I once purchased a PC with XP Pro on it already.  No Windows CD.  Then
I got a message which said my copy of Windows was not genuine.  So, I
bought, from Microsoft, a genuine copy and did a repair installation. I
run System File Checker once in a while but can't do it anymore.  I ...

Real novice here-got a problem. I have Windows XP. Background color turned to
blue a few weeks ago. Fixed itself, then went to red. Fixed itself again, now
has stayed on green. Changing background color to silver or light green just
makes background color  lighter shades of green ...

After replacing XP will not boot , keeps restarting.. can not get into
windows to reactivate.
Thanks

I would like to update my XBOX 360 to play my old games and the file I am
supposed to burn to a cd/dvd will not copy from the downloaded zip file to
the  cd drive folder. Windows gives me a prompt when I drag and drop the
file. It says, "Windows encountered a problem when trying ...

I have a lap top with windows down loaded from the web. the systems is asking
for a disk to replace missing files? I do not have a disk and how can fixs my
sytwm from a table top system that has windows xp on it?

I ran the MS Malicious software Removal Tool and was advised that I had the
following: Backdoor:Win32/zonebac.gen!B Detected but not removed. Can someone
tell me what this malware does and how I might remove it...Thanks

I'd like to put my I386 folder on my hard drive so I don't have to use
my C when something calls for it.  Could someone please tell me where,
in the Registry, this line is?  Also, MS must have a document which
explains this - but I haven't been able to pick the correct key words

I am trying to fix a harddrive that was corrupted by a trojan.  It messed
things up to the extent that Windows XP pro wouldn't even boot into Safe
Mode and gave a BSOD.
I took the drive out and scanned it as an external drive to another

Okay I know how to set my folders to view with the thumbnail option but in
Vista where is that option or did they do away with it?  I have Vista on my
notebook and I can't find a thumbnail option under view, only icon sizes
Thanks

I have a big picture collection, which I imported from CDs. For some
unknown reason, someone injected a "thumbs.db" in a great many folders.
This was not on the old computer, and unwanted on this computer.
Does anyone know if this was done by Windows XP? I tried mass searching

I am running XP Sp.2 and while installing an Ipod nano the option came up to
disconnect network drives. Whithout looking I said yes, now I can't connect
to the workgroup server. I do get internet access but no peer to peer. I can
ping the IP address of the server but that is it. ...

Now that Microsoft is aggressively marketing Vista, I'm waiting with
bated breath for the other shoe to drop--Microsoft announcing that XP
will no longer be supported by them past a certain date.
I have invested a lot in XP and I am not prepared to jump to Vista any

I just upgraded to XP Professional and installed the Recovery Console.  When
I attempt to launch the Console, it requires an administrator's password.  I
am the original and only user of this pc and have never had a password as
administrator.  I'd appreciate any help.  Thank you.

When I boot, I have a choice of going into XP or using the MS Recovery
Console.  I can boot into WinXP all the time.  However, when I try to
use the Recovery Console, I get a read error and booting stops.  I used
the original XP disk to use the recovery console and ran chkdsk with

I would like to use set up and use Microsoft XP office Outlook instead of
Outllook express but it will not open...'unable to open default email
folders'...do you have any ideas on this??