I accidently disconnected power to my laptop during shutdown while an update
was downloading.  Now when logging on to XP it immediately logs off.  Can and
will someone please help me... URGENT!!!  Thanks so much for your anticipated
assistance.

I tried to install vista and it failed.....now i can not get back into xp
using the repair counsole. i am asked which installation i want to log onto
to. i select 1, it asked me for the admin password. after i type the password
it goes back to the c:\windows>

I'm trying to do a windows update and I can choose either Express or
Custom, but either way it searched for a few seconds then displays
this-
[Error number: 0x800A0007]

My sound has stopped.  The only sound i can get is a little beep from the
cpu.  My speakers are connected but when I attempt to adjust the volume from
the control panel, the volume control is "grayed out" and I cannot select or
move the slider.  Any ideas?

i had to reinstall windows xp since doing this everything works ok apart from
playing games.before the system met all requirements now it does not, i have
put the drivers back with the original disc but still no joy

I want to use Virtual Machine on a new lap top running Windows Vista. I use
it for work and have several program compatibility issues.  My home pc has
windows xp (oem) recovery partitioned on the hard drive. Can I copy this
operating system on to an external drive to use for ...

I wrote a question on 3-15-07 at approximately 9:00 PM and can't find any
response. I am trying to download service pack 2 it starts download then
stops with error code 0x80072EE2. No one seems to know how to fix this?

Win XP - new installation(about six weeks) - all updates installed.
This computer was working OK, but now every time I click on Control Panel my
system reboots. I started all the cpl files in SYSTEM32 folder and all but
"wscui.cpl" worked as expected. When I try to open "wscui.cpl", ...

In My Computer the toolbars have become locked on one row and there is no
option when right clicking to unlock them.  In fact all the option when right
clicking are greyed out.  Any solutions out there?

I am writing on my mother's behalf as she is not a member of a newsgroup
(She is 80). My mother has a laptop H.P. and says when she logs on a message
"low memory" pops up, and her computer seems to be running slower than
usual.  She wanted to know if she could delete past updates ...

I'm happy to provide the following
for all those who claimed that
cleaning the registry is not required
nor advocated by Microsoft.

      I have windows xp installed in my system (HP pavilion) . The problem
i face is when i copy files from cd drive to local system it interrupts the
audio or the video playing. I have formatted the hard disk many times and it
comes back after few programs getting installed. ...

computer crashed about a month ago...After many hours I was able to format
and reinstall xp...I think it is crashing again as I am getting the blue
screen and occasionally a "no boot device detected" black screen.  Before I
reformat again, can someone direct me in formatting ...

I posted before about abnormal slowness on my computer. could it be the fact
that I have a few bad sectors on my hard drive, and since it is over 50%
used that some files could be on the bad sectors and causing the slowness?
lately my computer has not reverted to the 9x graphics, ...

Ok, windows updates ran. It tells me to restart, I click later. Then I click
Start and find it set IE and Microsoft outlook as my defaults. How do I
prevent microcrap from setting my defaults without me telling it to?