I just updated my desk top computer HP8575 from windows
98 to windows xp. When I log on within a few minutes my
system gives me the following message and shuts down.
Windows must now restart because the RPC (Remote

I'm trying to run an old program. According to the MS Help, I should be able
to right click on the .exe file and udder properties I should see a
COMPATIBILITY tab. However, on my computer, I do not see this tab.
Am I doing something wrong?

please can you help me i have just got my computor and i
clicked on the yellow smiley face click me first by
mistake and i cant get rid of it and i even switched
users and its on theirs as well ive clicked close cancell

After downloading a batch of MS updates, I was "gifted"
with the Welcome screen to sign in with. I have never had
this before and i would like to know how to get rid of it
(and I presume it is possible).

about every ten minutes, my computer comes up with the
message that Rpc terminated unexpectedly and then gives
me 1 minute till it shuts down.
how do i stop this?

My hard drive will not be quiet - it is constantly
running - does anybody have any ideas how to handle this?

when window xp is loading it gets past the welcome screen
and then goes blue nothing works eg right click the screen
but i can press control alt delete and i get task manager
where i when to Process Tab and End Process Tab one of the

      the following are my environment vars when it type
set in cmd.exe, what does this blaster entry mean? I've
run a virus checker for blaster worm but it didn't flag
any thing. I then opened command.exe and saw different

On some program screens (such as Outlook Express) I am
receiving only a half screen display. I have tried to
stretch the screens by attempting to drag the screen to
full size, but XP will not allow me to do this. I receive

I'm a new user.  I can send emails but not receive any.  
My PC is saying the Local Area Network is not connected.  
Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you.

hi, thank you to those who responded to my last question.
my latest problem is that i cannot open any movies that i come across on the
internet.
i always get the message that the page is unavailable when i click on the

I've tried updating one of my drivers (creative
soundblaster audigy ex) from the manufacturers website
and not sure how to do this (reason is that I suspect
original driver was causing crashes)

After doing a clean install of XP Home I keep getting a
low disc space warning.Defrag doesn,t help and there
isn,t much software loaded.Could this be a partitioning
problem?How do I check the status of my hard-drive and

How do I open .xls files (Excel) in Outlook Express when I
am using Windows XP Home edition or can I?

I purchased wndows xp home edition and I am having
trouble believe it or not with writing a letter.  I am
able to get my margins set, but not able to get my cursor
to start typing.  Is there an area where I can go to