I bought a used computer that had Windows 2000 Proffessional installed on it.
I didn't have the disks, so I have opted to upgrade to XP Home Edition. I was
advised that I could not simplly upgrade, but rather had to do a clean
install. I have been successful at installing windows ...

We use RIS to automate deployment of XP workstations.  In cmdlines.txt,
we have a command to add a "install" domain user into the local
Administrators group, and to merge an "autologon.reg" reg file into the
registry.  This reg file contains all the keys and values necessary to

I have an HP media center PC, and recently both cd drives have stopped
reading cds, both burned and store bought completely. I don't know what to
do..
Any ideas?

I have a laptop computer which has an unreliable CD-ROM drive.  I am in the
middle of reinstalling Windows using an external USB CD-ROM drive.  I used
the Windows Setup Disks
(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310994#XSLTH313512112212
0121120120)

I have a computer with XP Media Center that I have been using to record
television programs. When I am not using the computer, I usually put it in
Standby so that it can still record TV shows. The trouble is, even if I bump
my desk, the mouse senses it, and the computer comes out ...

In Control Panel, System Folder/Hardware/Device Manager/DVD CD-ROM Drives/Hp
DVD Writer 400c [my burner]/Properties/Device Status/This device is working
properly.  That's why I said it's probably a registry issue.  I've
uninstalled and reinstall Nero, PowerISO, and reinstalled ...

This process:
ZCfgSvc.exe
Is hogging 65%of my CPU. It is used to manage the configuration between
the windows wifi network chooser interface and my intel Grahics Chip.

The major change over the last few days is I have installed Norton System
Works.
Problem 1.
A while back I had a technician in to install WildBlue and in a couple of

I'm running XP Pro SP2 (all updates installed) with a D865GBF and two
drives: Maxtor Ultra 160 GB IDE (formatted with a 60GB and a 92GB partition;
the first partition has the XP SP2 installation), and Maxtor 300GB SATA
(formatted with a 70 GB and a 230 GB partition). All four ...

ALL:
I have been supporting several clients and noticed one computer cannot
download any updates from the Microsoft "Windows Update" site. I believe this
is due to the fact that the license running on my clients’ computer is

Today my laptop isn't part of a domain. But in the near future I'll setup my
server as a domain controller (AD).
I have 3 questions:
1. Is it advisable for the time being (until my server is setup as domain

I have got a Windows PE CD, but I don't know its version. Who can help
me? Thanks!
Best Regards,
Xie, Bo

I would like to know if there is a list of common modifications that you
would make to Windows XP after the initial install. Every time I create an XP
Image for a client I refer back to the documentation that I've generated but
I always end up learning something new (which is ...

Hi, I am currently running an OEM version of XP Home on a Packard Bell
desktop PC, the hard disk needs to be replaced, which means I will have to
re-install XP, the only problem is that I no longer have the back up disks
that came with the PC, though I do still have the product ...

I don't need or want the key. I just need media.  
I'll pay $20+ express delivery charges for a W2kSPD cd,
burned or factory made.  
Is a base w2k disk slipstreamed to SP4 functionally identical to a