Hi - A very recent and vexing prob with XP. My computer just started to
pulsate (every 1 second) with the hourglass icon and the mouse pointer.  I
also show an 85-90% CPU utilization rate although there is nothing running.
I've done the boot, re-boot, disconnection of all other ...

I've recently encountered a problem trying to copy files to a CD or DVD.
The error message states "Windows encountered a problem copying file", and
give me a choice to Retry, Skip, or Cancel.
Of course nothing works, so I have to cancel.

I am using Windows XP Home SP2 with an AMD Athlon Processor.
I have recently installed a USB 2.0 PCI card.
Everything seems to work in the USB 2.0 ports except my Ipod.
To charge the ipod and transfer files I have to revert to the old USB ports.

I recently had to do a system recovery on my XP system and have had issues
since.  At start-up, I get "new hardware found - APCI Multiprocessor PC"
message (I only have 1 processor by the way).  If I try to install this
driver the system will not reboot.  I've updated the Chipset ...

I was called to a Windows XP Pro PC yesterday to do a user changeover
and to add/remove some software.
I discovered that there are two Administrator accounts showing (plus
one limited account and the Guest turned off)

recently i have been unable to open files i have downloaded e.g. plugins!
(other stuff too)
after downloading and saving, the box comes up with the options to open etc,
when i click to open, the box  seems to be opening the file for a second

A local business was getting rid of some old computers 2003 gateways.  We got
one for the kids to play games on.  After getting it I found they had wiped
all the software off the harddrive.  What do I need to get it running again?  
I push the on button it runs a little and a ...

I have 3 ids on my home XP desktop (SP 2 and all updates); Norton Internet
Security and Spy Sweeper (both current) plus other applications.  The ids are
part of the adminsitrator group (yes I know that they should not be).  The
learning program installs successfully under id 1. ...

Can anyone please tell me where Firefox keeps its Bookmarks?  I'm backing up
my pc and when I used MSIE I knew where the Favourites Folder was but don't
with Firefox.

I am trying to format and reinstall the os but need to do the boot sequence
first
Dell Inspiron xp sp1 (sp2 removed so the disk would work)
I reinstalled  the OS instead of reformat  b/c I chose the first option

Hi readers,
   Can anyone out there explain to me why ?   Some folders seem to be
unlit.
   I have a new Toshiba laptop , with a lot of folders as such .   There

I'm having an absolute nightmare installing XP.  Here's my current setup.  I
have a primary 160 GB SATA drive that has XP pro installed.  It works fine.
I have a secondary 750 GB SATA drive I use for storage.  I have just added a
150 GB SATA Raptor drive (10K RPM) to my ...

I used RegCure to "fix system errors" and now my "WIN XP Home Edition" Help
and Support files are corrupt.  Can someone tell me how to reinstall these
default Help and Support files?   I really do not want to reinstall my entire
operating system just to resolve this one issue.  ...

Are there any registry entries one can make to automatically release
memory when an application is closed, rather than running a separate
program?

Hi, Saw someone with the same name as mine, made a posting yesterday. Just
hope you are not confused who is who.
How can I get the sound back from my speaker. I have used the headphone once
and now can't get the sound back from the speaker. I have checked all the