I loaded xp pro upgrade version on a windows 98 machine.  
15 days later the activation period went by and I never
activated.  Now when I boot the computer up it is making
me activate it after logon.  

I reformated my hardrive. When I try to in stall xp home
or pro operating system, I get this message as soon as it
starts up.(This program cannot run in DOS mode.) How can
I install xp. Iam using a cd.

All of a sudden 'Hotkey Keyboard' shows up on the taskbar at the bottom of
the screen after every startup.  Don't know why, and the explanations I can
find of Hotkey are vague.  I close it each time, but why has it now started
to appear?  

I am still trying to help my neighbor get her computer started in Windows XP
after an installation of SP2.  Microsoft suggested she download floppies to
get her computer started.  They said it would take 6 floppy disks for the
info (think it was Article 30994).  I tried to download ...

I get the error message below evertime I try to get a Windows XP Update.  Can
anyone provide me with some assistance.  I am able to download the Office
2000 updates with no problems.
[Error number: 0x80072EFD] :  Windows Update has encountered an error and

When I attempt to complete the installation of XP
professional I get the message "Bad Pool Caller". I cannot
access my computer because I am unable to complete the
installation. Again, this is an upgrade from Home to

If I delete a icon I don't use off my desktop, it also deletes from the other
users.  I thought we could each put whatever we want on our user screen
without affecting everyone else.  Can only find info about backgrounds or
pictures, etc.