My cd player on my hp A210n loads but will play anything, device manager says
it is working okay, Any suggestions would be appriciated

For some reason when I run (any) programs including bootup, a command prompt
box opens up on the screen.
I know that the prompt is DOS, but do not know why the system has decided to
run cmd.exe; previously i installed a program which ran on Win 95, with no

Since the Microsoft Security updates for August 14, 2007 our domain has had a
degraded download speed from the internet. Our Outlook has problems with
e-mails with attachments. When we disable the Microsoft windows firewall the
problem disappears. Have there been reports of ...

I had to reformat and re-install my XP sp2 on my desktop...generic computer.
Device Manager shows Network adapters: 1394 Net adapter, that's all...but
right under this it lists Other devices: Ethernet controller "Yellow ?"
which says, when clicked on,  Drivers for this device are ...

Have been "cleaning up" my hard drive recently, trying remove old programs
and printer drivers for printers I no longer own. Now with start up I have
the message :RUNDLL...C:WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\LXBDtime.dll
module cannot be found. I'm guessing this is related ...

Hi, I have a problem with one Windows XP Client. I can't install any Windows
Updates. Downloading is OK but installation is failed. Let me post part of
WindowsUpdate.log file with installing Definitions of the Defender is an
example of it:

I accidentally clicked on the windows logo in the top right of my screen, and
now my mouse won't work.  I have to use Mouse Keys to be able to move the
pointer.

What is to be used when you have a corrupted install of a program?
Case in point;
- User has McAfee Home Edition on a Dell system.
- Subscription has expired, wants to change to another application.

Apologies for the empty 1st post!
I have a user who set up offline folders a while ago. Soon after his network
folders were deleted, but he never resynced his files and kept working on his
local copy of his offline files.  Whilst working away from the office, his

Hi
Can anyone advise me on how to remove some small icons from the task bar
where the clock is
Thank you

I can't install this security update. I downloaded it with six other
updates, which have installed although I needed to deselect this update
in order to install four of them. I've tried uninstalling and
reinstalling the Windows installer. Is there anything else I can try,

Is there a faster way to switch between identities in outlook express than
using the drop down menus?

Sp2 has been downloaded from MS site. Trying to install
the update produces the following error:
    Service Pack 2 Setup error
    Unable to read from or write to the database

OK, this is EXACTLY what happens when I turn on my computer.
1. It will show the Dell start up screen then continue on to the Windows XP
starting screen like it always has.
2. It will show the different profiles.

maybe it is because it is new, but looking for way to customize a few colors
and/or use a skin?
any ideas or links is appreciated :)