Ok I'm new to computers, Microsoft support say its not
their problem to deal with so I'm stuck. If anyone can
help I'd be grateful. So windows XP home edition, my
volume control icon has disappeared, and when I went to

I have just started doing a "data and system state"
backup to an extra hard disk on my computer.  I have
named the first backup as a code number for the
day/date/year of the back up and have the schedule set to

Is it possible to identify what type of XP  installation CD a product key is
for? For example, can you tell if a key is for a OEM CD instead of a Retail
CD just by looking at the numbers/letters.
Thanks

I currently am not connected to the internet on one of my pcs, however each time i click on a my computer/ a drive and some folders i get a pop up saying that i can only view content which is offline, to connect click try again or workoffline. This is a pain and happens each time ...

I have just brought a new computer with windows xp and
there is 5 user all of which are administrators, the
problem is that when ever I try and install a game it
installs fine but it goes on to everyones accounts. I was

How do I save what i want to go back to? When I open a new browser and put it on my tool bar to go to something else but save what I just looked at, it closes it out and takes over what I was trying to save. Did I explain this right?? I am not to sure about what I am doing here. ...

I just did a clean install of XP Pro and I really like it.  I never thought
there would be a reason to move from WIN98.
I had created a dos batch file using xcopy32.exe that copied lots of
directories from my server to my workstation and it took about 1 minute.

My Dial up networking password keeps getting reset by Internet Explorer.
I put in the correct one and then tell it to save it. then i go into
Internet Explorer and change it on the tab there but the next time i
boot up it is back to the wrong. how do i fix this?

I am exploring MediaPlayer for the 1st time. Can you help me with these
questions please?
1) Roughly how much music can I record onto a CD-R disc
2) When I copy music it is marked as 'Unknown artist', can I rename the CD?

I am trying to set up my Backups having just migrated to
XP-PRO
All my data files are stored under the Shared Documents
folder but when I use the Backup Utility, I cannot see

I have just received from Microsoft my Security Update CD February 2004.  My
question is, if I make a System Restore Point prior to loading CD, if I get
any problems from the updates will I be able to restore to the point I made
and undo the alterations that the CD implemented. I ...

after networking 2 computers together and then returning to 1 computer  i can not find or use the calculator

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 281565
I need to get this taken care of. I have set up an
additional user on my computer and set the res. lower than
other users.  I have a S-Video box to output to a

I'm just a little curious: Is it possible to use a shell other than explorer.exe in Windows XP?  Like how I used Program Manager (progman.exe) when I had windows 98.  There's no longer a shell entry in system.ini.

I installed  two user accounts for my grandchildren a couple of months ago without administrative privileges and they have been working fine. This past weekend they were suddenly unable to access Internet explorer. I get a Runtime Error Message - Program:  C:\program ...