My TweakUI keeps on hanging.  So I decided to reinstall it again in
case I had the wrong version for my PC (XP Pro + SP1).
In Add/Remove programs there is an entry for Powertoys and also for
TweakUI.  Does this mean I installed TweakUI twice (once with

XPhome with SP2. Pentium III computer.
Whenever there has been no keyboard or mouse activity for several
minutes this computer automatically logs off the user and displays the
welcome screen. What setting controls this behaviour, please? I wish to

Is there a way I can prevent an application from making its own
custom sound?  I do not want to lose any other sounds on my PC.
For example, a utility called CHARM which I got from
http://www.broccolisoftware.com/products/zones/Charm/Home.asp

   Repost, soz, I used the exact same Subject line as someone else and my
post got put in the wrong place...
   You know in Win2K and WinME where Windows "Hides" the entries in the
StartBar that are not used very often ??

The grouping of task bar icons is a nice space-saving feature,  but it
invokes a penalty I can't live with:   Accessing any item in a
group/stack requires two mouse clicks instead of one.  
The way this should work is to expand  taskbar groups when the mouse

how do I get my "Folders"-Explorer Bar to behave the same way it did under
Windows 2000? What I mean is that if you click on a folder, the files get
shown on the right side but the subfolder do NOT get opened. Only
double-clicking will show the subfolders on the left and a "slow" ...

I need to know how to get winXP to acknowledge my serial drives.
  System is:
K8V SE deluxe MB
(1) Maxtor 120GB

Can someone recommend an alternative to Windows Explorer, where I can have 4
windows open at once for different folders/drives? Must be compatible with
XP Pro SP2.

Many of my Icons at Task Bar disappered and I do not know how to get therm
back.
Any clue, please ??

I am a computer enthusiast and I assemble my own PCs. I wanted to know how
to brand the PC with custom System Manufacturer and System Model settings. I
am aware of the OEMINFO.ini file but that only changes information in the
Computer properties page when you right-click 'My ...

when you right click on the desktop and the menu comes up can u edit the
types of files that you can create under the 'new' menu.  If so how?

Howdy!
I have a small HTML links page that's just basically a bunch of links. I
used it with my Active Desktop. I haven't used it in a while, but when I
used to click a link, the page would replace the links page on my Active

Is there any good documentation on the different types of hotkeys
in WinXP?
Unfortunately, my system locks up quite a bit (and I have to kill
explorer.exe and then restart it).  This has allowed me to observe

Is there any way to change the registered owner name in XP Professional
without a complete reformat and reload?
I have had to take back a laptop from a client who defaulted on payment and
need to change the User/Registered Name for the computer.  Don't really want

I would like to show in the left pane of Explorer my choice of display
(Desktop, My Docs, C drive expanded and other items). Windows has set it own
display. How do I change it?