So I got my old hard drive, it had windows xp running on it just fine.   I
built a totally new computer  with the old hard drive as the only thing i
saved.  Now I just bought a brand new upgrade disk from MS for 100$ so i
could put it on my new computer.   So it loads up just ...

What do I need to do to click on start menu /my pictures & not have to "open"
it, have it open with a click?

System goes directly into chkdsk -- reboots -- goes back into chkdsk, even
after it displays "No problems found." About to run fixmbr, but need to know
if this is a reasonable approach. Disconnected HP scanner after reading other
posts, finally got to the Recovery Console via the ...

I tried to install XP Pro SP2 on my computer but receive error message as
system files are being coppied.  Solution seems to be to flash the bios.  The
hard drive was partitioned and formatted.  I need to boot from a floppy with
the bios installer added to the boot disk.  Can I ...

Is there a clean way to slipstream into an SP2 post SP2 hotfixes?  
I am planning on doing a corporate deployment of SP2 soon and want to
include all the most recent updates in one install.

Bought my wife a new computer (Compaq Presario) (I'm hanging my head) and the
system does not include a Windows XP CD.
I have read in various publications that Microsoft will send me one if I
request it, does anyone know if this is true or not, and if so, does anyone

I am trying to deploy windows xp to my other computer. I have read and reread
all the information on how to do this but have not had any success. Can
someone please tell me in basic english how to accomplish this?

I have a system that was setup from CD (I believe) with XP Pro w/ SP1
slipstreamed.  In troubleshooting a problem on this system, I was told
to run sfc /scannow.  It's now requesting the Win XP SP1 cd.  I've
tried every CD I have (winxp gold, a cd with XP1 extracted to it, Win

I cannot figure out how to get the print spooler to begin responding again.  
It appears from the little I have found about this that Microsoft is well
aware of this problem and it really bothers me that they would charge me to
help me fix this.  Can anyone help?  I'm on a ...

I have about 85 Windows XP embedded terminals that I have to put a few
certain Windows patches on from Microsoft. Is there any possible way I could
push these patches out to my workstations without going to each individual
one and install the updates ?

I have a WinXP Pro CD I have been using to reload several PC's. Each of these
computers I reload have their own Windows XP licenses attached to their case
that came orginally installed on them. My problem is when I get to the point
in the Windows setup to enter the product key it ...

i have a windows xp professional cd, i recieved the xp SP2, which i wanted to
integrate with cd i have, so i copied the cd to the hard disk, and i used the
program of the slip streaming to do this job(auto streamer1.0), i succeded in
creating the integrated Copy, but i found that ...

I have a P4 2.4ghz computer with a new 80GB HD that I am trying to install a
retail upgrade of XP home on.  After I get past the initial part, drivers
etc, asking for previous version CD (Win 98 for me), formatting, it goes to
copying the setup files.  At this time, it gets hung ...

After setting up my machines, i would like to make a bootable DVD image of
pc disk, but i would like too my DVD doesn't require a software for
restoration.
Does a solution exist ?

I built a RIS server at my office, but the server is not authorized as a
DHCP server in AD.  Is there anyway, I can run RIS installations from this
server, but point clients to another server to get an IP address?  If so
then, does this involve using a floppy disk with a script ...