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How do I preserve a Windows XP sp2 installation (registry, drivers,
installed programs) when I want to reformat my C: drive, without using a

Whenever I am viewing a web page and click on a link to take me to a
different page, my computer hangs and I get the "Not Responding" error
message. Then I freeze and I have to do the Cntrl Alt Del thing, end my
program and start all over again.  I've tried all the obvious stuff ...

When I save a html page there is a html file and an associated directory.
How can I delete the html file without getting the associated directory
deleted automatically?

Help Needed ASAP.  My operating system is Windows XP, MS Office 2003 Pro,
and I use Outlook Express 6 on Comcast with McAfee Firewall, Virus, etc.
My CPU is Intel Pentium 4 - 2.53 MHz, and I have 512MB RAM.
Last night I received a notice of -- detecting proxy setting -- I was not

I'm running Windows XP, service pack 2 with all recent updates
(laptop).
For the last couple of years I have been using a 100GB hard drive
(2.5" Hitachi ATA 5200 RPM), which I want to upgrade to a 160GB hard

My daughter was using the computer last night and it froze.  She shut it off
by unplugging it and now it won't run.  I get a black screen that says
windows wasn't shut down properly, which I've seen before.  I've tried
starting windows normally, I've tried the last known good ...

My laptop has crashed and wouldn't even switch on.
Today I've managed to get it to start but a blue screen has come on asking
for me to Insert the CD labelled Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 CD.  
I've looked in my original packaging, but despite having everything there is

I am having numerous problems with my current setup of xp and want to
reformat the C Drive and reinstall XP from scratch.
When I place the xp disc in the D drive and restart, it asked me to
reboot from the CD but it does not give me the option to re-format.

How can I find out what programs are running in the background so I can shut
it down? ... it may be a virus scan program but I can't locate it. Thanks,
Brian

I hope you can help.  I have comcast.net as my ISP provider and it works
fine.  However, I use other internet based email such as AOL and Outlook Web
Access from work.  I cannot open, read, send, or do anything in these two
programs while on the internet.

Getting this message when trying to open any
file,security,browser,etc."Windows cannot access the specified device,path,or
file.You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item"
In Safe Mode the Security Apps. work.My son thinks his friend hit a "Deny"

I've just discovered I can send and receive faxes from my computer
(Windows XP, SP-2) with the fax modem.
I rarely need to send/receive faxes and even discontinued my fax machine
and cancelled the phone company fax number and line.

Dear Community
I run a Asus Laptop, WinXP PRO SP2, genuine, always up-to-date, with
security patches.
I cannot resolve this DNS web.net2phone.com or www.net2phone.com

I'm getting a stop error when I turn the computer on, you know Windows has
stopped, blah, blah, blah.  these are the error codes.
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
STOP 0x000000D1 (0x804E2F08,0x000000FF,0x00000001,0xF97EA90B)

I have a dell dimension 8200 bought in 2001; I need to format my c drive and
have made boot discs which should work ( I do have my original installation
CD should these not work) So I don'tthink I have a problem there.
Lately I have noticed that one of my hard drives emits weird ...