Tried to wipe XP from drive, and do a clean install using 6 floppy set up
discs. All seemed well until I tried to use the XP cd after to load windows.
error message file missing etc....

Hi All, How do I lockdown the XPP desktop so settings and Icons can not be
changed and shortcuts do not get placed at the desktop?
Thanks in advance.

I have upgraded from Windows ME to XP and have the following problem.  When I
click start--All programs...... The display does not include all the files I
have available.  It seems that the column witdths are too big and I only see
three columns instead of the four I should have ...

I have read the tech note # 555036 on how to enable windows XP machines to
advertise themselves in the browse list, my question is, how can I enable
this registry setting through a policy ?.
If not, can I push this to workstations using a login script or something,

I feel if I am the only one this ever happened to, I was trying to install
Windows Update Service (WUS) on a test network, running windows server 2003.  
One requirement is to have Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
loaded.  When I start the install process for BITS, I ...

Having just purchased a new desktop, I have tried to upgrade my XP home with
my upgrade of XP Pro.  Two issues come up.  First time I tried I was
successful at upgrading, however my built in media card readers all
disappeared.  Restored back to XP Home, and now when I try I get a ...

When i start up my pc i get a message stating that it is cheking diskC: for
errors. Without pressing anything it then comes up disk checking cancelled.
how do i get it to carry on checking? Also could this be anything to do why i
am having problems closing windows?

I just bought Act 6.0 and cannot mail merge to Winfax 10.03.  Act
senior Techs could not help.
Has anyone got this to work on Windows XP Home?
I have reverted to my Act 2000, WinFax 8.0 and Windows 98SE, which I

In preparation for a rollout of SP2 I've been preparing to install it via
group policy, following the article:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/gpdepsp2.mspx
I am familiar with group policy and software deployment (we have over 20

We will  be having about 5 dos pc's mapping a drive to an xp box.
Can all the dos pc's have the same username/password or will i have to
create 5 seperate accounts on the xp ?
Thanks!

I am shipping a PC to someone who lives in another part of the country
(US).  If my retail copy of WinXP Pro is activated in my area, through my
ISP, is the activation still valid even when the system is connected to
another ISP in another part of the country?  TIA

I am unable to get XP updates because of an invalid product code.  XP came
with the purchase of my PC.  Is there any way to get these updates?

Please explain what I am missing here.  I setup my server and run Sysprep.  
After sysprep runs and I login on the first boot it creates a "new" profile,
ie. Administrator.ComputerName.  The Administrator profile that I had setup
is ignored; therefore, all the customizations I ...

I am unable to access hyperlinks in outlook express.  Clicking on the link
oes nothing.

I am buying a PC from a person that has XP Pro on it.  It is licensed.  How
do I change the "ownership" info so that it appears with my name once I have
the PC?
Thank you.