Is it possible to force XP to use only Internet Explorer and disable start
menu entirely for a user?  I am looking to set up a free internet station and
don't want users mucking up the Windows setup.
Thanks!

I am trying to reinstall windows XP Pro. I have changed my bios to boot off
my cdrom.
When i get the prompt to press a key to boot off the CD Drive, I do so.
The blue screen appears as the installation begins and the message 'Setup is

I enabled Remote Desktop in one of the computers on the LAN and I have no
problem connecting to it from the LAN. But how can I connect to a specific
computer on a LAN from the outside...from the WAN?
Thansk.

I don't know where to begin.  Small company [20 networked computers], just
started with XP.  I have been designated IT person [I'm sure there's no raise
involved..]
Need to perform the 3 following things:

I have just installed OPK tools on Tech computer. Can somebody tell me how to
deploy it on the destination computer. The destination or target computer is
on network
Thanks

Is there ways to control what windows components are installed?  We are
attempting to build an install point for a corporate deployment of Windows
XP, but I fail to see a way to prevent the games (sol, minesweeper, etc),
Outlook Express (we use Outlook 2003), and MSN from being ...

We use Sysprep 2.0 and Ghost to deploy a WindowsXP corpaorate image to all of
our computers. When I created the sysprep.inf file, I ran the command
"sysprep.exe -bmsd" to populate the SysprepMassStorage section of the
sysprep.inf file. But, this does not add any information in ...

I have just purchaged a Acer 3002 Laptop. Windows XP professional is
installed. Laptop has 3 USB 2.0 ports. I want to use my annyah PENDRIVE,
which is USB 1.1 compliant only. When I plug-in the Pendrive, my system does
not sense it. Is there any configuration missing in my OS? ...

The issue I have is that I am entering in uers admins under the computer
management section and when I do the name dont get resolved, and they do to
some encrypted sceme that doesnt allow my users to log into the system with.
it shows a picture of a head with a "?" thru it, and ...

I've just set up a Windows 2003 server as a ris-server to install a
lot of clients with XP PRO and a complete office installation.
Everything worked fine until i ran into problems with a NIC not
supported by the image. Following the instructions from the

I installed Windows XP Professional Edition. I dowsnload and install the
Widows XP Sp2, But it displays : " The Product Key was not valid".
Please Help me! How To Sove This Problem. I saw in the Product Support
Center, My Product Key Is Valid But This  is Expired. They Ask Charge ...

I am trying to re-install Windows XP Pro on a laptop.  I have the original
activation key, but I keep getting an error message that the key is invalid.  
I tried installing XP Pro w/ SP1 and XP Pro w/ SP2.  It is possible that the
original installation was from the original XP Pro ...

I have been using Win2K for a few years, and recently "inherited" a faster
PC. I simply put the hard disk from the older PC into the new one, and Win2K
did an amazing job installing all the dirvers, and I ended up with a working
system. However, I am now finding little things ...

When do you need to run sysprep when you image a drive?
Can you build a drive / Copy image to new computer / Run sysprep on new
computer after image is copied to it.
This way the "Build" drive can be customized before coping to new computer

Other than muting all sound before starting the media center, is there a way
to change the annoying startup sound.  I can't find the sound file in EHOME.