hold.
 Windows sound recorder works. can I use the mic to play on my speakers,
what the telephone is playing?

Xp Home, SP2. Just updated my NVIDIA Geforce2 MX400
drivers with version 71.84 and discovered that some Plus!
savers are missing parts, such as Mercury pool is missing
the mercury (background is fine). Also sand pendulum is

   I am using VNC to remotely controlling my PC. It is working well but
when I reboot my PC, I need to go to it to click on default user so I can
login into it.
Is there any way that I can setup windows XO pro to login to a default user

I use dial up (I know, I know) and every 10-30 minutes the connection will
just cut out. This only started happening the last few days, no changes to
OS. I have tried two different services, so I do not believe it is the ISP.
After 3-4 times of the connection dropping and me ...

I would like to change my MS Windows Screensaver...Is it possible? my fish
screensaver comes on after five minutes properly....but I have my system
password protected and if I'm logged off when screensaver comes on only the
MS Windows Screensaver comes up...Is there a way to ...

    I'm needing some keyboard shortcuts for applying styles.  Do any
already exist within Word 2000?  Specificially --
Default paragraph font --
Normal style --

I don't know exactly what happened today, but suddenly i can't bring up the
menu by right clicking anywhere in the start menu (the main part and all
programs part).  It works when i switch to classical start menu, but i prefer
the windows xp menu.  Also, the menu comes up when i ...

I'm using XP Home SP1.  I have two hard drives.  I can boot to either
one.  
On hard-drive F, I had partitions F and T.  I used Partition Magic to
merge them.  Since then, when I boot to my C hard drive (my normal

Only the bottom 1/4 of the title bar shows on all windows in the full screen
mode.  How can I restore the full bar?  Thanks.

You know how when you select an item in explorer, the color of the
text for the highlighted item is white on dark-blue. I've seen how it's
possible to change this color here:
Display Properties->Appearance->Advanced->Selected Items

Is there any way to control whether or not applications can steal focus?
For example I find it most annoying when I'm navigating the start menu
and some program that decided it wanted to get focus and I lose the
start menu. Same happens if I'm renaming a file. Suddenly the file gets

I think I'm asking the obvious here, but I want to check my facts and
knowledge regarding System Restore before I go and do something I will later
regret.
I had to replace a bad mainboard with another brand. Now I have a lot of