I run a small network on a college campus with about 200
XP Pro workstations (corporate versions and OEM versions,
RTM and SP1a versions).  I was trying to build an MSI
package to apply the security patches when I build a new

We have some PCs with Windows XP installed on them. We
got the Blaster worm and can't update them because
Microsoft site says we have invalid product keys. We have
the licensed Windows CD's and the product keys sitting in

Much of my data base software is MS-Dos.  I finally made
the move of getting XP but now I am finding nothing works
anymore.  Everyone tells me that I have to play with
consomething and something else but I am so confused.  

I have a second-hand computer with one hard disk in 2
partitions (C and E). My C-drive is the standard drive,
with Windows XP installed on it, but it is much too
small. So, I want to undo the partitioning and have only

I would like to be able to make a networkshare to use as
install. At work we got hammered by Blaster and as soon as
you plug a new computer in that is not updated or if you
make a clean install that blaster comes up.

I'm trying to replace my Windows NT 4.0 with Windows XP
Home, but I keep getting a message that Windows NT cannot
be upgraded.  How can I get rid of Windows NT?

I want to switch operating systems from NT 4 to XP.  But I
don't want to buy an upgrade.  Would rather start from
scratch and be done complete with the old NT4.  Can I just
buy the home edition of XP and install it over my present

I am trying to reload XP home edition for a friend.  Her
PC is dead.  When I get to the end of the reload process,
it asks for an admin password.  The owner has never needed
a password and does not want one.  Is there a generic

I was bequethed a PC and all its software by my father
who got a complete OEM new one.
Under "My Computer", under "Properties\General", I want
to change the "Resistered to:" information from him to me.

How do I go about diabling 3D Screen Savers in Win XP?
I have tried delete the *.scr files of the 3d screen
savers I do not want to run but they keep coming back.  
Any ideas...

I have a system at home that was purchased with Windows
XP_Home as the OS.  This system has been used for about
two months and contains many applications and quite a bit
of data.

does anyone know if you can install the windows XP
professional upgrade edition over windows XP Home
edition?  I think it would be ok, but I would rather find
out for sure before I try it.

I just bought an XP based computer and it didn't come
with an XP start up cd.  However it does have the
official cd key label attached to the top of the
computer.  With that cd key is there any way to make my

Folks,
How can I get the Programs section of the "old-style"
Start Menu to show ALL the programs (rather than just the
last used ones) without havuing to scroll down to the

My computer refuses to access certain web sites. I am running Windows XP and
am connected thru a cable modem. I have tried shutting down my firewall and
my anti virus software to no avail. I get the message "Unable to find site
or DNS error" the typical screen if you type in an ...