Saw this in a Newsgroup:
"SP3 may well be the last SP but no one will give you odds on it.
Licences for all versions  of XP will continue to be issued until
January 31, 2009, support  is

I am trying to unistall Norton antivirus due to using AVG now.  When I go to
Add/Remove programs I have a message popping up which says "This operation
has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.  Please
contact your system administrator."  What should I ...

XP Pro, fully patched.  Everything seems to be working just fine....except
when I right click the desktop, click "Properties" then click the "Desktop"
tab - then the "Display Properties" box freezes.
I can click "Themes", "Screen Saver", Appearance" and "Settings" with no

I keep having to uninstall and reinstall Adobe flash to veiw certain
websites. I still come across websites that say I need to install a
certain/latest version of the flash player. I have been all over the FAQs
and forums at Adobe and have learned that there are millions of ...

I  am trying to use parental controls on my kids computer. The way it is set
up, the first web-site they view is OK, but other web-sites embeded ask for
a password. How can I get the system to allow embedded web-sites within a
web-site I deem OK to be viewed without a password. ...

When I try to open "help" I just get the message: Windows cannot open Help
and Support because a system service is not running. To fix this problem,
start the service named 'Help and Support'.
Can anyone help me please?

SE_AUDITID_SYSTEM_LOGON_PROC_REGISTER shows some name I've never seen
before. I run S&D, AVG anti-virus, Windows Defender, Windows Firewall and
none have identified this as a problem. Should I be concerned?
tia

First, after installing a desktop search engine,
I notice all my icons shifted to the left..
So, I move them back where I wanted them,
and rebooted... But there all back on the left side,

I have taken an internet connection this month.I did not download an
antivirus software till now.I have a spyware terminater,but whenever i remove
the threat throught that software i tend to loose exe files like the win32
and due to which i cannot access anything in the control ...

-- i want to play nancy drew games but my curser jumps all over the place on
the game.    Their website told me to update my video card, how do I do this?
I have a compaq presario v4000 laptop.
nanny

Purchased a new machine from a boutique mfg....geared for digital audio
efficiency; & was going over specific mfg.'s documentation (mobo, power
supply, etc.) & checking out everything else the mfg. sent me.  To my
dismay...when I looked at the OS disk..it read XP Pro-Version *2002*-

"The System Administratorhas set policies to prevent this installation".
WinXP home. Logged on as the administrator in safe mode. Attempting to
install Maxtor One Touch-- ExtHD. (Initial window--"1607 Installshield
Scripting Run Time"). My question is--How do I find the System ...

Ok I just reinstalled windows xp home on my computer and my Multimedia
Controller has the yellow ? mark next to it. The only thing I can tell about
the computer is that its an eMachines and the sound its built into the
motherboard. I've searched all different places but I can't ...

What would be the lowest percentage you would recommend?  I have it at 10%
right now.  Could I go a bit lower?  I do use restore quite a bit, in case
that matters.
Debbie

When I try to run Error-checking on a drive, my PC freezes during the
boot process. Any suggestions on fixing this problem?