I want to use a specific short date format.  When I change
it as a logged in user it retains it.  If I use sysprep to
clone a system it will remove it and revert back to the
default setup.   Is there a way to change a registry

I just got my new Mobo and Chip, (Intel D865PERL w/ Intel Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz,
800 Mghz FSB).
My Copy of windows is the newer version, with integrated SP2.
After I insert the install CD, format, copy install files to HDD, blah blah

I'm trying to upgrade my XP Home SP2 to XP Pro, but when I
try to install, I get the following error: "Setup cannot
continue because the version of Windows that is currently
installed on your computer is newer than the version on

When booting up I am getting a WJview error "Cannot find main file". Does
anyone know what is causing this and what I can do to fix it?
Thanks

How do I type the symbol for "at".   It is located on the
2 key but won't type it.  Have tried alt plus control but
won't do it.   New user

Trying to install Windows XP home edition and am at the
Partition screen. It asks to set the size of the
partition etc. It will not continue set-up past this
point. Any suggestions?

I am preparing to install XP SP2, and I am also planning to install Office
2003 SP1, as well as Visio, Project, and OneNote SP1. I am wondering if there
is any information on deploying the service packs, and perhaps if one needs
to be deployed prior to another. For example, ...

xp pro sp2:
Setting up a reference machine for creating a ghost image to deploy to
several machines. Per microsoft guidelines I setup a local user account
(called sysprep) and made it a member of the local administrators group. I

This was brought up as a result of a different issue in a different post but
I thought it deserved its own thread. That way it will be more visible to
the appropriate people. Here is the snippet:
"I am assuming that the once recommended method of preparing a

The computer stops responding during setup. When Setup is
starting windows.

I have windows xp home and am upgrading to professional.
During installation the following message came up:
An error has ben encountered that prevents Setup from
continuing.

My system refuses to boot from XP Home Ed. w/ SP-2.  I
installed a second XP and can now see all of the original
files but cannot run programs or access personal files.  
Please let me know how to get original version to boot.  

Please, which ones are the exactly files that Windows XP needs to start, and
in which folder are they?

I have XP Pro running fine on a 60GB drive.  I want to add
a 10GB drive (from a decommisioned PC) and use it as the
primary for XP, Program Files, etc.  I'll use the current
drive as a secondary drive for large files.

I have a new system anthon xp 3200 1gb memory 3200 I
installed xp on the hard drive (sata)  everything was
working great. Then i noticed that the processor was
running at 1.10 ghz. well it is sopposed to be at 2.2