Hi, i have a custom tower thats running Windows XP SP2 home. Anyway i
recently purchased a Macbook Pro already knowing that i was going to run boot
camp and have it dual boot with windows XP. However after spending $3,000 on
a computer id like to not go out and have to buy ...

I've installed a version of Win XP that was stripped of the SmartCard service
(SCardSvr.exe and some DLLs).
I need it however for supporting my bank's authentication USB key.
How can I reinstall the service? I can copy any missing files from another

I do not want to enter Set Up, but am just curious to see exactly what
appears on the screen during boot-up, as it might be useful one day!
I remember being able to do it in Win98se but cannot remember how.
Can it be done in XP Home, please?

I have a laptop with a screen resolution of 1280x1050 and a  monitor that's
attached as an extended windows desktop with a 1680x1050 resolution.
I have winxp sp2 installed on the laptop - is there a way to keep the DPI on
the laptop at 96dpi while increasing the dpi on the MONITOR ...

The wmp11 message said that the "APDCM format (2)" is missing. I think is an
audio codec. Where can i download it.?
Thanks
Enzo Fiorillo

I kept getting this message after hitting an email link, so I researched it
and found out that I should go into control panel, internet options and
select an email client which is Windows Live (Windows Live Hotmail). I did
this and tested it.  Now I get a .net passport error. ...

Alright, first the layout - fresh reformat of WindowsXP Professional x32, and
this issue has happened in both a fresh one and one running for four months.
I run Diskkeeper, defrag as best I can, then go to a single manual boot-time
defrag for the MFT, pagefile, and all, and have ...

I am having the same problem as in the thread entitled `Locking Folder
Contents Format` dated 12 September, in that folder views are not
`sticking`.  I normally use List view, except for two folders where I
select Icons view.  Up until recently, these two folder views were

Hey does anyone know how to get rid of the white progress bar that shows up
during start up?
I have posted a message on a group on Microsoft but no one wants to tell me
how to fix it. They say I must have done something wrong when I installed my

Bercaue of a fatal error I am reinstalling xp in the 'R' mode, I don't want
to reformat because of the data files.  I boot the system from the cd and it
loads the files for the installation, when it's starts the install I get a
'Files Needed' msg and it's looking for 'asms' on ...

I have been having a problem where every few startups are very slow and
the startup icons don't show in taskbar. I have checked the task manager
and the processes do start. After going crazy rebooting numerous times i
found a small application called Start right that lets you ...

Having an issue with XP Pro on my laptop.  Have it plugged into our network
and it boots up fine.  However, take it off the network and try and boot
standalone it will take at least 20 minutes to move past the "Applying
Computer Settings" screen.

In Adding components in add remove programs Clipboard Viewer is selected but
does not appear in all Programs under accessories. How can I correct this.
Using WINXP HOME. I unchecked it restarted computer went back to add
components and it was checked again but still it does not ...

Running XP Home SP2 (logged in with admin rights)
In Windows Explorer I have just displayed the Owner column, and
noticed that a lot of my files have the owner shown as something like
S-1-5-21-11......plus lots of digits, whereas files created recently

Simple question:  I have an IBM laptop running XP Pro.  Went to run a disk
backup, but laptop reported it was missing IBM files to make the BU disks.  
IBM techs walked me through upgrades so I could make disks.  However, had
Norton GoBack installed--IBM tech finally admitted at 2 ...