I know, I am weird.  I want newly opened applications to steal focus. I
know I am weird, because tons of articles on the web is about how *not*
to steal focus, no articles on the opposite. It seems to be a cardinal
sin to steal focus.  Worse than gluttony, equal to pride.

When I try to change my background it won't. I can onlny change it to a solid
color. If I go on other user accounts on my computer i can change it on
theirs. What is wrong with this and how do i change it?
Thanks,

I just installed Norton Antivirus 2006, and Symantec, in their infinite
wisdom, decided to add Norton Protection Center to all their products this
year. It has its own button on the taskbar...it monitors the Windows XP
firewall (I use ZoneAlarm), checks your Windows Update status ...

I'm using XP Pro SP2.
Is there a way that I can change the column widths in the right hand
pane of Explorer (so that I can see all of the  filename) for all
folders EXCLUDING the "My Pictures" folder?  I use the "detail" view

Today, I downloaded and ran the WMF Hotfix and did the Un-register the
"shimgvw.dll" file.
Ever since I have done this, I can no longer open jpegs, gifs, pictures
period...with my Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.  It no longer works.

Well, installing deskmenu went fine after I manually put a shortcut to
deskmenu in the startup folder.
Now I want my old cliptray" back. I've searched for it on Microsoft .com but
although I get white paper articles I can't seem to find the app or the

Hello I am one of five network admins on our company’s domain.
Our computers are from one side of the country to the other and when we
remote control users pc sometimes they are not there. But to be able to
repair some of the user’s problems we need to log onto the users profile ...

nXP SP.
I am registered in multiple antivirus, antispyware and antimalware forums.
In these forums they recommend that to go into safe mode that you reboot and
then start continuously tapping on the PF8 key.

Although I am certain that many people find the folder tasks /
templates to be very helpful - I do not. I would love to be able to
modify my folder settings on folders with MP3's, WMV's, AVI's, JPG's
and then, the next time I login, not have them changed back to what

1) the Language toolbar disappears when I set focus to a Terminal Services
window - and reappears but all the way on the right next to the clock/systray
when I leave that window rather than where I last left it. locking/unlocking
taskbar doesn't help. anything I can do?

In previous versions of windows, there were files in the root and in the
windows folder that you could change so that you could have your own
starup and shutdown screens.
Can the same be done in XP, or are we stuck with what microsoft

I would like to access my office PC while I work at my home PC.  I made all
the proceduces as detailed in Microsoft help but failed to remote access.  
Some experts advised me that this is because the IP address of my PCs are of
dynamic one and not of static one.  Is it true ? Is ...

Help My modem lights in the task bar are missing___the check tick in show in
notification area is ticked________________Help
With Kind Regards From WillofAustralia

Can WindowsXP be trained to open all Windows Explorer views with the
Folders option already selected?  I've gotten rid of Folder Tasks by
selecting "Use Windows Classic Folders," but the views still do not
contain the folder tree on the left and the selected folder's contents

How can I make Explorer open folder windows open in the same position and
at the same size on the desktop? For ages they did, but now they always
open in some "default" size and position
Thanks for any advice