I just installed a Soundblaster X-Fi ExtremeMusic card and now I'm having
problems with a lot of my programs.  The glaring one is that Windows Explorer
has lost the toolbar at the top (the one with the "search" button and all
that.  How can I get this back?  Any ideas besides ...

My DSL is by Verizon and they support Hotmail thru which I can send and
receive emails.  Using Outlook Express I can receive but CANNOT send. I could
send yesterday but not today.  I get this error message:
A time-out occurred while communicating with the server. Account: 'Bob's

And my Ram is always at 38%.  My brother has the identical computer and all
same components.  He has 48 processes and ram at 26%.  What do i do from here.

I am getting problems in opening certain websites. I have tried using
IE, Firefox and Opera and the problem persists in all three of them.
Whenever i perform certain actions in some websites like
mail.yahoo.com and facebook, the browser is unable to show any

Had to replace my hard drive. Only had a backup of my settings from 2006 so
I tried to install it. Came up with an error saying the FSTW was old and
need to use WinXP-Pro+SP2 disk to do a back up. Can't do this since my old
drive is unreadable. What can I do to get my original ...

I keep getting Side by Side errors in Event Viewer - about 2 pages at
start-up.  The event is 32 or 59.
There is no additional information available on the data base.  Here is a
copy of the information for one.

I have win XP SP2 with the latest updates and I'm using ESET NOD32
antivirus/antipsyware sofware, and sit behind a hardware firewall. It's been
running fine for 2+ years, but recently I've noticed that after I boot up, if
I open up windows explorer and leave it running for several ...

My original question was worded incorrectly.  Here it is again.  Thanks for
the original replies I just wish I had done a better job stating the
situation.  Here it is.
When I log off one windows user and sign in on another user AND then go back

I am trying to install a screen saver (davinci.scr) on a computer running XP
Home with SP 2.  The screen saver is a Microsoft screen saver dated 8/10/2004
and was copied from  a computer running XP Media.  The screen saver is a raw
screen saver file.  One copy of the file was ...

Can the power supply cause the monitor to flicker?

I have 3.5GB of memory in my computer.  Only 3328MB is showing.  Is this
correct?  I have WinXP Home.  I first had 4GB installed and it said the
same.  So I took a 512MB stick out to see if 3.5GB would show up.  Now I
have a; 1GB, 2GB and 512MB stick in my computer.  The 1GB is ...

On the AutoPlay tab for my CD-RW drive, the option for Recordable CD in the
select content type box is missing. It has:
Music files
Pictures

Had to install a new drive on Mom's computer. Use to have it sharing it's
files and printer with Dad, both using WinXP-Pro. Was able to setup the
shared printer but can't get Mom's C-drive to share. Went in folder options
and set Everyone to have full access. Still not working. ...

Whenever I right click on my C:\  drive in windows explorer, an error dialog
pops up that says "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to
close.  We are sorry for the inconvenience."
The errors in the application events show the following

Hello to all,
I've just noticed that within the last couple of days the location of my
Temporary Internet Files has changed.
Using Win XP SP2, they were saved in four folders under the following