I go to run>msconfig>startup and uncheck a lot of junk that is loading.  I
apply and then restart.
When I restart, the system comes up with a page asking whether I want to run
in xp or restore mode then it starts in XP and runs all the programs I had

Does XP have built in DVD data writing software? Drag and
Drop...If you do and its a small amount of data does it
close the DVD so you can not write any other data later?
Thanks.

settings not being saved in administrator account in XP pro.
I did a search at win update and only found 15 references that really didn't
hit the question.
I have 2 accounts administrator type, but don't need 2. I'm the only one using

I couldn't make an "Administrator" when I made different
sections to my Windows XP, now I want to run a virus
remover and cannot access my "System Restore" button.
How on Earth can I reinstall an "Administrator" onto the

Trying to set up xp pro on working system.
Soyo P4VDA motherboard
P4 2.4g processor
Nvidia FX 5200 vidio card

I dont want quicktime and clone cd to startup everytime I log on to
windows...if I go to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run in
registry editor and delete it...will this do what I want? and will it mess
up anything?

I am trying to use this program as a user.  In the past
it has worked.  Now after installing it error out.  
Error#-2147191495 and automation error or object not
found.  I have xp professional.  

I'd like to share resources on a peer-to-peer (wireless) network but - is
there no way to assign a password to a shared drive or folder?   Or maybe
assign permissions for certain folders to certain users?
Is it all-or-nothing with sharing in XP Home?

I have XP home edition. Can anyone advise on MS or 3rd party backup software
to backup datafiles to the CD-RW drive?
Thanks
KK

For some odd reason, I cannot delete one of the limited
user access accounts on my system. When I attempt to
delete "Craig," (not responding) appears in the title bar
after a minute or so of attempting to remove the account.

I have a Sony Viao PCV-RS630G & everything was working untill last week it
stopped printing to the local printer (a Canon BJC-3000) on the printer port &
the network printer (a Lexmark 5200) on a wIn 98se computer.
Both printers are shared both ways & worked untill last week.

Newbie here so everyone exscuse me for any dumb questions. How do I remove
programs that startup when I first log on to windowsxp? I appreciate your
time...also got this OEM version of Winxp with my new PC. would I be able to
buy an OEM version of Winxp Pro and install it? or do I ...

I am planning to buy a new computer which will run on Windows XP.
My old computer runs under Windows98SE.
I have lots of photos, doc and xls files that I will need to transfer.
I understand that XP has something called "File transfer wizard".

Somebody was playing around with my computer and now most
text displayed is unreadable... boxes, dots, all kind of
weird characters.  I tried to go in and change the font
settings, but I can't read any of the message boxes or

If I compose a message in Outlook and click SEND, the
message does not get sent. Then when I close Outlook, I
get a dialog box which says I have message(s) in my
outbox, do I still want to close?