After installing new HD Seagate 40gig and a new Video

For a few months I have this entry showing in the Add or Remove
Programs list in my XP Professional computer. I think it was not there
when I installed XP about 18 months ago. I am not a software
developer. I use the computer for text, spreadsheets, images, music.

I am at my wits end. I was trying to install Windows XP,
an upgrade and I was almost done until I received an
error.  A window popped up with "Fatal Error", that they
can't install one of the components nec to install

Thanx in advance to whoever solves this one :)
System Components:
Asus p4p800//P4 2.4c//512 DDR333//420W OKIA PS//WD1200
HDD//GF FX 5200-Ultra 128MB//LG 16XDVD//LG 52X24X52 CDRW//

I pucrchased a computer April 2002 with Windows XP home
edition - OEM plus - we have lost the key code.  my son
has called microsoft twice and neither key code works any
suggestions?

Hi! and thanks in advance to anyone who can help me! I
have tried unsucessfully to do a clean install of XP. I
get the pretty screen with the green field But no taskbar
and no icons....??? I can hit control,alt.,delete and get

i cannot get past the start-up page (i think that is what
it is called).  i tried to get into safe mode, but
cannot. nor can i get into any other mode. it is asking
me to reinstall hal.dll.

Have a system with Home.  I'm going to upgrade to Pro.  
Will I need to redo all the Service Pack and critical
updates?  I have dial-up access, and attempts to archive
current updates have failed (burner problems).  

After almost 1-1/2 years, my mainboard went bad. After
replacing the mainboard, CPU, & DDR RAM, I am receiving
the "Stop 0x0000007B" error message. What options do I
have rather formatting the drive, etc.? Thanks in advance

I can boot to my Windows XP disk and Windows setup
begins.  At first it starts loading all those drivers you
see at the bottom of the screen.  It always gets passed
that part no problem.  As soon as it finishes loading the

Hi, I got that stupid worm, and i had to completely delete
all of my files.  I deleted everything and tried to
reinstall windows xp.  My computer came with an xp package
and all that, so i was just trying to use the recovery

I recently had to replace my motherboard. At that time I
upgraded my cpu chip and video card. Now when the
computer boots, I get the screen that says "your computer
was improperly shut down" and gives you several modes to

I have tried to reinstall windows xp pro over and over.  
I recieved the message drive C: is corrupted.  I
contacted microsoft support by phone and the support tech
patiently steped me through what to do. At the end I was

When I run the Windows XP Update Advisor on my Win 982d Pc
it will not complete setup and says "Error 5C3FF58H
Contact Microsoft Support"
Unfortunately I cannot find any error message of this type

WIN XP Pro does not have Netmeeting. How do you video
confrence in XP Pro?