Will the Wizard work with a USB cable between the old and new
machines, instead of a Serial cable.  The new machine (notebook)
does not have a Serial port.
Thanks,

When I shut down XP my computer wil not shut down
automatically.
Reads: "Now safe to turn off your computer"
It used to shut down with Win98SE

we had windows 98 and then installed the W-XP upgrade on
a brand new disc on the same PC.  The idea was to have
programs and operating system files on C drive and data
files on E drive (D is the CD-ROM).

Currently use Win98 but will be migrating to XP later this week. I am
aware that my CD-R/W discs formatted in 98 and used for backing up files
are not recognizable by XP. I use Adaptec and either drag&drop or BackUp
My PC to back up files currently in my 98 pc. What can I do to ...

This is a duplicate of an item I placed in the General Newsgroup.  I'm
not sure where I should have posted it so I'm repeating it here.
When I used the WIndowsME version of Wordpad I was able to insert clip
art into wordpad documents.  I am now using the XP version of Wordpad

I wonder if anyone could explain as to why the Windows Image
and Fax Viewer will only open up certain images I've taken and
saved (all in JPEG format) and not others.
I can open them up from my CompactFlash card and the images

I have just obtained a used PC containing a new install of XP Professional.
I have previously used Win98.
The hardware spec of the XP PC is approx 3X that of the W98 PC (details
follow) but MSIE6 is noticeably slower. Accessing the same web page takes

I cannot access the Recovery Console. When i start WinXP Pro from the
installation CD-ROM it directly gose to the "Windows Setup" blue screen
and shows loading files at the bottom. I don't have any option for
launch the Recovery Console. How could i make it work? Thank you!!

Μήπως ξέρει κάποιος ή κάποια τι πρέπει να κάνω για το παρακάτω μήνυμα λάθους στην εκκίνηση των WinXP Pro (Greek):
Ο υπολογιστής ΔΕΝ βρίσκει το C:\windows\system32\iel2cde8.dll να φορτώσει στην εκκίνηση.  Πάντως η εκκίνηση με κάποιο...μαγικό τρόπο ολοκληρώνεται!
Does anyone know ...

I have tried to network 2 winxp pentium computers through a
router.Both computers can access the internet through the router .
I have used the setup wizard on both computers a number of times .I
get the same results in that when I get to the MSHOME icon the

The only thing I have running is my firewall (and I had that on W98) but my
HD seems to do a lot of 'work' for no apparent reason. Is it one of the
'services' that MS automatically put on that's causing it?
Thanks

I cant save any pics except as jpeg's and they are all grainy does anyone know how to save as a gif?
or is it just the home edition?

Everytime I move the mouse over a .jpg or word or excel document, the little
"bubble of information" about the document pops up and irritates the heck
out of me.
Can someone tell me how to turn this feature off?

The limited accounts I have setup cannot access the
internet at all or use outlook thru my ISP (Cable DSL with
modem).  When I change the account rights to admin. then
they can.... How do I fix this?

I like to save some of the answers and tips given in the WinXP newsgroups,
so that if later I want to know how to do something, I can do a search on my
computer for answers to the problem I have.
Is the way I am doing this the best way? What I am doing is:-