I've explored Windows XP Pro OS system and a PC. I'm glad to see many
improvements in hardware and software.
   My situation was such that I've thought of precaution in not loosing
system setup files in Windows XP Pro. This prompted me for carefull

I replaced the hard drive and  installed xp. After the install the video
display  did not appear normal. A pop up block asked if i wanted  windows to
change the display. I clicked ok the unit rebooted.  The  windows xp logo
shows up but then the display goes black.  This happens ...

Hi every one, my experience in IT is limited and like most every one, I try
to learn and understand. My question is this????
I recently upgraded on my lap top from Win 95 to Win XP pro full version and
all seemed fine until the end. I am now getting a message that says...

Why Toshiba crippled their fine Toshiba Libretto with XP HOME Edition is a
mystery. I would like to upgrade this to XP Pro SP2 and not lose the cool
stuff they installed like fingerprint reader.
The obvious route (at least to me) is insert the CD and accept an option to

Hello,
I need to automate the creation of local machine user accounts on about 150
XP machines. They do not belong to a domain. The GUI is to cumbersome. I have
searched the script repository but all I find is scripts for adding accounts

OK, I give up. ;-/
All I want to do is install XP Pro on a wiped / unpartitioned / unformatted
hard disk such that the "Documents and Settings" folder ends up on its own
partition (i.e., separate from the system partition that has the \WINDOWS

I've tried click & dragging it till my mouse cried uncle, the taskbar is just
staying there...  I can resize it but that's all... it's stuck!
Hate to do a Sys Restore because it's been a while since I set a point, and
I'm not sure that would help anyway.  Any ideas?  Thanks.

I installed XP Professional on my C:/ drive, knowing it had a very small
partition, as the installation program wouldn't let me install on D:/  I have
run out of space on C:/, and wish to make the partition larger, or combine
C:/ and D:/ so as to give me more hard drive space. ...

I apologize in advance if this question has been asked and answered many
times, but I can't seem to Google the magic word sequence to find my answer.
I'll try to describe the situation clearly.
One of our machines at work is/was an old 700 MHZ PIII that I finally

I need to replace the motherboard/processor and system disk on a computer
running XP Home.  What is the procedure for reactivation of XP?  Is there
something that I should do before re-building the computer?  Where do I find
this information?  

Dear Sir,
   Would you mind to tell me if the deployment of Windows XP SP2 by using sysprep doesn't work well when it is upgrade from OEM (SP1 or lower) setup CD please?  

Can anyone tell what the Windows XP boot file is (which file triggers the
install?)
I have managed to transfer the contents of my Win XP cd to my USB pen which
is now bootbale though when I select setup.exe in DOS, it says that this cn

I want to put 2 operating systems (OS's) on one hard drive, sometimes
booting to 1 OS, sometimes booting to the other.  I know you can do
this by partitioning the hard drive, but partitioning is something I
did not understand a week ago.  I have obtained Partition Magic 8.0 &

I was hoping for some feedback on a setup blocking issue I've encountered
during a XP Home upgrade from Windows ME...I encounter Microsoft Shared Fax
Client as a blocking issue and need some assistance to get past this.
I've removed fax programs, scanner programs, but can't to ...

Can you create a WINDOWS XP golden image that you can deploy to any PC,
regardless of hardware?