When trying to installing the XP "home version" service
pack, I get the following error message:
"Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX
controls on this page".

I am trying to upgrade from Win 98SE to XP and keep
getting the following error:
"The file C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\i386\asms\1000
\MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.cat is corrupt; it contains

I had an OEM version of XP Home installed on my HP Pavilion 524c desktop. I
upgraded the machine to XP Pro. After doing the upgrade, I went about
running Windows update to get all of the updates, the first of which was
SP1. After the reboot after installing SP1, suddenly none of my ...

 I am trying to install windows xp on my system. To do
that I formatted the entire hard disk and started booting
it from the cdrom drive, but at a stage during
installation, the system (compaq presario) shows me an

I have installed windows twice to my system. When i start
up my comp it gives me to chose from which windows I
would like to use.

When upgrading from 98, I receive Error Code 3E6h. Can
anyone tell me what this means and/or how to fix?\
Thanks.

I have looked at the modem setup and the sound settings and don't see a way
to eliminate the dialing sound of the modem playing in the computer
speakers. This does not happen on Windows 2000 but does it in Windows XP.
Can this be stopped?

did a recovery and windows keeps locking up, then
completely reinstalled windows, but now it will not work
at all, keeps throwing error messages.  

I recently purchased a laptop without an os I have a new
xp professional to load While attempting to load the
program I had a power interruption and now all I get when
I try to boot the program is a screen stating that there

I have been using the FKGWP bootleg copy of XP Pro.  
Bought a OEM version and new want to make it right.  
Tried OObe trick to put in new Product Key but it would
not take it, said I misstyped but I didn't.  Now WHAT?

I am about to pull out an AMD-K7 550 from my motherboard
to replace it with an AMD-K7 800.  I have WinXP Home
installed and it has all the critical updates.  Anything I
need to do when I restart my computer after the CPU