I have changed the name of a user (it is the original or
first user) in my XP (home edition) set-up, but the folder
for that user under "Documents and Settings" is still the
old name, and XP won't let me change it manually.  How do

Is there any thing in XP/IE that would disconnect me after 2 hours online with the statement "that the server has reset" and if there is, is there a switch to change it?

After setting up a mail account in Outlook Express 6 and
checking the remember password box, the password is not
remembered.  Is this the fault of Outlook Express 6 or is
it the fault of Windows XP Home?  I have OLE6 on a machine

My Husband and I are both set up with user accounts. We have XP pro. When I
log off so he can go and log on to his "part of the computer" , his email
just does not work properly. It seems like this is a recent occurrence.
When he begins to type, there is a delay between the typing ...

Hi;
Relatively a new user, and I am trying to find out how to
insert "Smiley Icons" at will, into parts of my messages.
Like AOL.  

I have 4 accounts on my XP machine.
1 Administrator and 3 Limited Accounts.
When i was loggen in to one of my Limited accounts,i went
to computer management and disabled my administrator

when i open windows it automatically launches another program, how can i stop this?

I just got my computer and installed windows XP........I
have nothing on my computer but norton antivirus, windows
and my internet provider which is aol canada. My problem
is this everytime I'm on the internet doing something

Although machine works OK in AOL narrow band, when I tried to convert to broadband the drivers would not load.  AOL claim the fault is with XP.   Any suggestions please?

I was able to re-enable user switching by removing client
ware, however, when I turn on the computer it restarts in
the administrator account and not at the log on screen.  
How can I fix this?

further...still not getting anywhere
carey frisch- your ref comes back as "no match"
Dharma- not sure how to fix l/r mouse options. it doesn't work with either. won't open on or offline
other "m/s office" items work ok

I just upgraded from ME to XP Pro.  When I Download the
upgrades and service packs they say they are downloaded
and sucessfully installed.  I reboot as required, and
they are not there, and the upgrade scanner says we need

how ?  esp. when uninstall doesn't clean up after itself or get rid of
everything.  is there something in the registry that i need to double
check?

My pc has Window XP and PowerDVD 6.
I can play some DVDs and I can't play other DVDs. Can't
figure out what was the common error. I compared those
DVDs that I rented from the shop. Both of them have the

Is there a way to permanently set the password? I don't
want to eliminate the need to enter the password each
time, I just don't want to have to change it every 30+
days.