How do i shut down those programs that start autmatically
when I boot.  Its the ones on the bottom task bar?

I can't right click on any folder. Windows explorer
shuts down and restarts.

Windows Installer service could not be accessed. I Have
windows Xp pro

I can open everything by clicking on the links, but things like control panel, or any folders I have on my desktop will not open when i click on them, can anyone help me, or has anyone had this problem and how did you fix it
I can open folders by going to the "Run" option but i ...

is there a way to reinstall disc cleanup in the propertys for my C: drive it hangs up on compress old files and I have to close it using windows task manager the file that I have to close is cleanmanager.exe is the a way to just reinstall this function/program and not have to ...

Several instances of "svchost.exe" are running
simultaneously on my computer under XP, and one in
particular uses 16,000 KB of memory even though no
applications are in use.  Can I delete "svchost.exe" if I

Hi, after recent windows updates KB8828028 among others, some of my apllications like windows error reporting, webshots, symantec security reponse are no longer able to access the internet independently. My main IE 6 browser still works but some of the programs that are supposed ...

Windows XP is not allowing me to assign a Page File amount, it stays at zero.  How do I assign a Page File amount without it going back to zero when I restart?

I've reviewed KB15246 re automating DC and I don't
understand how to implement the options.  My goal is to
have DC run as a scheduled task on two drives without my
having to OK anything after I've initially chosen the

I attempted to use System Restore and got this:
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rstrui.exe - Entry Point Not Found
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i have extreme slowdown problems. from the time i click on the butterfly to the time windows is fully loaded is approx 10 minutes. been happing for about 2 weks. i have defragged, reduced the size of hd usage and every thing i could think of. it is nearly impossible to work. it ...

When starting Windows Xp I get the message Windows cannot
start as windows\system32\config\system is missing.

i've had XP Home since I got my computer and I'm pretty
shocked at how slow it is (opening & switching between
programs, booting up, etc.), in comparison to my Windows
98 OS at work.  any ideas on how to speed things up or is

out of the blue i found a 700mb movie file in one of my
hard drives (not the windows one). i can't delete it, not
even through a safe mode. every time i try to access it i
get a message that it's being used by a different