error in directx

when I was uninstalling DAP (Download Accelerator Plus), DAP asked
from me about to delete a file (i don't remember exactly what file is)
with options "Yes to all, No to all, etc" . i choosed "Yes to all"
option and uninstalling is finished successfully. After i reboot my

Since I ONLY have 169 GB's of free space, it is hardly worthwile to compact,
to save space.Every time I delete Recycle bin, I am afraid to loose my files
that I want to save. There has to be some place in XP Serv. pack 2 where I
can get rid of this very annoying thing, Thanks, ...

I copied over a current excel file with an older one. Is there any way to
retrieve old file?

I'm hoping for some help on running a 16 bit program on XP.  
It has run perfectly previously for some years but now I get the
"Application Error" WOWEXEC caused an illegall instruction fault in
WOW32.dll at 0x0ffb7bff

I am experiencing problems accessing desk top.  I am being offered to open
Windows in several modes including safe mode and the last successful attempt.
Each time I try any of the options the system seems to re-boot itself and go
back to the same screen offering safe mode etc.  ...

My friend in another state sent me a remote assistance invitation.  I
accepted the invitation but I got the error message "remote assistance
connection could not be established because the remote host name could not
be resolved."  The same message comes up whichever one of us sends ...

Ever since I upgraded from XP Home to Pro I've been plagued with a variety of
problems with a number of applications.
One problem is the inability to access Help and Support either via Start or
internal to some other windows.

Without changing the settings... somehow all of our windows, start menu,
icons, EVERYTHING is huge!  i've checked all through control panel, and the
icons are set to small, the font is set to small, the dpi is on normal... and
the text online is set to medium too.  ANY ideas on ...

Problem: Computer has random freezes.
When I look in Everest I see in the event log that just before every freeze
the last entry is:
W32Time 36: The time service has not been able to synchronize the system

I went to back up my pictures on disk this morning and no matter what I try
to do with my drive F it pops up  a box that says like, F is not accessible
Incorrect function...WHAT DO I DO???
btw...my comp lets me burn disks in F from I tunes so I dont get it?

I have a client whose XP box shows his mapped drive sizes as 1Gb with 8KB
free. Removed mapped drives, remapped them, still same size. Folders are
larger (34GB) and this is preventing him from saving to the file server.

when I try to download I get a 1406 error message///could not write value to
key /software/classes/.pdf/persistent handler. verify that you have sufficent
access to that key.
   As a newbie this is most confusing...any thoughts out there??

Hi! I'm able to connect wirelessly to internet the through DSL modem just
fine on my laptop - so I know the DSL modem is working ok. Desktop that
connects to DSL modem via ethernet cable has lost its connection - it had
been working just fine (have not changed any physical ...

I have a computer with XP Home currently installed on C: drive.  (I own both
the Pro and Home versions so there's no problem there.)
Here's the main problem.  A few years ago when Norton was on here there was
a problem with GoBack.  It ended up reversing the two hard drives.  The