I am running Windows XP Home on my computer and for the
last few months when I choose 'Standby'from the shut down
options, my computer shuts down the monitor but the
computer itself does not go into standby mode. I then

How do you reformat the hardrive and reinstall windows xp
home? Any special steps to prepare besides saving
documents to disk? Is the reinstall a no brainer?

I want to install two drives in my system.A 40gb ide with
Win 2000 Prof.(as master,C) and an old 'bigfoot'with Win
xp installed(as a slave).Is it possible for both to go
along.If so how?I have lot of important data on 'big

I have just installed a firewire card. XP picks it up as a
texas instruments ieee 1934 complient device and starts
installing it. Suddenly it stops and just says error in
data. The only option I have is to hit finish.

I have a problem setting up the Agfa DuoScan HiD scanner. Ive installed the driver it came with, but the computer won't recognize the scanner. It connects via SCSI cable. I have tried setting every SCSI ID number on the scale (theyre settable on the scanner), and turning the ...

installed a new scanner computer said i have a high speed
devise but no high speed port and that i needed to
install a high speed usb controller in the meantime it
would work at a reduced speed!! haven't a clue can anyone

Can anyone help?   Recently it's taking longer and longer
to defrag my hard drive - it keeps stopping and going
right back to the beginning again.  Lately it tells me
there are errors on my disk, but when I tried to use

I suddenly had burning problems in my two burners, liteon 52x32x52 and
maddog 52x24x52. They both quit burning at the same time. Not sure of exact
date because I dont burn everyday. Using nero 6.0 and clickN'burn software.
Both working fine for 6 months. Both will read data and play ...

I have a MS Sidewinder game pad and am trying to use it
on an XP machine but there are NO XP drivers?
Anyone from MS care to comment on why you don't support
your own products.

I have a Sony CRX15E2 CD-R (and CD-RW) recorder. I've had
it for a couple of years. It worked fine, until about a
month ago, I can't burn a CD-R anymore. Using the built
in WINXP burning software, it says it is getting a write

I am trying to use a data switch betwwen a 2000 and XP tower.  The switch and cables have been verified as good.  The switch to the XP tower will not recognize the keyboard and mouse, no matter if I swap the cables between the "A" and "B" setting.  Anybody have any ideas or know ...

missing the file \windows\system32\config\system, how do
i repair the file without having to re-install?

Will HP notebook pre-installed in USA with xp media
centre/tuner work in UK.

When I start up my computer a box appears
called "Microsoft system information" which I can close
down, but can I disable this box from appearing in the
first place?

I just upgraded my motherboard from a socket 370 to a
socket 478 motherboard with a 2.7 celeron processor.  
When I go to boot the system it finds everything just
fine, ram ide, floppy, etc.  However I get a screen