Advice plese on 4 items in add/remove 1- I updated Java to TM6 update 2 and
it is in add/remove along with Sun Download Manager. Is the latter necessary?
2- Can I simply remove Windows live one care safety scannner as not used?  3-
I have windows media player which I use.  ...

Last night a simple fix was suggested -mentioned, "below post about 77 new
...." I bookmark the page but today when I returned I can't find it.

Running IE 7 with XP, when I open a page from within a website, it opens in a
minimized form. Is there a way to open it always in maximised form?
Any ideas please?

I have:
Windows XP sp2
a Gateway 530x machine
2 gig of ram

I have my computer configured for auto updates. This morning after it
ran I still kept getting the notice saying that there were updates
waiting to be installed. There is one update that doesn't complete.:
"Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 2.0 (KB928365)"

I think that there is no solution to my problem. However, I would like
to warn other users. here is what happened to me:
1/
- HDD partitionned in two: C: and D:, the first bearing system and al

I have a laptop that the hard drive died in yesterday. I have an old hard
drive (two years old) from the laptop that has the OS loaded and all my
programs. I had replaced it with a larger drive and put it away for a
backup.

My husband and I have WindowsXP Home edition. I signed in first as an
administrator account and then we signed him up as a 2nd admin. account.
About a month ago he started having trouble with his website shortcut icons
on his desktop. The shortcut connection opens up but freezes ...

I tend to keep a messy desktop. I'd like to organize the links I keep on my
desktop into folders and subfolders.
How many folder levels can I use and still be within the proper operating
requirements for XP Home edition?

I was putting some things into a new Zip file and the following error message
popped up. "Cannot create output file." and insted of a zip file I have a
file with a file name with two captal letters a lowercase a and a five digit
number. Is their anyway to get my information back?

My time has been changed to military time. I don't know how it got that way
but it is really bothering me. This has been happening to me since Yesterday.
How do I change my time back to the time that has the AM and PM in it?
http://www.snapdrive.net/files/365599/military.jpg

Owing to a disc crash, I now have the following set up:
- Gigabyte Mobo K7 series
- 2 SATA drives (1 Seagate 320Gb (New) 1 Maxtor 300Gb(Old))
- plus the normal components.

I get the following error after a Windows XP reinstall:-
BCCode : 10000050     BCP1 : DE3A8085     BCP2 : 00000000     BCP3 : 85C64C91
BCP4 : 00000000     OSVer : 5_1_2600     SP : 2_0     Product : 768_1    
files included

I'm using MS Office 2000 with XP professional SP2.
Lately when opening Excel (fresh or existing xls file), it just kept
opening, non-stop, from sheet 1 and going on until I press Esc key.
However, after pressing the Esc key to stop the automatic opening of the

Everytime I log into windows I get a box that says.  Windows Installer:  
Please wait while windows configures Scan.  Of course it can't so I then get
a message that Scan is not on the disk 1.  I have been able to get rid of
this in the past by using a restore point but that is ...