When Internet Explorer produces a QUESTION box, it used to play a WAV file
that I had specified. Now it does an internal speaker Beep. Not sure what has
changed. All my other sounds work fine, just not this one.
Ideas?

Hi. I can not turn my monitor off. I went to control panel and set my
power-save preferences for it to turn off after 10 minutes inactivity, and IT
DOESN'T!! I checked my Bios and the power managment settings are enable. I
updated my video card's driver too and still doesn't turn ...

I bought a computer from an individual that had XP Pro w/SP2 installed.
I did not get any system disk(s), only the driver disks, etc.
I attempted to use the "update" tool, and of course, I was informed the
copy was "illegal".  Since I don't have the CD nor do I know how to

i need to know how to wipe my hard drive  completly so i can start from
scrach. i have viruses that i can not get rid of and figure that if i just
wipe my os and start over i should be good. will this work and if so how do i
go about this process i used to know how from boot in ...

I have my monitor set to turn itself off after a period of time in
Windows, but it sometimes wakes itself up without any external (mouse or
keyboard) intervention.
Is this a software (Windows) problem or hardware (monitor/cabling)

XP Pro desktop.
This used machine has an ethernet cable in back, maybe never before used
DUN.
I need to create a DUN. The methods I'm used to in W2K and W98 do not

Hi all....
I have several external USB hard drives.  Occasionaly, Windows does
not see one of them when I boot the computer.  If I unplug/power down
the drive, then plug it in or power it back up, Windows finds it as an

When I am booting up XP from cold, the hard drive always clicks once or
twice then the operation freezes. I then do a reset and 9 times out of 10 XP
loads correctly.
I bought a new hard drive because I thought the clicking meant it was on its

I have Windows XP and two network1, and entwork2
network1
ip: 192.168.35.194
mask: 255.255.255.192

hi- my music doesnt open and displays the message that there is a fault and
has to close down - can anyone help?

We have had our home computer for a few years.  Recently when we try to open
the Internet or other programs a box pops up "Windows Installer" saying it
wants to install Microsoft Windows XP with Frontpage.  We have Windows XP
Home Edition.  WHy is it doing this and how can I stop ...

every time i start up i get this message...........cannot find script file
"C:\WINDOWS\system32killVBS.vbs".            does any one know how i can
either find the missing script host or how i can get rid of the message from
showing up every time i turn on my computer?

I know there have been a lot of posts regarding "system idle process"
This, I believe tells, me the % of resources that are not doing
anything.......
My problem is that I wish they were doing something...

I am using Windows XP Home Edition that has been updated with  Windows XP
Service Pack 2".
A program that I am running is using "Browse" to locate the "Path to
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2"

it seems my modem cannot detect a dial tone to connect to internet. i have
done everything to assure modem is connected to computer. had diagnostic done
and was successful. phone line does work since i plugged in phone. reall do
not know what else to check. any help would be so ...