Greetings - I was running XP Pro and tried to reinstall the original OS. When
I got to the point of entering my product key, which I had done before
successfully, it would not recognize it. After many, many different attempts
I contacted MS support for assistance. After lengthy ...

I installed xp over 98 on a gateway 400 and it seemed to install fine except
it doesn't load the startup screen, I see the xp loading but then I get a
black screen, don't know what I can do now aside from a new computer, but It
is a third computer so it was mainly just for ...

Under SP1 I had an "master image" drive that had everything configured
exactly how I wanted it.  When I needed to change the image, I would
logon with the administrator account and make the change to the system,
and then run sysprep and "use mini-setup" and then "reseal."

I am headingup a SP2 upgrade to a department in a large bank.  I have around
300 apps that I need to check for compatibility with SP2.
Are the Compatility tools from MS any good for financial industry apps.  
Some are common, but there are many, many, non-common applications... I.e ...

I remember being able to use a command on NT 4.0 to force it to replace
the Registry with a "virgin" copy, as it is when the OS is first
installed. I was told this was for debugging purposes during the
development cycle but MS (thank goodness) chose to leave it in the

I'm a US citizen currently abroad. I work for a Japanese company (in Japan)
and was given a laptop for use. The problem is I can't read Japanese and it
was licensed with a Japanese Windows XP. The company is dragging their heels
getting me an English version of Windows so for the ...

I hope someone can help with this problem because it's driving me insane.
I have a bunch of Dell Optiplexes that I need to deploy. Booting the
computer right out of the box, all devices I plug in are automatically
detected and work just fine.

We load OEM systems.  Ocassionally the image we use will not work and I have
to install from the media.  Since Windows now has to be validated to download
the patches, I usually install them by hand.
I would like to automate the process with a batch file so they will all go

Hi Friends
I suppose this is not the write place to write about LinuX
but.......... when we all are talking about SATA drives.... I should
mention this :

March 8, 2006  2:15PM PST
This morning my Compaq Presario computer running Windows XP came up with a
new Outlook Express and Internet Explorer,
without my email Address book or my Favorites. The Favorites file is still

Hi out there
I fear I lost my first post, if this is redundant I beg you pardon.
1. I experience XP HOME OEM Installation hangs at :
Setup is reading files <NTFS-Filesystem>

While installing windows xp on my computer i get the error "Page fault in
nonpaged area"
i get past everything fine
-choose clean install

I need to configure non-domain Windows XP clients to run nothing but a
remote desktop client on a Windows 2003 AD network. They will need to
run this RDP session in place of explorer.exe to ensure the user cannot
do anything but connect to this particular RDP session.

I can hear my disk seek as if it were stuck for 3 or 4 seconds.
SCSI Adaptec 3924, Fujitsu 38meg HD (15,000 rpm) (one of 4)
Alert log says I have a bad block and provides this message.
Question is, from this, which freaking disk is it and is there something

I upgraded from XP Home to XP Professional.  However, I still see the XP Home
Features.  I cannot turn on the extra security features like CTRL ATL DEL,
which is the most important for us now.  Any ideas without having to do a
complete reinstall?