Newbie, so forgive me if I err,
When i startup i "sometimes" get as far as the WindowsXP logo on black
screen with the blue dots moving more slowly than normal from left to right,
but the hard disk makes a click every 5 seconds or so, as if it is

While Im here, norton antivirus came with my system. I had to blank my
computer about a month ago. I used the Win xp installation cd, then the
recovery cds to get back most of my programs. But when I tried to run norton,
it hung. For hours. Now whenever I try to run it it says ...

I have reviewed Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 819017
regarding this problem, and have removed all USB devices, Stopped the
WIA service, Completed thorough Antivirus, Spyware and System checks,
All hard drives have been checked, scanned and defragged but the

When I click Start...All Programs, I get four complete columns of folders
and descriptions.  I only see a about half of the folders in the fifth
column, and of course nothing at all of the sixth and succeeding columns (if
there are any).  I would expect to get a slider bar at the ...

I have the problem where upon when the computer is 2Gb of RAM is set to
hibernate the system comes up with "Insufficient System Resources Exist to
Complete the API." and then disables the ability to hibernate until the next
restart.

Operating system is Windows XP SP2 PENTIUM 4
I want to share the c: drive on my home desk but it wont let me.  I have a
admin account, I right clicked the c: drive clicked on sharing and security,
put a check on share this folder and a check on All network users to change

While playing Pool of Radiance Ruins of Myth Drannor, on a Windows XP Home
Edition SP2 Dell 4700, a friend of mine started getting serious system errors
with kmixer.sys noted as the problem.  The screen goes to the "blue screen of
death" and freezes.  Has a difficult time ...

I am running Windows XP Pro with 6 2.0 USB ports.. If I plug a 1.0
device into the back of the computer will it cause all the ports in the
back of computer to run at the lower speed? Or only the 1.0 device will
run at 1.0?

I just installed win XP pro this past weekend, and I am already wanting to go
back to 2000. For some reason, winxp will just lock up every 20-30 minutes
when i am running a full screen app. The mouse still moves, but won't
register any clicks. Also, Ctrl+alt+del doesn't seem to ...

Emachines T3302
512RAM
160GB HDD
Came without floppy drive.  Installed one and worked fine for about a week.

I'm running Win WP Home SP2 on a ASRock K7S8X motherboard.
Everything was fine, untill last week when my CANON EOS Digital camera was
not recognized any more (it was before): the device manager shows UNKNOWN
DEVICE under the USB ROOT.

six icons coming from e-mail attachments are stuck on my screen, that  I am
unable to delete or remove. I get a message error CANNOT DELETE FILE: CANNOT
READ FROM THE SOURCE FILLE OR DISK.
I restored the pc to a previous date of creation of those icons with no

I have a stupid question, but it's a nuisance.  Whenever I open a document
off of the web, it opens in MS Word, though its a pdf file.  How can I change
the settings on my computer to prevent this from happening?  Any advice would
be greatly appreciated!

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
Where can I get a registry patch that will prevent the guest account from
modifying the desktop?

My CD-Rom drive will notread any cd that I put into it. And when I go into my
computer, There is not icon for my cd-rom drive.