What is the best ways to regain space on my hard drive. I lost a lot
of it after doing a System Recovery. I already used the disc cleanup
option and deleting restore points and uninstalling unwanted programs
so what else is left. I know for a fact I had more space and used less

My computer is running very slow.  Looking at task manager, tcpsvcs.exe shows
97-99 in CPU column.  My desktop doesn't do this. I know little & worry
greatly.  can anyone advise, please?

I'm using ----------------
Canon scanner -- "CanoScan n1240u".
Windows XP Pro
Windows Office XP Pro

The drop down history in the "run" command on the start menu continually clears
by itself.  I would like it to retain the history of frequently run programs.
Does anyone know the cause or a fix?
Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2.

Can some one tell me why Outlook express is such a pain in the a.s in windows
XP.....
today it works tommorow it dont the next day maybe!
whats up with this, its driving me %$#@ing nuts.

 Firstly i wud like to thank those who haave helped me solve my earlier
problems
now once again i need some help
theres this 'tiny personal firewall' in add/remove list in ctrl panel which

    My computer does not evan recognize that there is a CD-ROM drive in my
computer.   I went through trouble shooting to reintall my CD-ROm drive and
at the end it told me that it was unable to install, I got the following
message.  

This error message keeps occuring on startup and refers to different .exe
files.
What does it mean and how do stop it occuring

when i click on my computer my flies are slow in responding

I was the wise guy that said i wont forget !!  and now i cant log on as the
administrator with priveleges
and i am the only one with those settings-- how doi fix this???????/ please
help

I have been running XP-H for about 1 year. I believe that XP is better than
prior versions at keeping itself clean but I also believe that a complete
re-install will clean up a bunch of small items.
Can I just do a re-install Win-XP from the CD or do I need to wipe the HD

i cant play the games any more  the windows plus superpack for windows xp
does not install.i cannot record my voice on the microphone i installed. i
cant make cds

need advise on how to defrag in xp. Is there a simple guide to follow?
regards oxy

I think I have got the file back-up to CD thing down pat and feel ready
to download some music. Being the newbie that I am I was wondering if
you have any advice on what sites are reputable and which ones I should
steer clear of? TIA

I'm trying to use transfer wizard with a laplink cable from a ME to XPpro,
and a floppy. Everything seems to be fine (connection recognized, files saved
and compresed, etc.), except that it's more than two hours now and the wizard
is still running and neither status bar has ...