Windows XP Home:
Before I reformatted this pc, I used to be able to go into My
Computer......then click Local Disk C....Documents and
settings.....Linda.....Local something, and then a couple more clicks, and

Does any one why wupdater.exe shows up every time i turn off my pc?  I have to press end now always in order to proceed..

Ive had windows XP approx. for 1 week .When i try to play pogo games the Internet Explorer cant display the advertisement or action canceled.please help do i have adware installed? thanks

Ok . please excuse these newbie questions ..... 1) What is "safe mode" and how do I get there? 2) What can I do in safe mode and what are the advantages
Thanks .......

getting a sxs.dll error when installing xp pro no service
packs on it its in the D:\i386\asma\6000
\msft\windows\common\controls\control.man
its a manifest parse error

I am wondering if there is software to accomplish this:
gathering all of my files that relate to a particular subject consisting of
Word documents, emails, newsgroup messages, url links; putting them into one
large file (or whatever one would call it (a book?), making a table of

Sorry, don't know a lot about computers but will any graphics card work with
my PIII 800 motherboard, (chipset VIA VT82C693A, Apollo pro 133). It's
currently got a  S3Savage 2000 AGP graphics card in but it's running really
crap with XP, despite changing the drivers (think I've got ...

i set policies on my xp pro but i managed to have the
policies affect my limited "Family" account and my "Wil"
admin account.  how do i set policies so my little
brother cannot install files screw anything over and view

When closing XP It gets to the saving settings screen then hangs and nothing
can  be done apart from manually turning of the computer. I have checked the
MS web site as I  was told there was a patch for this, but it does not come
for installation up when I visit the site. Anyone any ...

hello there...
I use microsoft xp for my laptop..so, it does not have
microsoft netmeeting in it...So, i downloaded it from
microsoft download centre..but the problem is,microsoft

No matter what I do it comes back.

I have an APC UPS that is connected to the PC via a serial cable.  Cannot
install the UPS software as it cannot find the UPS in XP.  I have installed
a new serial cable and have the correct software to use in XP.  Any help
appreciated.

I installed Noton system works under my user account. I
cannot get auto-protect to load and it will not scan my
incoming email, but on the other 2 user accounts
everything works just fine. Help and /or explanations

I have a spreadsheet that was created in Windows 98 in Microsoft Word.  I downloaded it onto a floppy disk and am trying to open it on my new computer that has Windows XP - Professional.  It will open but is just garbage.  Any help on how to convert this file?  It's long and I ...

i have a dos type window that appears every time i start up. on the top it
reads c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ftp.exe  and in the window it has ftp>
can anyone tell me what is wrong