When i boot up my computer....windows XP....it goes hangs at welcome for a few minutes, goes to my desktop but does not give me a taskbar or startup button...help.....??
email me at lisa864@comcast.net

hi i just created a new 1.39 gb drive using disk managment
and iw as wondering how can i hide this drive (by this is
mean like if i open up my computer i wont be able to see
the  drive0 thanks

Can anyone give me some advice as to what is the best software for
intelligent disaster recovery for XP pro? For example i just want it to load
from a cd resotre all the partions and then restore everything else from
tape. The built in windows one seems rather slow to back my system ...

I was wondering if i can delete restore points in windows
xp as after a while it does take up a lot of space
because of updates. Does anyone know how to do it? is
there a folder in the windows folder that you can get to

i am installing (or hoping to) all my programs on a seperate partition than
c:\ but in the past i have had a problem with norton internet security
scattering itself all over my c: drive even though i specified a different
installation path.

Every other time I boot up my pc, after the Windows XP
screen and prior to the "welcome" screen, I get a blue
screen.  This screen reads, "Checking file system on c:
the file system is  NTFS.....

My computer has had error send messages to Micro Soft in
the past.  It crashed this week with the message
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.  I partitioned onto the
c: but I feel as though the problem is not solved.

After running well for a month after loading.  Op system
unbearably slow....click on icon...watch hourglass for a
min or two....if program opens...it functions ok but cant
run more than one

there are a bunch of these in my add/remove programs
folder. 11.41 mb on some and no info on others. can I
delete them or should they be saved?

I am having exactly the same problems as "Mark" and I'm thinking that something "built into" one of your programs or patches is set up to do this. My computer technician is having most of his customers having exactly the same problem, calls coming in like crazy and trying to work ...

My computer is extremely slow because my svchost.exe is
using up all the resources. I have ran every single virus
scanner and trojan scanner I could possible find on my
computer, and they have found no viruses or trojans. This

I have a backup made in XP professional with ntbackup, can I restore it on XP home?

Thanks for your replies, everyone.  Still working the problem.
Primary IDE cable has ZIP [Drive D] and HD #1 [C:].  Secondary
IDE has CD-ROM [E:] and HD #2 [F: everywhere but "My Computer"
in second HD where it's D:]. All jumpers are set to cable select.

I recently upgraded from ME to XP Home. Since then, my
machine reboots every few minutes when unattended. I
haven't actually been around when it reboots but I hear
the Windows logon melody and any apps that were

I think I have successfully run a Win95 version of
Microsoft Arcade under XP. Recently, I've been getting
this message when trying to start it:
NTVDM Kernel: Missing 16-bit system module Please re-