Hi everytime I start up my computer, Windows XP, after loging on, but before
any icons appear on the desktop, a box comes up saying that
'C:\\WINDOWS\system32\Tools\LostRun.exe can not be found.' It does not seem
to have a affect on the computer. Can anyone help? Should I ignore ...

This is my first time using this site, so I apologise now, in case I do
something wrong.
I had a program installed on my PC by the company's person that installs
their software, it was saved on the C drive, however, I did explain that I

I prefer to see the "thumbnails" view  in folders but when I "right
click/save picture as "  after opening an image  and open a folder to
save it in it gives me the "list" view and I don't want that .
How can I get folders to always have the thumbnails view .

I am trying to set up an intranet using iis 5.1 (xp sp2) on a workgroup. If
i set the default site to anonymous access I can view the site from other
peers in the workgroup. The problem I am having is that I cant set up Windows
Authenticated Access. If I enable windows integrated ...

i'm trying to do an image backup in vista business. it tells me the
destination disk is not ntfs. Is this right? If i make this an ntfs disk it
restricts me from using it elsewhere.

How do I get a FM modulator to read mp3 files on my flash key?

each time I start my computer I get a message in a grey box with a white
cross in a red circle. The message reads:-
           there is no disk in drive  - please insert disk in drive
                       cancel       try again     continue

I'm trying to send a Windows Media Audio/Video file size 2.75mb & this is the
response I get...Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection.
Possible causes server problems etc.,  Server response '451 timeout (#4.4.4)'
port 587 Secure (SSL) No. Server error 451 Error ...

i am using windows xp,sp2 home,with dsl,but my computer is very very slow.
Also,it freeze up from  time to time. When i try to shut down, some of the
programs freeze and I get msg that program is not responding. The computer
has 250mg of Ram.Can anyone help me?

When I insert into W-RW a Software installation CD whilst in Safe Mode I do
not get the Installation Wizard, but instead I get the File contents of the
CD. Is it not possible to install software whilst in Safe Mode or what I am
doing wrong?

I have just recently begun seeing a problem in our domain where certain
computers running WinXP Pro SP2 have stopped being able to use the installer.
The service is stopped and when I restart the service it gives the message
that the installer is unable to start and it is either ...

After starting computer I get a page that windows did not start properly, I
have a choice to start windows normally or the last previous settings. Either
one I click on where the page that  has the user names should be is blank and
I can not go any further. Any thoughts about ...

I hope someone can tell me what's going on here and what, if anything, I
should do about it.
The problem: My hard drive letter assignments don't make sense in re Windows
XP. (This probably stems from a crash I had last summer; a repair shop got

One of my users has an HP laserjet connected to her PC and I have spent all
afternoon trying to troubleshoot the problem.  It is creating event id 6161
errors in her event viewer.
I looked at the KB document 824339, but the error isn't worded that way, and

I need to transfer a large volume of data files from one computer to another
computer across my XP Home network. I have been using ethernet cable, but it
is taking forever!
Does anyone have any suggestions on a faster way to do this?