I installed WinXP Pro for the first time. At the time, I was not connected to
the domain but I knew that would be coming. I have loaded my software and
done a lot of work.  Today, I was told to hook up to the domain.  I went in
changed my network setings put in the proper ...

i want to install xp on a laptop that only has 32M of memory. it's
questionable whether the hardware will work so i don't want to upgrade the
memory until i find out if i can install. is there a way to override the 64M
memory requirement? thanks for any help

I am trying to load XP Pro SP2 onto a new system.
The hard disk in a new Maxtor 200GB.
The setup starts and goes through the copying files and then loading files
and then goes right back to the beginning.

Everytime I start my computer, it looks to be goin fine then the desktop
background loads but nothing else. All i can do is open task manager. When i
try to do a system restore it crashes about a fifth of the way along.
Any ideas???

I have a Plug 'n' Play USB 56k modem for which Windows XP (Home) insists on
loading its driver which appears to be incompatable with this device.  I have
been unable to install the correct driver from a CD which I have, and which
Windows XP does not seem to recognize when I go to ...

Please could someone clarify something for me.
I am deploying an XP image to i386 laptops and desktops. The "Computer"
entry in Device Manager reports that the Desktops are "ACPI
Multiprocessor PC" and Device Manager on the laptop reports that they

I am using Sysprep to setup the ability to clone the setup of a computer to
20 other new computers.  I will be using Norton Ghost to clone this computer
to the other computers.  
On the computer I am cloning, I have installed a fresh copy of Windows XP

I have $hf_mig$ in my windows directory and am wondering what it is from.  
Seems like there are a bunch of qfe patches and such.  Is this created by
Office 2003?

Are there any switches or any way to deploy serice pack2 while disabling the
firewall at install, or do we need to create a group policy to disable it
after install?  Thanks for any help.

Well.. This is quite long, so please bear with me. I have tried to explain
everything in detail in the best possible way I can.
I was troubleshooting one of my friend's laptop who is using Windows XP
Professional with Service Pack 1. His desktop wallpaper has been changed to a

I am having a problem with my computer booting without the windows CD in the
cd player.  It keeps asking for a boot device.  I have installed and
activated windows on the computer after a friend reformatted it but i don't
know how to make it boot on its own without the CD. Does ...

This question might be more suited to the Terminal Services board, but since
I'm not completely familiar with Windows administration, I am not certain
that it would be more applicable there.  I will post it there if I do not get
a response from this board for a while.

After reading post after post, I have determined that my course of action may
not have been the best, but here is where I am:
1.  Norton AV and RDP have not been working at all on my computer (Windows
XP Pro w/ all patches and updates).  When I try to reinstall Norton or the

Is it possible to install Windows (XP/2000/98) on usb Drive., in other words
can I boot My windows Os from USB drive, (My Bios allows booting from USB)...
Is it possible if yes plz give me detailed answer,,,
also what is the min storage requirement for windows XP on USB..

File and settings transfer wizard does not recognize (see) my network
connection. I am trying to use a cross over cable to connect two computers
and transfer files.
Any thoughts?