I'm running XP Pro (supplied by HP) on an HP laptop.  Has
run fine for several months.  Upgraded with SP2 no
problem.  But recently at log on the Windows installer
appears and the system tries to install previously

I have a Compaq notebook on which I had to do a repair
install of XP, at Compaq's instruction (had a missing or
corrupted boot-up system file).  Looked like everything
worked OK, it asked for the product key, I entered it.  

i am having trouble with installing winXP on my new computer that is set up
with sata RAID 0. i tried to use the F6 pre-installation method with a floppy
that has the intel app.acc. driver files but then i got the following error:
file iaStor.sys caused an unexpected error (4104) ...

Is there any way to specify where automatic updates will be downloaded? I
have an extremely small (3GB) partition setup for windows, and I would like
to keep it that way. I would prefer that the downloads go to my larger data
partition.

I installed SP2 on my Dell Inspiron 8200 last week and
thought everything was peachy until I began having mouse
issues. A few times now, the screen will switch to
another window or app and when I go back to the original

After installing the SP2 update I encountered problems with opening PDF files
and forms that were connected/loaded in web sites. Every time I had to go to
manage add-ons, but I couldn't enable the Active X for adobe. I am the only
administrator on my computer (besides the one ...

Back in the days of NT4 when I was first learning this
stuff, I ran into computers that were members of multiple
domains.  When logging on, one would select the desired
domain from a list of many.

I'm trying to install XP upgrade SP-1 on a harddisk which
replaces the original, harddisk formatted NTFS. After
removing the old harddisk and installing the new one I set
the CD drive as bootdrive. I have the required CD for

You may know part of my story...I wrote Microsoft today and am awaiting
word...
I purchaced a new computer about two weeks ago.  (It came with XP PRO
installed,)

My XP Professional is suddenly causing me great problems.  The problem is
that I have a very hidden file named Csc which seems to hold the files that
have been synchronised 'offline files'.  I have disabled synchronising of
offline files but the Csc file is using over 30 G of my ...

I got a copy of XP Pro right after it came out.  Never installed.
(Currently running win2K, have lots of files for web design and associated
server stuff installed and the thought of re-doing it just wears me out).
I assume this disk is fine for a new install (I would start on a new ...

I installed Service Pack 2 (SP2) on windows xp professional with Visrus Scan
antivirus, no other application is installed, and Joined the domain.
First time domain user logins and everything works fine, group policy works
and our university wallpaper also appears on desktop.

I have a problem here whereby after installing a network printer into the
pc, the adminstrator can print whereas the rest of the users in the pc cannot
view the installed network printer. Only way is to again manually add the
printer from the user profile. Is there another way to ...

I was attempting a repair of XP by upgrading to XP Pro
SP1.
All files copied fine, except for two (2), which I
skipped after the 'retry' failed.

I was wondering, do people have more trouble installing
windows with an sata drive than on the other?