I've bought an external 300Gig hard drive ("My Book") I'm trying to create
my 1st Total Backup, using Microsofts own backup utility. However, partway
through it comes up with an error message, saying I can't backup more than
40Gig??

I have my nephew's pc here and he wants to up grade the hardware. I
have everything but the harddive here so I moved the hard drive from
the HP computer to the one I built. Windows started up just fine but
I can't log in. A message comes up saying, "This version of Windows

What is ASP .Net State Service and .Net Framework?  Is this needed on my
computer.  I do not develop programs.  There are updates for .Net Framework
and the updates will not install.  Should I un-install this program?  If so,
How?  The add-remove in control panel will not remove it.

Its telling me stuff like qrySQL: File error And its looking for a file.  Do
I need to uninstall something or could it be something with a program on
start up.
Also a DBISAM engin error #11010 table and its also looking for a file

Hi, I'd appreciate any help that can be offered ...
I want to reinstall my original copy of XP home (I have the original disks)
on my laptop, that was upgraded to XP Professional. I don't have the driver
disk that came with the computer, and am trying to avoid going through the

I posted this once before but I cant find it now!
I moved "my pictures" to a networked drive to save disk space on my laptop.
Now I can no longer access that drive. So when I try to install new software
i get an error msg that says "can't access\\drive\c\miks stuff\my pictures"

I remember some where there was a run command you could enter to just have xp
go straight to desptop without having to click the user account button, I am
the only one using this pc and hence the only UA to click.
I just want to power up the pc go get some coffee and come back to ...

I have lost the facility to reduce the file size of photos for emailing, i.e.
when I select a photo in 'My Pictures' then click on 'Email this picture', I
no longer get the dialogue box giving me the option to reduce the file size.
I'm using XP HE, and my email is via Outlook ...

How can I print a .tx. file in Landscape orientation?
The objective is large font size + long enough lines not.
Feel free to also email your response.
Thanks - GC

Here is the scenario.
OS is Windows XP SP2 on a P4 3.0Ghz machine.
For reasons that seemed valid to him at the time, the owner, (not me)
deleted all references to shgina.dll in his Registry. As a result the

For some reason my windows refuses to hibernate, it can go into standby mode,
shut off and restart successfully, but does not go into hibernate mode ,
although hibernation is enabled in the power options. It used to hibernate
earlier. I ran (System file checker)sfc /scannow, but ...

I recently upgraded my system to new Mobo and CPU and HDD.  Now windows will
not boot.  I get to the Windows LOGO screen and the the system reboots.  Will
a REPAIR install correct the problem?

I have a dual boot PC running Win XP Pro on both partitions. I have had a 22
inch LCD wide screen running at a resolution of 1680 x 1050 connected to the
PC. The LCD display has failed and I need to temporarily replace it with an
old 15 inch CRT that can run at lower resolutions ...

Hi, all.
My daughter has suddenly lost her ability to access the Web on
her XP system. She is using a dial-up connection, and even though
the connection seems to be successful, accessing any Web page