Hey guys,
I turned on my comp and after 2 mins it shut down by itself. So I turn it
back on and it says "A file or something you did caused (I can't remember of
course). To fix this problem restore your system to a previous date, if this

After installing a new HD to replace non-working HD on an older PC I
proceeded to install XP Pro but a few minutes into setup I got a message that
a file could not be extracted from the cd I think it was cab.driver or
something like that I cannot acces that information now, I ...

Right click option on a document or picture normally opens a menu that
includes an "Open with" line to chose an alternate program that you might
wish to open an item with. This has disappeared, and all  I get is the "Open"
option with no way to choose to open an item with an ...

When you right click on an application you often have the 'Open With'
options to either use or add to the list.  How do I delete the programs
  from this list that no longer apply?

My Epson R200 has suddenly stopped accepting printer commands from IE7. The
page I want to print is in the printer queue but the printer doesn't
activate. Printer works from all other applications. Is this an IE7 problem
or a Epson problem? Any help appreciated.

Something is triggering an unwanted install at every startup and often
intermittently during a session. Last night it happened in the middle of
an XP update (Windows Update Service on the web).
It wants to install the "MicroSoft Platform SDK 3790.1830" and

When I try to check for new e-mails the password/login box appears, the
information is saved and all I am doing is clicking on 'ok' this has been
going on for weeks and on average I click on 'ok' approx 100 times!!!! then
all of a sudden the e-mails come in!  My ISP say ...

I have an OEM copy of WinXP Home which is installed on my secondary Hard
Drive.
I my currently running a dual boot setup between 2 hard drives.
On my Primary, I have install Vmware Player and setup the virtual machine

I purchased a laptop from a person named Ryan Altman who had bought it from a
local Circuit City.  I have tried to establish my own account on the system
so that I could then delete or disable his account.  However, after creating
the new account for myself, and disabling his, it ...

My motherboard failed, it kept switching the computer off, so I purchased and
installed a new board, I am running Windows XP Prof, when I boot up now I get
the error code 0x0000007b, the system shut down and tries to reboot.
I know the mother board is OK, I put a new hard drive in ...

When I either restart or shutdown XP Pro SP2 I have suddenly been
experiencing a problem -- the shutdown proceeds as normal but when it comes
to the section saying it is saving your settings it just hangs and you have
to do a reboot.

I  just  did  a  fresh  install  of  XP  following  a  motherboard  upgrade  
and  I  installed  and  changed  the  area  and  keyboard  to  UK,  where  
i'm  from,  and  the  install  went  without  a  hitch.    The  only  problem
is  that  everytime  I  press  the  space  bar  ...

The error says Failed to load control socketxctl from socketx.ocf.your
version of socketx.ocx mabe outdated.Make sure you are using the version of
control that was provided with you application.

Problem Description: I am trying to put sound on my toggle keys so when I hit
the caps lock button by accident I will realize it. This feature has always
worked perfectly until recently. I go into "accessibility options" then the
"keyboard tab" and put a check mark inside the ...

WinXP SP2
IE:  6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300
For about the past month I have been recieving the following error when I
try to open websites: