I was wondering if I can get some help on this issue. I
am trying to wipe my hard drive clean of XP and do a
clean install. When I try to delete the partition I am
told set up files are needed so that won't happen. When

I was using my main computer, running Windows XP, to
install an OEM Windows Home on a second hard drive for a
new computer I am going to build.
It failed miserably. But no problems there. The drive was

I'm trying to upgrade to XP from 98SE.  Process halts with
error message "The file c:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\i386\asms\1000
\MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.Cat is corrupt; it contains
all zeroes."  Any way around this?

can anyone tell me how to install one window xp on all my
computers. stuck on the activate thing
Christina

While signing on to the msn internet I received an error
message or something. The message read something like
NT/authority  this program will be terminated and windows
xp will restart

hi, Everytime i try to start my computer up after i get
pass the windows xp screen i get a black screen that says
windows could not start because "indows\system32
\config\system" is missing or corrupted and then tells me

MY OS is WIn XP home Edition.
I am recently experiencing some problems with my pc eg
frequent hanging, IE unable to close etc. I am unsure
whether this is caused by a virus but anyway, I've

Can I use the Win XP Pro Upgrade on Win 98SE OEM Version
which came with my Dell Computer?
Can I use the Upgrade version of XP to do a clean install?

i just want to know if i could downgrade my windows XP to
windows millenium?

My computer came with xp home. I need to install IIS
which it doesn,t support. Can I upgrade to XP
professional or do I need to do a clean install? The
problem is that I'll lose some manufacturer software that

Does anyone know any reason why you would not want to
sysprep a syspreped image?

I have a code 39 error for my DVD and CD-ROM drivers in
Device Manager. Something went out-of-sorts following a
packet writing session (saved html files copied too
quickly). Originally, I was able to recover the drives

I have a dual boot system with W2K on the C: drive and XP
on the D: drive. When it was originally set up, I
installed W2K first and XP second as instructed. I want to
replace the C: drive with a new, larger one. How can I

Fresh install of XP on a 1.5ghz AMD system. Installs fine.
On the final boot (regular XP boot ), right after the XP Pro splash screen,
right before it goes to the bright blue screen "Windows is starting up...",
the screen SCRAMBLES and halts.  You can see pieces of the bright blue ...