Hi
I got this error message with few parameters within the parenthsis and asked
me to restartthe comp to install Xp again, restarted teh comp got an error
saying "pcmcia.something" is corrupted and asked to restart the computer

I am running WinXP Professional, up-to-date, on a recently configured clean
system.
I installed .NET 2.0. I downloaded the Security fixes and the update process
began. My system hung. On restart, the updates repeatedly failed. I

Just installed a brand new replacement system disk into my PC and loaded
WINXP Pro.
After installation I get the NTLDR is missing message on rebooting.
If install CD is left in, I don't get the message.

My story goes as follows, 6 weeks ago I bought windows XP update to improve
functionality of my old PC. No problems with this update, but then last week
the hard drive failed. Decide it was cheaper to buy a secondhand machine than
a new hard drive. This is where I appear to have ...

I've been working on this for quite some time, and I keep running into
roadblocks. Any suggestions would be helpful. I will attempt to summarize all
the things I have tried.
I am attempting to clean install XP Home to a (semi) new system. New mobo

My brand new Windows computer, complete with XP Home Edition, had its har
drive erased. My computer didn't come with the disk for it. It is a Compaq,
and they haven't responded. I need to know if I can get a replacement of the
OS for free or if I have to buy one. I still have all ...

I have divided my harddisk into four partitions: 3 primary and 1 logical
drives.
I am unable to mark any of the primary partition as active using Disk
Management found in Computer Management as the option is greyed out.

uninstalled vista from a new hp 1700 and put in xp. everything works except
have no com port -in device manager it's missing. have been told to unplug
pci card and replug so that computer knows it's there. Is there any other way?

Does Microsoft maintain a site where you can input a product key and see how
many times it has been activated?    It would help me tremendously when
buying software from unknown vendors to keep them honest and make sure they
are not selling us software that someone else has already ...

How do I get the window to be centered? All applications are shifted to the
right about one inch so I cannot maximize or minimize  a window. Any ideas on
how to correct?
thanks Craig

Been having some problems trying to do a fresh install of Windows on my
computer.  When I try to remove my C: partition and re-format to start from
fresh, it gives me the error: "This partition contains temporary Setup files
that are required to complete the installation."

Recently bought a computer from auction and it has a genuine "XP Pro 1-2 CPU"
licence sticker on the side. However, my own copy of XP Pro (no sp1 or sp2)
doesn't accept the key during installation.
Is there any way of telling which version of XP Pro this licence belongs to?

I have an IBM Thinkpad T30 which I purchased used from jr.com.
It came with XP Pro installed on it.
I tried to activate it, using the key provided on the bottom of my
laptop; but try and try as I might, it wouldn't accept it.

is there any guideline in selecting  a second video card to add a second LCD
monitor for XP pro?
Do both monitor have to be same size, resolution?
what if the main board has a built-in video card but has only one video

I just used WipeDrive to completely clean my hard drive from my home PC, and
have been attempting to load XP Home Edition.  After the initial setup files
load the while still in the blue screen I get a message that says:  "Setup
could not read the CD you inserted, or the CD is ...