I want to know if I'll be able to upgrade from win 98 SE
(Japanese) to Win XP (English).  Anybody know?

when installing can it be loaded by using dos?

Just got a new machine with XP Home on it. Being used to 98 I am puzzled.
On my old machine when I stopped using it the hard drive remained inactive.
On this new machine the drive is accessing all the time and not just the odd
access here and there. It sounds like a program is ...

I had two users on my computer. I am hooked up to a dsl. I
came to my computer and found that the main user was no
longer listed and this was the only user with
adminstrative authority. I have not been able to fix this

When I start XP Pro and it gets to the log in screen it
tells me if I have email. How do I turn this on or off

Just set up new computer .. signed up with MSN Explorer.
Didn't realize lose access to Internet Explorer. Changed
default settings thru INTERNET OPTIONS and SET PROGRAM
ACCESS AND DEFAULTS, but still can't open. Any help for a

I am new to Windows.  Have been a Mac user for 11 years.  
This morning I made a directory of 96 names and addresses
to merge to Avery standard mailing labels.  My directory
didn't merge and every other way I have attempted has

I have a KTX Scanner (old I know) that I have installed on Windows XP but
every time I try to use it it comes up with the following message: "Fail to
adjust to an adequate colour balance hue".
As the company has gone I am at a loss what to do and any help would be

I have upgraded to Windows XP Home.  Whenever I download
an XP patch or fix I save it to a "downloads" folder on my
hard-drive.  But when I go to install I get an error
message that they aren't compatible with Win32 application.

I`ve been having this problem for about a month off and
on.  Now, it seems to be permanent.  I have an XP Intel
Centrino laptop built by Northgate Innovations, Inc.  The
menu that allows selection of the LCD, external monitor,

here's a dumb question:
Why doesn't my microphone work?  Im using a soundblaster live value card and
have a microphone plugged in to the proper input.  In volume and recording
controls I have made sure that the mic is not muted. I have tried a second

my computer makes a bomb exploding sound when I open and
close certain pages especially when I'm checking my
hotmail.  How do I make those sounds cease fire.

This is maybe a dumb question but I'm sensing disaster
ahead - when I turn on my computer with newly installed
Win XP, after the first Win XP environment appears, a
popup tells me that "my password will expire in X days."

I have been using the computer as the administrator for
two months now.  I went to add users yesterday (so my
three year old would stop meesing with stuff) and once I
created another administrator account for my daughter I

I am building a P4 system that will have WIN XP Pro as the
OS.  Is there a difference in the installation and
operation of  XP Professional OS using the OEM version vs.
the retail upgrade package?