Frequesntly, my computer will virtually stall.  Task
Manager shows the culprit to be one of the wavw32.exe
processes that are running.
How do I get my computer back?  Is it safe to just stop

How can I change the computer name and the workgroup name
(that my computer belong to) using command line
interface ??
I tried to use Netdom, but you need to have your computer

I am not sure, but I think I have a worm of some kind.
The task mangaer will not come on, when Ctrl, alt , del
is pressed. Nor will it come on when I use the right
click on the bar.

after reinstaling xp i get a notice saying this number
has been used a number of times and to insert another
number. where do i get a new number?

I have a stand-alone PC running Windows XP Professional
SP1. The hard drive is of the basic drive type (not
dynamic) formatted with the NTFS file system. Besides the
built-in  Administrator account, there is a second account,

I service small customer machines, many of which don't
have internet access or a very slow dial-up.
After upgrading their Windows 95 or Windows 98 machines to
Microsoft Windows XP Home or Pro, I want to install the

I am new to WindowsXP and have a long list of the same error messages in my
Error Log (110 error messages all the same)
The Source is Service Control Manager and the Description is "The
Application Management service terminated with the following error: The

How do I go about making a clean reinstall of WinXP Home Edition on a pc which has been preinstalled and only comes with a restore disk?

Ok...frustrated.  A new machine for three weeks. Have used eudora forever with no previous problems on windows 98 problem. They are telling me I have an operating sytem problem
There was an automatic windows update in the last few days or so. I use an hp a404x. Any advice for ...

Recently purchased windows xp and and was surprised by how
much space was suddenly taken on my computer. One problem
I noticed was that everything I put into the My Documents
folder (and I save a lot of pictures) is backed up twice-

My COMPAQ PC running XP Pro has crashed.  I attempted to
reinstall/repair XP by reinstaling my upgrade CD.  I have
been asked to input any Windows (95-98-ME-XP) full
version into the PC so that Windows can see that I am

norton windoctor has found a problem which it cannot
repair it says "c:\program files\common files\install
shield\professional\runtime\0701\intel32
\dotnetinstaller.exe" cannot access a necessary

I have Win XP Home on my laptop and as a result f being
hit by spyware programs I decided to install Norton
Internet Security 2003.  It was nearly at the end of the
install when the computer stopped responding.  I left it

Does having both SP1 and SP1a installed cause any problems?  Please reply to
group..                    Thanks, Frank

System is a  2.66 Pentum 4  224 MB Ram   AX Home edition.  I have just upgraded from Win98.  I have runned Anti Virus and Anti Spy Ware.  Every thing seems to be running fine.  No yellow (device not found) in Device Manager.  System Boots well and shuts down well.   Window ...