I have a Gateway laptop.  It sometimes freezes when the
computer goes to standby mode.  After reinstalling
windows I found out that the problem related to Windows
Update.  When I uninstall all the updates, the computer

XP set up in list for start up choices.  It was the first choice at start up but I can stop it by hitting F3 repeatedly.  It got there with microsoft technician was helping me with a problem I had with Works 7.  He told me to put in my Works CD and I mistakenly put in XP home CD. ...

how do i delete users from msn explorer and messenger?

I like to optimize my winxp pro setup by microsoft
recommendation of moving virtual memory to another
partition. I have configure my hdd as follows:
C drive : 20G

When I'm connected to the internet (via dial-up), my
Internet Explorer takes MINUTES to open (sometimes as
much as 20!), however if I open the browser 1st (& get
the "web page cannot be displayed" message) then connect

Hello, I have been having the same difficulties that other
people have been having recently, where my computer has
been rebooting itself for no apparent reason, and then I
receive occasional "Windows has recovered from a serious

I'm running XP on a laptop with lots of RAM and plenty of HDD space.
When trying to print, Word reports that I have insuffient memmory and tells
me to save the document.  All else is okay, but I can't print.
Norton System Doctor reports that only 38% of my HDD is used and that I ...

Using XP Home. All of sudden I can't open "my computer".
It searchs"(flashlight")but will not open. I shutdown and
some times it will work for a while.
JacMac

When I start Disk Cleanup - Windows XP it appears to be
working, however it becomes locked and does not respond.
Is there a fix for this, short of reinstalling XP?
Thanks

Is there anywhere that a log or report of a Check disc
(CHKDSK) operation is recorded or kept?
When I schedule a disc check (to occur on next boot), I
would like to be able to see a report of what the check

When using the ‘favorites’ menu, I run into a problem that occurs intermittently: when it does occur, I get ‘hung up’ while moving the cursor over the favorites menu listings.  The cursor freezes in place; after a minute or so the display resolution changes to 640x480 (from ...

I am using XP pro which was only installed a few weeks ago. I was editing a
document and it completely froze. No mouse, keyboard etc. The only option
was the reset button. After doing so it appears to start up ok but certain
windows components don't work. Some give 'An internal ...

I keep running into 100% cpu usage.  When I click on Task Mgr., explorer.exe is what is running at 90-100%.  When I did a file search I found 5 explorer.exe files.  They are located on my hard drive in
c:\window
c:\windows\lastgoo
c:\windows\prefetc

When trying to browse my system, whether it be through the start icon or explorer, there is about a 30 second delay before anything happens.  For example, if I was trying to go to the system restore, I press start (30 seconds), programs (30 seconds), etc.  Can you give me a hand?

The "Standby" button visible during shutdown is dimmed & not functioning
Another (I believe related) when I use "Scroll" function it is not smooth or "wavey"
How do I correct this?