I am running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
I recently downloaded a theme file for XP (with the THEME file extension)
and ran it. Okay, so that worked. So, I go to the Start Menu to open a
program. The normal shortcuts to My Computer, My Doc's and all those, have

This is the second time I received a warning from my anti virus
software telling me a trojan is present in a Microsoft update.
( Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent )
What is this company doing?

Between 2 XP PRO SP2 computers, i'm sharing my files in the same
workgroup. (Windows Firewall is enabled). No problem at transferring
files but the annoying problem is error log floods in "event viewer".
After i transfer some files, i get a lot of  event id: 6004  Source:

I picked up a second computer and would prefer NOT to re-instal windows xp
pro on it as it already has that installed from the old owner.
Is there a way of either re-naming or deleting the folder with his name on
it in the documents and settings folder?

In the task manager under the processes tab I see this process running
(upsio.exe) alternating between 0 % cpu useage and 45 % cpu useage over and
over. What is this process? It doesn't seem normal.

I keep getting a popup that says I have  critical errors in my registry. It
tells me that I should donwload "registrycleanerxp" and that after installing
it the notice would go away. Downloaded it .....installed it.....and the
notice still pops up. Its annoying as heck....any ...

I want to set a certain .bmp files as the wallpaper.
I right click on the desktop, choose background and find the correct .bmp
image I want to load.  Once I pick the .bmp image and say ok, I still see the
blue background screen.  The image was there on the preview.

I seem to have lost one of my outlook folders. How do I restore it from the
outlook backup file in the my documents folder? I think it is a pst file.

I have been wondering how I can create a user home directory other than C
drive. As you all know, the user home direcoty is located at "C:\Documents
and Settings" as default when a new user account is created.
My purpose is to disallow a new user modify/create any file in C drive ...

right, we can clear the history in Internet Options, but on the address bar
the url continues to display in the pull down.  I try to hit the delete key
but that does not clear them like it does in the pull down for the search.  
Ok techies, bring me up to speed please.

Recently, I've noticed several issues related to the new AdAware 2007.
My boot time significantly increased after installing the latest version.
I've
had a few issues related to the AdAware service ( aawservice.exe ) not

I enabled S3 (Suspend to RAM) in my BIOS and reinstalled XP Pro today, but
when I go into Standby it appears to complete the process successfully (it
goes off within ~5 seconds) but more often than not, when I start up the PC
again, it loads up Windows from scratch rather than ...

I'm getting an error every time I log into Windows.  It says the file
aquawmej.dll cannot be found.  I have searched my registry for a key
containing this file name and have found nothing.

We know that Longhorn comes with .NET 3. Can someone confirm if .NET 2
is supported on Longhorn?
If yes, can we have both .NET 3 and .NET 2 on the same Longhorn
machine or how to have .NET 3 removed and install .NET2?

My parents live in the USA and have Windows XP Pro, and I live in Australia and have Windows XP Home.  We both have the latest version of Windows Live Messenger.  My parents sometimes have problems with their PC and ask me for help.  How do we use the Remote Assistance feature in ...