I had to reisntall XP home over top of an buugy version.  
I chose to fix it, so Windows ended up created user
accounts that had the .windows extension added onto each
of the existing accounts.

Running OE6. What are the directory service accounts for?

I am a new user of XP and do not know what Hot Fix is and
when I saw the long list on the Remove programs, I
wondered if they should be cleared.

I just bought a new xp pro computer and am trying to set it up so that I
won't have to enter a password or login when Windows starts.
Is it possible?  Right now, I have to click on an icon to start Windows
which is a bit of a inconvenience.  For info, this is for a standalone PC

i had a lot of email in win98.  when i upgraded to xp all
the old email was gone.  how do i find it and load it
back in again
john

Hi there, I've spent months trying to figure out how to tidy up the
Start Programs menu. I have 2 columns of programs. Programs I
installed when I first bought the pc are in alphanumerical order
followed by programs that have no folder, just an icon. Then there is

On my new PC the only user account was named "owner" by the folks at HP.  I
went to Control Panel|Users and renamed "Owner" to my first name.  Now, on
the start menu it says "log off MyName" instead of "log off owner."  That's
all fine and good but in c:\documents and settings the ...

hi,my pc got virus such as adware.hotbar,adware.gator.i try to delete using the antivirus but the fail cannot delete.massage delete failed.pls help me

OK, I never could figure out how I lost my MS Office from
my ALL PROGRAMS display so I removed all the MS Office
applications and then re-installed them. MS Office now
appears in my ALL PROGRAMS display just as before.

1. I understand Microsoft's CheckDisk is actually a precursor of ScanDisk,
and I assume Microsoft retains CheckDisk for its efficiency. So, is it
necessary to run both, or are all of the ChkDsk test included in ScanDisk
(sfc /scannow)?

I think I mistakenly removed netmeeting and tried to load 3.0 version.  I cant use this version in XP.  Any suggestions???PLease help...am desperate!!

after starting windows xp i get a error reporting message
on the taskbar it dissapears before i can get to it to
find what it is  please can someone help me track error?
thanks  

I'm trying to reinstall the program-"Dragon Naturally Speaking". I've done this successfully on 3 occasions as it gets wonky after a power outage or in the last case,my server had a transformer blow causing a power failure. I now get this message"Error no:0x80040707,Dll function ...

The following message pops up when starting up. ' default version of the resourse DLL( PrDslEnu.Irc) is not found'
Does anyone know what this is ? and if I need it, and if so how to restore it.

Pretty basic, I know...newby.  My WMP stopped saving files.  "Save as...", choose destination folder, dialog box scrolls, nothing saved in folder.  It was suggested that I reinstall WMP from my OEM disk, but I didn't see any intuitive way to get there.  Where is it on the disk ...