I can't use safe mode to remove stuff because whenever I enter it, I get
"input out of range" and black monitor.
I have a Neovo F417 17 " flat panel monitor, and I note that 600x480 is not
a choice when setting resolutions - only 800x600 up to 1280x1024. Using XP

I was just putting together a network and still had the desktop showing. As
soon as I attached the crossover cable between the two computers NICS the
screen displays:
hardware malfunction

I believe Fax is available in XP Home. But I don't have it. What do I have
to do? I'm on broadband.
TIA

just installed xp and its stuck on the default password
screen and i dont know what that password is

When I restart my laptop cpu with xp home edition, windows will not load past
the windows xp logo. Shutting down and restarting doesn't work and it wont
let me boot from cd. Wnat now?

I using XP at the minute and just boot up into the desktop every time, no
login info requested and no need to input any passwords of any kind, that's
the way I like it.
Having said all this I'm about to format and I have been reading about an

Yesterday, I was at Staples. They had a display of SP2 CD's at the front of
the store. I took one.
MS is handing out free XP SP 2 cds in USA Staples stores.
Updated my XP home OK.

CAN ZONE ALARM BE USED AS WELL AS THE XP FIREWALL?  WILL 2 FOREWALLS CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS?

I seem completelky helpless to find information on this error message:
cannot save web page to specified location
I wan tot save a web page of messages from a Yahoo Group. I tried two
different groups. Same message both times. Come to think of it, I do

I am going to wait awhile to download/install the SP2 -- hopefully to give a
chance for Microsoft to work out the glitches.
I am wondering if Microsoft is still posting NEW/CRITICAL updates for the
SP1, or have they stopped completely?

Hello - new here...
Can I partition and format a NTFS harddisc from a floppy disc?
Tried to install Windows xp32 and Windows xp64 (beta) on two separate
partitions on one hdd. It doesn't seem to work; can't get the computer to

Before my Windows XP Professional starts, a seeming DOS-based screen appears
which requires me to choose between XP Professional and XP Professional
STARTUP. This is very irritating, especially as if I am slow to choose...
then it goes into Startup and I need to reboot to then ...

I am wanting to download the new MS Service Pack 2.  I am
being told by MS to "back up" my computer first.  I
cannot find any instructions in MS Help (or the operating
book I purchased) on how to "back up" my computer.  I

I recently added a new user and accidently made the user a master screen
user.  I have lost all access as a computer administrator and I am unable to
recover it.  Can anyone please help?    
P.S.  Lost my computer administrator

i am using a used computer
the windows look like the old windows versions
how do i make it so they look like in all the other versions?? you know how
they look the blue bar at the bottom and the green start button and blue