Starting with basically new machine except for 3 mo old
120GB Seagate & DVD player/CD burner.  HDD is fresh
format. I have 2 copies of XP Home - one OEM from dead
machine & one Retail. Same results with both.  "Setup

I have recently installed a new motherboard and cpu from
P3 550 to a 1.0ghz.  For some reason the computer won't
boot up to windows.  Trying to load in normall mode goes
back to that screen I've tryed safe mode won't start

why do i need to partition my hard drive

Hi!!
I cururently have an HP Pavilion PC that came with Windows XP Preloaded, but
did not include any XP disks.  In the near future I am planning on building a
new AMD-based PC.  My question is, do I need to buy a whole new Windows XP

I have installed the SP2 upgrade and now there is a black half inch band on
the right side of the screen. I have looked into "display" but don't know how
to slove this.
Thanks

Friend bought notebook in Hungary.  Hungarian Windows XP
Pro intalled.  Bought new Windows XP Pro and installed.  
How do we get rid of the Hungarian version?  Think that it
is interfering with password for BT Broadband.

Double clicking it works.
And boy I thought somthing was wrong with it.
Thanks a lot. My taskmanager is FIXED.
P.S. you took a MAJOR LOAD OFF MY SHOUDERS TRYING TO

As I am studying the D/top Tech MS course 070-271 and trying to create an
answer file. Chkd MS site and obtained info etc. where says to copy the XP
deployment tools onto my HD. Says you can double click on setupmgr.exe to
launch application. I have separately downloaded the MS ...

HELP my Taskmanager now only dispalys applications.but
all the other stuff like the applications,
Processes,peformance,networking,users tabs are gone.I
can't see them. how do i get them back on there WITHOUT

To Jupiter Jones and Will Denny:
thank you guys for ur quick response, yes i've tried last
known good... its still the same. I have tried Auto
Recovery feature but it also failed. I have a P4 2.8 Ghz

I am trying to disable the ability of users to save
passwords in IE. I know that I can shut off the 'Prompt to
remember passwords' section in autocomplete in policy
editor, but I am trying to disable the saving of passwords

First off I had some corrupt files that windows kept saying to insert windows
xp cd.  I did that and it asked to click retry and it brought up the welcome
screen.  I then clicked to install windows xp thinking it would recreate the
files that became corrupt.  Now each time I ...

Have just recently installed Win ME on a extended logical
drive and Installed Win XP on a Primary Partition. When
computer boots up it only gives me 2 options, 1 to launch
Win XP and the other just called windows presuming this

Can't load information for a missing child.

i want to upgrade my win 98 system to windows xp
professional.
i ran the upgrade advisor on my system and found
MS DTC to be incompatible with windows xp.