I have a Toshiba Laptop that I upgraded to XP Pro from XP Home. I had a
spyware infection and had to fdisk my machine. I reinstalled XP Home + SP2
and then tried to install XP Pro. When I originally upgraded the machine to
XP Pro I was given the option of either a full install or ...

I recieve this error in my event log:
SCSI DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
(SCSI\CdRom&Ven_SCSI&Prod_DVD-ROM&Rev_1.0\1&2afd7d61&1&000) was removed from
the computer without preparing for removing.

When using the context menu Copy To and Desktop as Shortcut I receive the
following message 'Send To Mail Recipient CMC PowerToy' :
No CMC mail provider is currently installed.
What is this ?

I'm trying to do a clean install of XP Pro on a Dell 8400.  I can't
seem to get it to let me choose auto detect/AHCI in BIOS setup (as it
was originally); if I choose that, after I install the AHCI drivers,
the setup locks up a bit later.  If I choose just the ATA bit in the

I am attempting to install a second hard drive into my system. I would like
to do a fresh install of Windows. The new drive is in place along with the
old drive (which has Windows), the Windows XP "Checks" my system for another
version and it does not see Windoes on the old drive ...

I want to put SP2 and all the updates and extras I usually install on a new
or reloaded XP computer on a CD, in an MSI file.
I downloaded the installer program, but don't see how to do what I want.
Where can I get basic instructions on how to do that?

I have a number of XPHome install disks and keys.
I inadvertently setup one PC using a code which had already been activated
and I asume I wo't be anle to activate again with this key.
I now have the correct unactivated key, but do I have to do a complete

I am unable to start in Safe Mode in XPSP2, either by hitting F8 during boot
up or using msconfig: BOOTINI/SAFEBOOT. Start up will not enter Safe Mode,
but simply returns to the start up choices each time. Because of this, when I
tried the msconfig method, the PC kept cycling and ...