I have more than one computer.  When there was an Windows XP autoupdate
(e.g, yesterday, 12/10), I am wondering where the file is stored before
installation.   The reason is that I would like save/copy the file and
update other computers.

My Dell PC (windows98) orig. was installed with Easy CD
Creator.
Since I personall installed XP and messages kept coming
up "instable" etc. and so Dell uninstalled my CD writer.

This error shows up frequently:
ba4a3a~1.dat
data file does not exist.
What on earth does this mean? Obviously a data file is

I cannot open several attachments in my Outlook Express
system.  I receive an attachment to a message, I hit the
paper clip shown, small drop down shows, not fully
highlighted, I click on it, nothing.  I double click on

Question: I currently run a Windows NT (small business server) network with
a few new XP users. If  I
have the XP users log into the domain,  they are all lumped together with no
apparent way of separating them into their respective groups, ie accounting,

My son is set up as a limited account Power user, but he
can not access the Internet using internet explorer.  How
come?
Thank you!

hey, i just bought a pc pre-config'd with XP, and it has
the user Owner. now, i dont know what the password, so i
have to log in as guest, on my own pc! how do i login as
a reg. user or create a new one? thanks a bunch

I have been using the Admin account for all my work and want to go to a
limited (or whatever it's called). I currently have three accounts:
Administrator, All Users, and Default.
Can I use the Default account for my everyday use? If so how do I rename it,

What is the environment variable for the CDrom drive

I am new to XP. I have IE6 plus no.1 pack on board but everytime I reboot I
get a wizard asking me if I want to continue with the install of IE..
If I press Yes it downloads it all but only gets as far as about 10% on the
install. It then spits me out saying IE is being rejected by ...

Could you please advise me on how i test a basic web page
in I.E.  I created in notepad and saved as HTML, then
when i view through my browser the page is blank, Please
help!

i bought my windows xp last year but becos it was in
swedish and i had little knowledge on computers i did not
understand what i was supposed to do and today i need to
use power point for an important presentation but found

Can anyone point me to a website/book/??? that talks
about "ports" what they are, how they are used, what
numbers mean what and what should I do...in English?

The Install Wizard recommends "backing up the system" before continuing with
the installation.
What exactly should be backed up?
What is at risk if I don't back anything up?

I have a program writtenin MOS-DOS and I want to run it
on my Windows XP home addition. I have been told I can't
run MOS-DOS programs in XP.  Is this true? I see support
about creating an MOS DOS start up disc so I have to