I've just finished installing a Linux OS on a removable USB drive; my
main system drives boot to XP pro.  The linux OS did not install any
kind of boot loader.
Is there any way that XP (or any other entity) can create a boot loader

Hi, I need some old 1394 driver related files from xp sp1.cab. Any one
still have that around on their drive? I need ohci1394.sys, 1394bus.sys
from c:\windows\driver cache\i386\sp1.cab on a PC that has a pre sp2
install; should be there even if sp2 was added later. I need this in

I am not sure if this could be done or not, that is why the question to a
group of experts.
I am using Windows XP Pro.
I want to create a user account, where all I wnat to do is place my games in

In Windows explorer, if you right click drag and drop a file from one
location to another, you get (as a default) 4 options: Copy Here, Move
Here, Create Shortcut Here and Cancel.
If I want to add an option to that list, how would I do that?  When I

I'm not sure if this is an XP issue or what, but I'm 99% sure it's
only started happening recently. In several programs, when I use
File>Open, the display is always in Large Icon mode. Yet those same
folders open in my preferred List mode in Explorer/My Computer.

to whom it may concern:    
i have my windows xp on a small hard drive and need to transfer it to a larger hard drive.  the folders and files along with the setting off all the
updates how can i accomplish this the easy way. ha ha...
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I run XPSp2 I have all updates installed. I recently updated my Intellimouse
software to v. 5.1.
I am left handed and prefer to have the click on the right rather than the
left.

I use the classic start menu with Win XP Pro.  When I click Start/Documents,
there are icons for Data (My Documents) & Pictures (My Pictures) on the top
right of my flyout menu.  I would like to add a Music shortcut to this
spot.  Is there a place in the registry where I can do ...

I have a computer running Windows xp Home, which has a Speedtouch DSL modem
connected to it. When ever I want to go onto the Internet I have to start IE
up to connect.
How do I configure windows so that every time I startup the computer it auto

I need come up with a way that when the engineers in my office sign into
their computers (using windows xp) it sends a notice to the secretary in
another location. I do not know how to do this and would appreciate any
help given. TIA.

Hi.  i can create a shortcut key in the start menu for the sound recorder,
which is easy.  however, i want to set it up so that my shortcut
automatically records until further notice... i have to cover my a.s when
it comes to this one difficult co-worker (asian mother syndrome).

I've installed a new 4 channel Intex PCI sound card which is recognised
by the windows as "Yamaha DS-XG Audio(WDM)". The problem I am facing is
that, I am unable to play the midi files anymore. I dont get any sound
when I play the midi files on Windows Media Player. In the Sound and

I recently moved from Win2k to WinXP.  I have a link to "My Documents",
which I use frequently (goes to "C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\My
Documents"), but now when I hit backspace, instead of going up one folder
(to C:\Documents and Settings\bob\), it instead takes me to the ...

I have problems with my system. It is kind of wierd even to explained but
here we go, hope you will undertand and help me.
lately when I'm in any program the system will take me out but not close it.
for example. as I'm typing this I'm listening music with media player so, it

My son manually changed the font size to 199 under Control Panel desktop
themes.  Now when we try to access contrl panel (or anything else) just a big
red screen appears so we are unable to change the font size back to normal.  
Does anyone know how we can change the font size by ...