I upgraded my Windows 98 to Windows Xp recently, and all
my documents stored in 'My Documents' are gone. Is there
any way to retrieve them?

I'm using Windows XP on my Toshiba laptop, and
everything's fine.  Suddenly, 3 days ago, every single
file on my hard drive is write-protected.  The "read-
only" box is actually filled in by a square, not simply

During install I received this message:  "Setup has
determined that drive c: is corrupted and cannot be
repaired."  Setup cannot continue.
I scanned the drive for errors (including surface), did a

How do I become the Administrator, so I can get a patch
to run?
When I open the program, it tells me I need permission.
Mayer

is there any way to connect xp home to a large network (over 100 computers)
and receive all the availabilities
of the network?
i have an HP ze 4230 notebook

I have a HP computer running windows XP Pro and I was
wondering if there is a way to make the computer startup
normally like it does in the old window programs so I can
get to BIOS or is there another way to get to BIOS.

hi, I have a little problem with my internet
explorer....When i want to download a file- it usually
gives me the option of saving it or opening it. This week
it has been automaticly selecting open when i want to

i can,t recieve my msn internet started. i can,t open it.
please fix or tell me why

Can anyone tell me how to get my Outlook Epress mail
folders from my old computer, running Windows 98, to the
new one, running Windows XP Professional?  My 17 year old
son has been able to move all of my computer files except

I get a selective startup screen since I check a program
not to start in msconfig Startup.
Does anyone know why this is happening and what can I do
to stop it?

As I can not install my XP version because of an install
error but need the product id to use online support, how
is the product id identified?  Is the product id provided
on the original shipping box  and/or instruction set.

I currently have win 98, and am trying to upgrade to
window XP Home edition. First screen with the choices like
"Install Window XP' , and etc. show up.  I click on
install XP and gives choice whether I want o new install

I need to find a specific folder, search won't find it,
and i was told to use the address bar.  However in My
computer, I can't even see the address bar.  I of course,
right clicked and told it to show address bar, but all i

Hi. My computer isn't feeling well so I decided to delete
Windows XP and clear ALL harddisks, C and D. I went to
delete Windows in the add remove programs section but it
wasn't there. How do I go about deleting Windows XP AND

I have a WD 200GB HDD I installed into my system. It is
using the controller shipped with the drive (a half-card
Promise), which has a BIOS supporting 200GB. During boot,
the controller detects the drive at 200GB. (Well, 186 GB