I have a Task Manager window that I cannot close down.
Running Windows XP Pro (not networked).
Pressed Ctrl+Alt+Del. Expected to see the Windows Task Manager screen.
Instead, I get the middle  three-quarters of the expected screen. I get

The XP on my PC has corrupted and crashed the system, so I
am trying to clean install XP to a new HDD which will be
master in my system. I am using a Maxtor 60G HDD and have
512 megs DDR-RAM and the system is designed for XP, butit

When saving pictures on the internet using Internet
Explorer my computer was saving them as .jpg files , now
it is using .bpm and I do not know how to change it
back.Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have two hard drives both using the same OS WinXP.  They are both
partitioned by Partition Magic 7.0.  I am attempting to change the partition
on the second hard drive.  I cannot because it is set "read only".  How do I
remove the read only restriction?

I'm having problems with shut down. It takes about 25 to 30
minutes before the "It is now safe to shut off your
computer" comes up. It should only take about a 30 to 60
seconds, correct?

I am constantly getting these annoying error messages
about debugging.  I have disabled the machine debuggging
manager, but the error messages still keep coming up.  I
don't care about debugging and wouldn't know how even if

I'm not sure how to load windows XP.
I formatted the old machine with a ME bootdisk, and tried to run setup from
the XP cd, it wouldn't work with a 'wrong dos version' message.
I put ME back and ran XP's setup again and was offered a choice of file

When I try to upgrade to XP from Win98, it locks up under
the "analyzing system" and a time left of 77 minutes.  I
tried the compatability test and when it gets to
the "scanning system programs" it locks up when it gets to

I am new to XP, used to have ME, is there a way to scan disks for errors? Or
is it just defragment? Thanks.

I just purchased a new hp system with MS XP.  Where are
all the MS office programs as mentioned in the subject
line?

I have a merchant who emails me with a .dat attachment as an answer to a
question I submit. What program will read that file so I can see what it
contains?
Dannie

I subscribed to MSNBC News Alert E-mail service & it was
performing poorly. As a result, I attempted to delete
it.BUT The icon REFUSED to delete AND it STOPS windows
from  closing .I followed ALL actions stated on internet,

Set up PC on XP using an "Administrator" ID and 4 users
which are my kids.  Had trouble with ISP software when
using their Parental controls.  Their Support reply said
that I need to "set up each user with the ability to access

I have recently installed office and thus begin using
Outlook for email management, however upon login beneath
my profile their is mail counter inforamtion that does
not match the actual number of unread messages in my