Xp without sp on my desktop. Loaded xp cd with sp2 on it. Now the programs
and files doesnt work? When you start it it gives 2 options....Start with
"windows xp prof" or "windows xp prof".....found that the first one is sp2
and the second is the old one. How do i get the stuff to ...

Hi im searching me to this forum mostly by one problem ive recognised a
month ago ~
When im playing games like counter-strike that i normally do suddenly
my computer reboots by it self :S It's like you pressing the power

Blue Screen Error Codes:  UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
Stop:  0x000000ED (0x81EE4D98, 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
What is this telling me? I can get past the splash screen, I've tried the
advance settings (by pressing F8) but so far still cannot get past the splash.

I once had silverlight on my computer and, for reasons unknown, deleted it.  
I've been able to watch instant movies on netflix with no problem until today
when I was prompted to download silverlight.  During the installation, I'm
told I need a disk with the install program on it, ...

Just setting up a Dell Dimension 4400 desktop with XP Professional, with
the default Admin account Default Admin, one newly created Admin account
Myname Admin, and two further limited privilege user accounts - Bill and
Ben. guest account is off.

I m able to surf the website which are secured ie https:// but i m
not able to surf the website with http://
what must be the problem, i have scanned the pc with quickheal
antivirus but virus never detected in the pc

I'm trying to add a new folder in shared contacts. When I type the name I
want for the folder it says "entry with this name already exists."  But I
don't see any entries with that name. Is it hidden?  
2 user accounts on this computer each w/their own address book, but the

I let an IT guy at work look at my computer for another problem. He ran an
online free antivirus software, I think "Clam". Next thing I know he's
telling me that if picked up a virus in the system 32 file and deleted the
whole file. Now windows will not boot up at all. I am at a ...

I have a 500GB Seagate Freeagent drive that is only used for a nightly
backup although it is on 24 days however 15 mins after use it goes to
sleep.  It has 300+GB free.
I have checked it using it's own Disk check and it id fine.

I get an error message every time I close out from Internet Explorer. It
prompts me that it had to close (which is what I was doing anyway!) and it is
sorry for the inconvenience.  This happened on IE 7 and now IE 8.  It has
been going on for at least two months.  It only occurs ...

I have a Dell Dimension 2400 with Windows XP installed on it. It worked
perfectly up until a little while ago when I had multiple error notifications
appear on the screen. The subject would be one of the following executables,
including:

Due to a total machine failure after overheating i have removed the har
drive and connected to a laptop via USB external drive case to access m
documents.
The folder My Documents is denying access.

Whenever I boot up my computer I get the following error:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing o
corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

I've found a number of reposts of articles on how to get HD working with SP3.
They talk about a KB888111xpsp2.exe file. However, all are reposts. I've yet
to find an original that still has a live link to a download of that file.
If someone knows where it is, please let me know ...

As said before I run all the scans for malware and I also formate the whole
drive(so the laptop is like new). Then I started tracking, the system is
still slow and CPU Usage spikes to 100% as soon as I open IE 7 or any
applications (office word,excel