I have a dsl system and cannot get internet explorer to
work. When I click on it the window says Internet explorer
has encountered a problem and has to close. I have tried
all my support options including talking to bell south for

a few days ago my computer started to be really slow.
when i look at the task manager it tells me that
explorer.exe is using a great deal of CPU. explorer has
never done this to me before. i'm running windows xp home

I have an ongoing problem with my xp internet connection.
Running- xp- 56k-dialup-tcp/ip-ppp-norton internet security 2004-normal tel
line (ie: not ISDN)
I have got the line tested and all connections are fine, getting avg speed

XP Pro
Periodically, the desktop icon for Adobe Acrobat changes from the customary
pdf icon to some generic Windows icon.  If I go open Windows
Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|File Types, and find Adobe Acrobat, the icon

I backed up "everything on this computer" to my external
hard drive. When I compare disk sizes, The external hard
drive is showing almost 3GB less than my C: drive and
it's not set to compress. Any ideas why it's not an exact

I am having trouble doing defragmentation on my D: drive
using Windows XP Home.  I have a Sony desktop model
PCV-RS430G. When I run the defrag utility, it tells me that
I must run chkdsk/f on the drive first, but when I go to

Windows Operating System
ID: 1003
Source: System Error
Version: 5.2

Error installing ikernel.exe:
The specified network name is no longer available  ?
I am trying to install some drivers for a network
connection and that is the message that is comming up

This is the result of my spybot scan. can someone tell me
what is safe to fix. I don't want to mess anything up I'm
having enough problems.
thank you

is there an alternative utility in windows 2000 professional and if so, what
is the command?
i can't see it under sytem tools.
thanks...

Can you tell me why , when my laptop is idle for 1 min.
it goes back to the login screen ?

My disk defragmenter is moving at the pace of a dead snail.  Can anybody tell me why, or at least how to make it move faster?  In 2 hours it only defragmented 23% of the C drive.

How do I run Scandisk in Win XP?  OR - Is there something
else I do to do the old task of Scandisk/Defrag from Win
98?
Thanks. Wendy

I am trying to install Windows XP onto my Windows 2000 machine. I am unable
to boot from my CDROM so i have created the boot disks from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=55820EDB
-5039-4955-BCB7-4FED408EA73F.
However, hen i try to boot with these ...

I am trying to install Windows XP on my machine running Windows 2000. I
wanted the computer to boot from CD ROM as I wanted to install it this way
so I could wipe the current partition. Unfortunateley the BIOS wouldnt let
me alter the boot settings - all drives were stuck on auto??? ...