We need to create a brand new corporate image of Windows XP, but when we
download it from the Microsoft VLS site, it is not a ISO image, but an .EXE
which extract all the setup files to a folder!!!
Now, how we could create a boot CD from that?

I have 3 XP Pro PCs.  No server.  All in same workgroup.
PC1 can see all shared folders on PC2 but cannot access any of them.
I always  get "PC1\foldername is not accessible.  You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of

When listening to music or viewing pictures, there is automatically created
folders like MyMusic or MyPictures in in Windows Explorer. How can I prevent
these folders from being automatically generated.

My office network is switching form Netware to MS Windows Server 2003.  To
optimally use this new network, I understand we will need to upgrade the 15
or so Windows XP Home workstations to Windows XP Pro (or the Vista
equivalent).  What is the easiest and cheapest way to do this? ...

I recently worked on a computer that had a badly corrupted registry (took me
a long while to determine this because two different blue screen errors
pointed to RAM as the primary cause of the problem).  
Anyway I slaved the HDD from this computer into a working computer and

I refreshed (formatted) my HD and reloaded windows and everything seemed to
be running fine, but now the pc will keep restarting all on its own.  It will
go to the start screen and then restart, after it restarts it gives this
error "One of the files containing the system's ...

Hello.  Does someone know a workaround for this?  The hard drive containing
the OS in my computer has failed - it is dead, the BIOS does not see it at
all.  From another computer, I have taken the hard drive which has XP Pro SP2
(fully legal and activated) on it and put it into ...

I am trying to deploy XPSP2 via Microsoft deployment to a Dell Latitude 630
with a Intel SCSIAdapter iastor.inf 7.0.0.1020 and have run into several
issues.
I can access the files etc on the distribution$ share.  (drivers for the

So many dogs and cats being killed and ate in China, why you still support olympic?

I have i.e. 6 set under tools > internet options > show pictures .
? next step ?

Is it bad for me to remove old microsoft update from my computor?

is there anyway to remove startup items that slow down the pc on startup. I
have removed all un used progs from startup and in the registry from
localmachine...run and current user...run. but still it takes an age to start
up after logon. HD been defraged and registry errors ...

I have a system running Windows XP Professional SP2 that was not legal.
Because of this it would not validate and I could not download any updates.
My attempt to resolve this was to "upgrade" the system using our volume
license CD. I put the CD in, entered our VL key, and then ...

Computer is 2 and a half year Suddenly it's not possible to install
msi-files. I get the message that msi is an unknown filetype. I've tried to
install Windows installer but that won't go. I've looked around many places
but couldn't find anyone with the same problem.

My XP Professional system recently died. I want to move that key to a newer
working XP Home system. I do not want to reload my XP Home system. Both
copies I  purchased over the counter from a computer store.