I have a freind who is new to XP...she tries to save a picture file from
various websites but is told that iit is an art file and can't be saved.  Any
suggestions on this?

Can anyone recommend a good, plain-English web site for how to upgrade and
install XP Home (from 98SE)?
An 82-year old man will be using the information.
Thank you in advance.

I just upgraded from ME to XP Home. I had Norton Internet Security 2005
before the upgrade and chose to leave it on the system and not uninstall
before the upgrade. Now I am having some problems that may be related to NIS
and now I can't uninstall it. Is it safe to uninstall XP, ...

sometimes in windows xp when opening any type of media file the window
enlarges to where you can only see a portion of that window---have to
re-boot to correct---anyone seen this before???

With Windows XP Pro, when I select any file or folder, Win Explorer locks
completely that file or folder and cannot be renamed, moved, or deleted.
This lock can last for between 25 seconds and a minute.  That happens with
all the files (.avi, .mp3, .mpeg, .doc, etc.) Takes a ...

i have just logged off as the administrator and it gives me the option to
click onto my name to log back on - this i can follow! the prob is that under
my name it says i have 2 unread messages in my hotmail account but i dont! it
is really bugging me cause i never use this ...

I just upgraded to XP PRO. It seems all of my previous
programs & documents are either gone or need to be
reinstalled. I had made a backup disk but neglected to
finalize it. How can I recover all my old programs &

Windows XP, P4-3.0- 512-two hd.
Windows XP is on C: #1 hard drive.
Like to put win98se on to D: #2 hard drive.
Can  I put win98se onto drive D; useing partition magic???

I have a HP Desk Jet 812c Printer. Plug into the parallel port of my
Win98se computer.works OK.
The Question is can I plug the sane printer into a win XP machine useing
the USB port?  (at the same time)

Where in XP Regedit is the Product KEY, and owners Name??
Thanks
D.

I have a two year old Dell running Win XP PRO.
The computer is running very very slow, CPU is always at 100%, and the
computer creates 2000MBs of virtual memory.
MacAfee anti-virus expired two months ago.

RE: XP Restore / DAT files / IE Hijacker
After a spanking brand new XP install how can the;
1. Registry be exported to a CD-RW
2. The User.Dat and System.Dat be exported to a CD-RW

While typing e-mail or working on the computer my screen
will go black and then the Dell screen comes on then a
window that says the system has recovered from a very
serious error and to send it to Micro Soft and then that

Why do the images and text appear faded / blurred in the web?
After unstalling SP2 because it slowed speed, had difficulty image
downloads, and difficulty entering pages of grafic arts message boards, now i
cant view the images in the web clearly.

When I restart, the XP startup screen appears but my account does not show
up.  I need to hit CTL ALT DEL twice, then I get a popup with my account and
I can login.  Once in, if I go to the control panel and open user accounts, I
get an error message saying "existing account not ...