XPPro installlation. got new hardrive. slight problem
when trying to register online, so went w/ phone.  Now no
update, error 0x800A138F.  Followed update trouble
shooter, turned off AVG antivirus, still no go.  

I am running Windows XP (Home edition) with a P3 600 Mhz
processor and would like to upgrade my system with a new
motherboard and fast P4 processor. However I hate the
thought of reinstalling the large number of applications

I have a Dell laptop computer with the (Dell edition) XP
home Edition upgrade CD. Due to virus issues I had to
reinstall Windows XP twice. The first time worked fine.
The second time, however, it gets to the bit about

I am not having any success installing XP Home on a computer I'm
putting together. I have a brand new ASUS A7N8X nForce2 board with
an Athlon 2600+, Maxtor 60, Micron PC2700 RAM (256mb) and a
nVidia FX5200 card.

When I use the line below I always get an error:
winnt32.exe /unattend1:C:\local\unattend.txt /s:c:\local\source\i386
/s:c:\local\source\i386 /s:c:\local\source\i386 /s:c:\local\source\i386
/s:c:\local\source\i386 /s:c:\local\source\i386 /s:c:\local\source\i386

I successfully installed XP on my Dell. But now I am
trying to install it on my HP computer. It gets part way
and says the following..
Technical Information

i need to force installation of a newer mfc42.dll onto windows xp pro sp1
system files protection is preventing my installation package (created with
vb6 sp5 pdw) from performing the replacement
even after sp1/sp1a has been applied, xp pro still has mfc42.dll v6.0.8665.0

While downloading XP window updates, there is no "I
accept", dialog box in license agreement.
Do I miss something, or this is some sort trick question?
Please help,

Is there a way to increase the size of a partition on XP.
When setting up the system I made the partion that holds
the operating system to small. Can I increase the size
without formating the hard drive.

I just rebuilt my Dell Dimension 8300 and upon
startup, "the system 32" folder opens on my desktop.
This happens every time I start my PC.  The PC is running
XP Pro OS.  Does anyone know how to reslove this?

Hey everyone ... whenever my computer starts up it come
up with a pop up say ... The system has recovered from a
serious error ... on the top it says Windows
Microsoft ... then when I click the erre report it

i am trying to install windows update but the system keeps
telling me the 'cryptograhic serice is not running on this
computer'. i have looked on the help function and followed
the promts to no avial . any ideas please.running windows

Currently deployed overseas and a friends laptop crashed.  
He tried to use his restore disks, to no avail.  I found
someone with a install disk for XP home and used that
reformat and start the install process.  But for some

HELP.
We are having difficulty deploying XP in our schools.
We have up to 20 students using the same computer and we
want to share the desk top rather than repeatedly

Notepad Starts With "[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\System32\Shell32.dll,-
21787" When You Start Your Computer
Every time our new computer is started, Notepad pops up