I've 10 new desktop (white box). I want to install fresh installation of Win
XP.
what is the best and proper way ?

My screen is turn 45 degrees to the right,  My son was playing a game and I
dont know what button he pushed to do this.  Someone please help

I have set up my son to be able to use my PC but obviously as he is only 6 I
don't want him to be able to access sites unless I allow them so he can
browse safely.  Is there any way that I can do this please?  
Thank you in advance for any help.

My Windows Task Manager popup window suddenly lost the outer frame that has
the minimize, maximize and close icons.  I also lost the menu bar that has
File, Options, View, Windows, Shutdown and help.  I also lost the 5 tabs.
All that remained was a white rectangle with the word ...

I just bought a new motherboard installed it and set up Windows XP Pro
on a new drive keeping my old one as a slave. For some reason when I
try to access one of the folders on the old drive, it gives me an
"Access Denied" Prompt; however, I can access the other folders on the

I am trying to reinstall windows XP after replacing a crashed HD but when I
get to the   part where it wants to know what partition to install it on, my
hard drive is not listed. Only my CD drive.
My bios acknowledges the new hard drive just fine, WD 80gig. It is set for

ok....I'm about fed up....I have a compaq presario with a windows xp home oem
sticker.....I had to replace the motherboard....hence I had to perform a
repair install.....using a xp home oem genuine windows disk....it will not
except the product....and so therefore microsoft's ...

I'm seeing regular .NET Framework Runtime Errors in Event Viewer -
Applications in WinXP Home SP2 version 5.1.2600.  Hope this error screen link
works (never done one these forums) something about "local computer may not
have necessary registry information or message DLL files to ...

I have an HP laptop which is currently running XP. I have it on a wireless
network and have recently installed Norton Firewall etc.
When trying to access the settings in Norton it kept telling me i was not
the authorised user even though there was only 1 user profile of ...

I have a oibsimo.exe failed to initialize error when i shutdown or restart my
comp.  anyone no how to correct this problem.  thanks

Big problem folks. Cannot reinstall Xp as I keep getting ntoskrnl missing and
then config\system corrupt message. Tried to Repair the OS but failed after I
get to the place wjhere I select "r". Tried to reinstall full and still
failed at the same spot. How do i go to MSDOS and ...

i compacted my folders by mistake and now i cant access them as they are in a
msin file.
i keep getting an error message when trying to open outlook saying mlo or
somthing like that and outlook may not be installed properly

If I upgrade from Win 98 2E on my laptop, will I have to reinstall all the
programs on my laptop?

Here is my problem i have my CD-key but i no longer have the CD.  i found a
copy of the CD  but it will not let me use my CD key.  so when i go to auto
updates it will not let me because  the key has been blocked.  
How can i use my CD-key with a different CD

I want to upgrade an XP Home SP2 to XP Pro no SP.  When i attempt it, i get
the message "Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your
computer is newer than the version on the CD. "
It says to boot from the CD, and follow the instructions for a new