Some problem here that I hope someone can assist.
I having some issues with the installation CDs that I have. When I insert
them into the CD drive, the installation screen does not appear. Windows open
up the main CD folder showing me the contents of the CD instead.

When I type in my name, it automatically shows up about 5 names, all of
which are misspelled.  How do I get rid of all those extra names.  I have
that on other items also that I misspelled first time around?
Thanks.  This happens in my browser info whenever you have to "sign in"

I just bought a new hard drive and dl all my new drivers. I got a malware bug
called IRC Fast  I cannot DL anything now. I keep getting an error from
windows. how do I get rid of this bug?  I can't DL any of cleaners to sweep
the system.

IN WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION, IVE GONE TO MY DISPLAY PROPORTIES AND INTO
DESKTOP, TO TRY TO GET A BACKROUND BUT IT WONT LET ME PICK ANY. AND IVE TRIED
TO SELECT A PICTURE BUT IT DOSENT APPEAR UNLESS MY COMPUTER IS RESTARTING.    
                                                   ...

##Hello,
First- thanks for reading this. :)
I am stuck. Very Stuck. I have researched this on MS, C-Net, etc., to no
avail.

I can play music through programs like yahoo music but if I go to a website I
can't hear sound on it.  I can see videos but can't hear sounds.  Please help
me.  When I try to check my volumes settings through the start menu, it says
there are no active mixer devices available.  ...

I will be running the Repair on my home computer to try to solve some
performance issues. It has an OEM version of XP Home but I will be using the
retail cd. Which PID key should I use: the one provided by the OEM (sticker
on the machine) or the one on the retail CD? Would I need ...

I can't have quicktime and XP default at same time? When I have to use qt on
a  website to run a video  it works however some sites won't run qt and if it
is installed my default won't run.  Its a bit of a pain haveing to install,
watch video then uninstall for these videos.

How do I delete IE7 from my hard drive. I have a VERY small machine and  
look for a small small small browser. Besides, IE7 steals "focus" all the  
time.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pappion" <pappion@nospamyahoodot.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 11:19 PM

I'm sure this isn't the right NG to post this - but I have need to
convert an efax document to a Word document - without using a scanner
(software only).  Can someone help - or point me to the right
newsgroup?  Thanks............

A friend's hard drive crashed.    I've reinstalled WinXP Home, and it seems
to be running OK, but a front-end error message comes up every time on boot:
Drive Bad - Backup and Replace.
Is there a utility out there somewhere that will examine the hard drive and

I have recently upgraded my motherboard, CPU and memory and did a
cleanWindows install.Went better then I expected with a couple of problems
that I solved but one that has me stumped.
I have gotten some stop errors with no regularity and not enough to prevent

I seem to have the same problem as peddy, just about to trouble shoot the pc
any help to solve this problem will be grately apriciated
First of all I am on XP PROFESSIONAL. I think my computer might be
infected by a virus so i tried to get to safe mode to run antivirus

Get a blue screen and above code with the folowing digits after it
(0x00190203, 0x81349100, 0xc0000102, 0x00000000)
PC is a dell so no OS disc available, anyone got any ideas as we cant get it
to start at all!