hi! i just got a used computer as a second PC to use while i'm at uni. some
of the programs i need to use (and have been using on my windows 98 PC) won't
run on the xp os that came w/ the computer i just bought. what can i do?
thanks!

I have recently purchased a new laptop, its has XP 2000.
want to connect to the internet automatically, i have entered my
username and password and clicked on save user and password, but
whenever i restart my pc i have to write my password again.

WHEN I DISCOECT FROM INTERNET PC FREEZES AND STATIC TAB APPERS JUST ABOVE THE
START BUTTON HAVE TO RESTART PC.

I login to a domain at work with a username with administrator privileges.  
For a certain reason (stupidity), I logged on as the local administrator,
opened windows explorer, open the properties of my domain user and set the
properties to deny.

Can "favicons" be used with MS-IE yet?
If so, how?  If not, when?
The script I'm using works fine for Firefox, but not foe IE
Thanks for any info.

I hope someone can help me, I am fairly new to computers.
I have a 2 month old computer.  HP Pavillion running WINXP with DVD burner
and a CD Drive.
I have had it in to the store for repairs (STAPLES) twice now.  I will have

Please help someone. I want to download a program called Motherboard Monitor
but I don't know how to tell what brand motherboard I have. I have searched
in System Information but Im not sure what I am looking for by name. I see
motherboard names I have read about or heard about ...

Need some help here.
I have set up limited user accounts in the PC (using Windows XP Home) for my
other family members. When they use the PC, an error message always pops out:
An exception occurred while trying to run "amecsa.cpl, RUN_DLL".

If I do manage to exchange my faulty WINXP  computer for a new one at
Staples, what about all my personal info on that faulty computer?
Do I just hand over my old computer with everything still on it (I can't get
into it to delete my personal files and Pictures)

i have recently received a cd & a dvd from a freind in aus, i can play them
both on my pc but not on a cd player or in my home dvd player. the material
on them is not protected and is not pirated in any way. do i need any special
software to convert them, if of course they can be ...

I upgraded my Windows ME system to XP service pack 2.  When I try to open my
backup files created by the ME backup utility I get a file type not
recognized error.  Is there anyway I can open or convert my Window ME backups?

I have installed an IOGEAR 232 Serial to USB connector - with the driver.  
The software in am running only recoginzes a COM port that does not match the
location of COM port that the Serial to USB connector shows.
COM4 is the one shown as available

Folk:  
Well, is it?  And how "smoothly" as it were?

I am seeing 9G usage on C:/, and I checked Windows Explorer for a
breakdown; but the tally comes no where near 9G. Is there another way
to determine disk usage?

I recently installed Windows XP on my computer and I cannot get into it.  The
password I thought I used is not working.  Is there a way I an uninstall so
that I can reinstall with a new password?