My computer will not boot... gives me the messag
"disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter
I only have the 6 startup disks...

On startup, I recently started geeting the message that
the "msiefr40.dll" file was missing.  I select ok and
performance doesn't appear to be affected, but I would
like to understand why I started getting the message, and

How do I create a MS-DOS startup CD using a computer that
only has a CD writer and no floppy drive?  NERO allows
you to create a startup disc but it has to copy the files
from a floppy in the first place.  I am sure I am missing

Is there "ScanDisk" in Windows XP?
I can find Check Disk... but not scan disk.
I want the "surface scan" option that it appears
Check Disk does not have.

Cannot get onto the internet............tried to release,
renew..........using comcast cable as
the isp...........nic is working modem is working(pinged
to verify}......either it is defaulting

Sorry to be a pain, but can anybody direct me in the way of a piece of
software that will log the ADSL bandwidth usage on a per XP user account
basis.
Need to a simple MB breakdown on a monthly basis of what is being used by 2

Every now and again my mouse pointer will freeze up and i
hear a ding dong sound from my speakers. the pointer
remains frozen for about 5 secounds untill the computer
does another ding dong sound and continues like nothing

I'll never get this.  My computer loads to the desktop, all of the icons get filled in correctly, and my startup group items start getting processed but for some reason, after hotsync loads but before sound volume applet loads, the computer hangs for about a minute.  I do not see ...

Dear
I would like to know where the enviornment variables are
stored physically in my system.
Thank u,

When i do a Ctrl-Alt-Delete and click task manager I get nothing. I have run multiple virus scans and all come up clean. I did a search for taskmgr.exe and found it resides in C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 and task manager runs from this location. Is this where this file needs ...

I need to uninstall Windows XP (home edition), format
my hard drive and reinstall Windows XP (home edition).
I understand that this can be done from my Windows XP CD.
Does anyone have the step by step procedure for the above

On some of our Windows XP Pro (SP1) PCs,  on the Windows Explorer, the
"Views" dropdown has an option called "Filmstrip" in addition to
"Thumbnails, etc.".   Other PCs don't have the "Filmstrip" option.  Why?
How do I get it on the PCs that don't have this Views Option?

all my xp hotfixes in add/remove programs show a file size
 of 21.28 megs i have a total of 19 hotfixes.
why are they all the same size and where are the 1 or 2 meg
updates windows update installed ?

URGENTLY SEEKING HELP.  EVERYTIME I'M ON THE NET MY MOUSE
FREEZES ABOUT EVERY HOUR, SO I JUST RESTART THE COMPUTER
AGAIN BUT HAVE TO CONNECT TO THE NET AGAIN WHICH IS
COSTING ME EXTRA MONEY & TIME. I NOTIFIED MICROSOFT

i have partitioned my hard drive and included a small partition for
temporary internet files. i have pointed these files to this partition in
each of the three user on the computer by using the internet options
settings however, when i am logged on to my account (administrator) i ...