I have a blank Admin password. Just wanted to get that out there first as it
is usually the problem.
Sysprep.inf is not seting my Admin password unless it is not encrypted and I
am not receiving an error message, it just remains blank.

I would like to install SP2 manually but via remote control software to
workstations at another location.
This is fine until the PC reboots and opens a wizard asking the user to set
Automatic Updates / Firewall settings and there is no one at the other end

Is there a way to configure XP Home edition to store "all data" in one
location for backing up. much of it is in the Documents and settings
folders, but how about the rest of XP data.
Other applications is unimportant due to the fact I can set where the data

I get this error on start up. Config32 file missing or corrupt.
I hit the f8 key again and use last knowed config that worked to log on.
I tried to use the links for this error and always get file not found.
Can I reinstall windows from the windows screen?

Is there possible to install another language like portuguese from Brazil in
my XP? I mean not for my keyboard but for the system ? I have XP in english
but I'd like to have it in my own language so how can I do it ? Tks

I have a Windows XP Home desktop, SP2.  I need to clone it on a laptop I plan
to purchase (Dell Inspiron).  Before I purchase, I need some assurance that
my plan will work.  Here's the plan:
Clone the C: drive of desktop using Drive Image.  Put this clone on an

After choosing "R" from the "Welcome to Setup" screen, it doesn't give a
choice of operating systems to choose from; just a C: prompt.
I was going to  attempt a repair from the recovery console as described by
Charlie White in one of his articles.

I'm running XP Media Center edition with SP2 and all latest updates.
Other than the updates, will I lose anything if I upgrade to XP Pro?
Is there anything I should be sure to back up, like IE favorites? Any
other considerations?

I am not sure if it is a virus or it is just something wrong with two of our
computers, and the same thing just happened to happen on the same time. One
computer was a Windows ME computer but we have recently installed Windows XP
as it is a more secure system, and the other is a ...

Using this wizard to transfer a client's files to a new PC, I found that when
running the wizard on the old PC and specifying a destination PC on the
network which had run the wizard first, the latter can not be located.
Alternatively, when specifying a shared drive on the new PC ...

... it could be able to trace events when someone kills a task using
taskmgr.exe?

The Error is "The product key used to install MS Windows may not be
valid"
I've pirated WinXP but I wanna install WinXP SP2 through Microsoft
site.

I image using Norton Ghost. I was wondering if it was possible to reference
the Bios on a Dell machine and get the service tag number. Once I get the
service tag I would like to compare it to a database or list located on the
workstation and name the computer based on the name ...

I am having an issue where I am building an XP SP2 image for my company
(which was built on a multi-processor machine) and it is failing on a
uniprocessor machine. I changed the HAL to Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface (ACPI) PC, rebooted a couple of times, and then ...

I've had problems with boot from a WinXP cd. I've a HP desk top PC.
BIOS Version/Date: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. IP.01.06US. When I started
the screen it showed "Standard Bios shadowed, Vedio bios shadowed" . it
doesn't show "pree any key to boot from CD..."