Does anyone know how much hard disk space Windows XP Home
Eddition needs.  I am thinking of putting it onto an old
laptop which only has a 3gb hard disk.
Many thanks

I just bought the windows xp upgrade.  i have it all
installed and everything and have it all set up on my
moms computer and my laptop.  the thing is i activated it
on my moms computer and can't activate it on my laptop

Brand new to XP and looking for a solution. How can I get into adjusting my
"all programs" to folders I wish to set up on my Start Button?
tia,
POKO

Installing XP Home over Win98. Startup copys files and
gets almost done, ready to install when I get an error
message that gdiplus.cab is corrupt and loaded with
zeroes. This is a legal version bought from Best Buy. I

I recently lost my hard drive with a virus.  Gateway
restored the drive with its original configuration
including Windows 98.  I have an upgrade version of Windows
2000 Professional which I have used at least three times to

Is there any one location to find critical updates for XP
other than the Windows update site?

I recently reinstalled windows xp over the version of it
that came preinstalled on my computer. It recommended
that I install it on a different part of my hard drive,
but I didn't have any space left for that, so I replaced

I would like to upgrade from 98SE to XP Home.  Accordingly, I tried to
run the Upgrade Advisor.  I downloaded it, started it up and told it to
allow dynamic updates.  It contacted MS for updates and then, while
"Preparing Setup Database", it stopped with an error dialog box ...

I am trying to upgrade my PC (XP Professional 5.10.2600)
with several critical XP and Explorer updates all of
which were identified by running Microsoft Windows
Update.  The first update I am trying to do is the SP1

I have never been able to download and install any of the
MS upgrades. I select one or all upgrades recommended for
my XP system and start the download. The first download
seems to finish but nothing happens. The progress bar

Thanks.
My hard drive is already formatted so there is no O/S
right now.
I removed the floppy so that the computer will boot from

Can anyone advise me on the email posted earlier this
morning (12:02 on 8/31)? It would be much appreciated.

I got some virus a couple days ago.  I couldn't delete it
using Norton, but they said I should start up in Safe
mode.  I did that and still couldn't delete the 4500
infected files.  So I manually deleted the folders they

I had Win98 on my desktop PC which I have just reformatted.
I have done the Hardware Compatibility Test and ran
Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor. My system hardware
components and applications are OK with XP.

I am trying to download microsoft's wormblaster fix for
XP. It starts to load then stops telling me to make sure
crptographical service is running. I don't have a clue how
to correct this. Please advise. Thanks in advance.