My computer is extremely slow in starting up and I am told that I may be having too many programs running in the background. When I go to mscongig and then look at stsrtup list, which programs are must and should keep  on the list?

I can't boot up on my original 98 or new XP upgrade disk.
Computer will not load OS at all.  It is looking for
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll
The problem was caused when I deleted my E drive after

During setup, I get the error message "Setup cannot copy
the file msi.mf_"
"Ensure the location specified below is correct, and
insert 'Windows XP Home Edition CD-ROM' in the drive you

Hello, I'm creating an image using sysprep and I have
applied this image to 2 different model computers with no
problems but when I apply it to the third model computer
the computer freezes.  When I power down and reboot the

I recently upgraded from Win98 to XP.  I chose to do a New
install instead of an upgrade.  When I start-up now,
I am offered the choice of operating systems to boot, and
my hard drive has been partioned.  I don't want this.

Just purchased XP Home. Receives fatal error message at 80
minute mark every time I try to install. Error message:
536FF58H
Any ideas!

I'm trying to run a Sysprep (shutdown / mini setup /
reseal) on a new IBM T-40 and its really slow.  Eventually
I let it run overnight and it finally shutdown.  Not sure
how long it ended up taking, but during the work day I let

I have a HP Presario notebook PC with preloaded Windows XP
home edition.  When I run InstMsiW.exe downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
displaylang=en&FamilyID=4B6140F9-2D36-4977-8FA1-

iv'e been trying to reinstall windows xp home edition
when i put the reboot disk in it goes through the motions
of of asking me if this is what i want to do i say yes,
then it stops and the following error message appears

I ran an upgrade to XP Home Edition from Windows98.  The
upgrade seemed to go fine, but now whenever I launch an
Office app (XP version, from prior upgrade) it launches an
installation program and then I get an error message that

i just purchased the plus digital media edition for xp download from the microsoft site. while i was installing it, it told me i needed to update to media player 9. i cancelled installation to consider this (i  hate last minute decisions), the prompt told me to run the wizard ...

Since the location is start menu folder is different in
WIN98 and WINXP. I need a MSDOS command where i can
idetify the operating system and location of the start
menu folder in the batch file and copy my application to

I am unable to upgrade from Win98SE to XP Home.  I get to
the 67 minute mark (after copying files) and then I get a
blue screen error - either fatal error OE 0028 or OD
0028.  I have tried numerous times, even in safe mode and

FYI, I've looked through the Knowledge Base topics and
didn't see this, so if I missed it, I apologize.
Upgrading from Win98SE to XP Home, during the first
reboot, message says setup can't continue because C: drive

am tryin to upgrade with XP home...i getup found some blocking issues. You
must address these issues
before you can continue upgrading your computer.
       Blocking Issues