My AV seems to have trapped the trojan horse "Startpage.12.V" in the System
Volume Information\-restore{     }rp457\a0088659.exe .     The AV can
recognize it but apperently can't access the folder (I can't either) to
remove it.      It doesn't seem to be affecting the computer ...

For some reason, when I d/l'd & installed SP2 - my entire system is now
wacked out (looks weird, is acting funny on most programs: i.e. they never
start, etc.).  This happened immediately after SP2 came out, too and system
restore supposedly "fixed" it the first time.

Ran the compatibility test. Found the usual issues with certain hardware.
Only concern was that XP didn't support my modem. Didn't want to convert and
not be able to go online to download updated drivers, etc. ?, how do I get
the modem issue resolved so that I can convert to XP ...

My computer has picked it up.  AdAware and Spybot SD don't kill it off.  I
scanned Google, and only find links for other anti-spyware programs.  Any
suggestions?
PT

i want to upgrade win98 to winxp but i hv a couple programs that i dnt hv the
disks for anymore,would these programs still be present after upgrade and if
yes would they work?

May be wrong in blaming SP2 but troubles started day after it was dowloaded.
When booting get to XP screen but after a short time hear a click then screen
goes blank PC switches off & back on & starts loading again but continually
loops with same problem. Attempting to boot in ...

I just bought WinXP SP2 to replace WinMe. The Me is unusuable as the hard
drive got corrupted and now won't load.
The problem i have is that as Me won't load i have to load XP in DOS, but
when i try i am told that SETUP.EXE can't be loaded in DOS mode, unlike 98

When I click on Screen Saver, and click on the drop down Menu, I view My
Picture Slideshow and Photo Show.
How can I delete these?
Thank you for your help,

when I am running programmes including Typeitin the speed of pc can change
in extreme examples it slows down so much that a re-boot is the only cure or
a 120 second counts down takes less than a second
I didnt have this problem prior to installing service pack 2, is this the

Can anyone help every time
I try to download messages from outlook express
my server times out and I can't retrieve them.
I think I have tried everything but am at a total loss!

I recently installed WinXP but cannot locate old 'favourite URLs' from
WIN98.
Any ideas where i can find them?
TIA

I make "run as" of a .bat file that starts a .fwd file; it works well but
i have to close the window with the dos command (file .bat), i would like
this doesn't happen, is it possible?
Thank in advance

I have a user who has gotten his keyboard stuck (using a laptop); seems to
have enabled the sticky keys function; I can't get him free to do anything on
this system.  OS is XP pro...Can anyone offer assistance here?

Hi there, have just got a new computer and dont know too much about  windows
etc, so forgive me if im being stupid. After setting up new accounts for the
different people in my family, i have opened up my account, and then have
installed my wireless broadband and other programs. ...

I want to upgrade to XP from 98, but am hesitant. I have a lot of educational
software for my childern to use and have been told by numerous people that
they may not work on XP. The bulk of the software is window based not dos.