having difficulty sending backup information to cd, I am very off key whne it
comes to computers... please cend info asap.

I running xp pro I installed sp2 from a CD . had a problem with a tax program
so I uninstalled sp2 now my PC will not boot can not even get safe mode
...keeps looping ..can anyone help..thanks...

Hi, I recently posted (3/3/05) questions regarding a blue error screen, with
the following question:
"Hi, ocassionally I am just minding my own business on my laptop when all of
a

I have some folders in my MSN e-mail contact list that I would like to save.
But I don't know how to move the folders out of the contact list. I would
like to back them up into a Four-gigabyte Flash memory Drive, if it can be
done. I have Windows XP. Appreciate your help. Thanks

I am an ordinary user of XP Pro with no special technical knowledge. I'm
encountering a problem that I can't find discussed anywhere on the internet.
The Problem:
Any program that tries to access C:\System Volume Information\tracking.log

Hi;
I Installed XP Service Pack 3 on my Compaq computer, and now it will
not boot at all.  It crashes back to the "safe mode selection screen"
after trying to boot.  Nor can I get it to boot using any form of safe

My computer keeps restarting. I can not find anything in the event viewer
that would give me an idea as to what it is. It might not do this for several
days then all of a sudden it will start. It might shut off every 10 mins. to
every hour. I have cleaned out the dust. I have not ...

A young lady friend was just given a new laptop for her birthday and she
gave me her old Compac 700.  It came with the usual stuff that Comapc and
Hewlett-Packard pre-install on all their machine and since this old one only
has a 40GB hard drive it is already three quarters full. ...

The problem
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My WinXP computer will not boot from its hard drive.  Shortly after POST, it
displays the message "A disk read error occurred.  Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to

Using a registry fixing program like Registry Repair Pro on a regular
basis has its own advantages. Usually computers slow down because the
registry of your system might have become bloated and possibly corrupt
too. This usually happens because of improper uninstallation or

I running xp pro I installed sp2 from a cd... some of my programs were not
working so I uninstalled sp2 from add/remove now my pc will not boot...it
keeps looping when it gets to the windows screen anyone have any ideas
please....thanks

This just recently started happening .... when I open up a new internet
explorer site, any othr one that is open, is automatically closed ... a bit
frustrating. Not sure what happened and why it is happening. Thanks for your
help. Brian

When I click Install Updates for SP3, the Installing Updates window
says, "The updates are being downloaded and installed" and Installation
status displays, "Downloading Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB936929)
(update 1 of 1) . . . " but the Downloading progress bar is blank and

I have had an XP upgrade running over ME for over a year. Recently I have
changed hardware to fix a few problems. Now XP has given me three days to
re-activate it. Unfortunately when I try and activate it, the pop up
activation window is blank, with two "missing graphics" boxes ...

I have a couple of XP Pro machines with this problem.
We have a LAN based on SBS 2003. I can ping them successfully but I cannot
access their shares. Figuring that there may be a firewall issue, I decided
to disable it to see if that made a difference. However the firewall is set