I am unable to open MS Word 2007 documents sent via e-mail with my MS Word
2002 (Office XP). I receive it as AOL message attachment "winmail.dat." I
have even downloaded the MS Word 2007 converter and still get Error in
opening. I don't understand why I receive it as a .dat file. ...

When rebooting my system, the screen goes blank for a very long time. After a
few minutes, white dashes appear across the bottom of the screen and very
slowly the dashes fill in and become a solid white horizontal line. Then the
windows screen appears. The total process takes ...

I started having problems (not sure why) with saving email attachments from
Outlook Express and in burning files to CDs and DVDs.  When I try to save a
single attachment from Outlook Express that is over 100 megs, I get an error
message saying "disk full".  When trying to burn ...

I have an original purchased version of XP Pro and after doing a fresh
install of Vista I wanted to sell it.  Since buying an OEM machine I haven't
used this version for three years.  I'm sure it was activated but cant
recall if I registered it.  I have the original Product Key ...

I need to run System Restore in Safe Mode. The problem? Help and Support
won't come up. What is the name of the System Restore executable so I can
launch it via Start | Run ?

Doing repair install of XP Home but hang during device install with 35min to
go. checked logs and only one that appears to indicate anything is
setuplog.txt.  Last entry indicates that it entering but not leaving install
of enumerated devices (?)

I have a very simple question. I am totally new to batch files and I
am looking to create the following: a batch file that takes every file
and folder in a directory, and opens it with a specific program
(exactly in the same way as if I drag and drop each file or folder on

My XP SP2 .NET2 keeps installing the same update:
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 2.0 (KB928365)
Is there a workaround for this?
TIA,

Each Time I open the database I have made a dummy entry before I can call up
the file I want to work on
IE I have to letter the first file, say A, then enter and then done.
Then I can go to FILE and call up the one I want.

I have an embarrassingly simple question.  How do I change the way favorites
are listed?  I want the listing to be alphabetical...I think it is now based
on chronology...
I am most certainly NOT a "puter geek" but I would very much appreciate

Just reformatted a stand alone PC and re-installed Windows XP Professional.
Then installed SP2. Subsequently 87 critical updates were downloaded but 86
are not being installed. Tried several times. What can be wrong and how to
overcome this problem.

I have two DVD-R drives, a Plextor PX-708A (E-Drive) and a Sony Dual RW
Drive (F-Drive).
Both worked great until this week.  Now the Plextor will read DVDs but not
CDs, music or data.

When i try to install a game that has more than one disc and I insert the 2nd
disc,  it freezes and won't continue to install the game.  I ordered a new
CD-ROM so its not that, and i've tried other games so its not the game.  I
dont know what else to try.

Hi,
After reinstalling Windows XP (SP1 +2) I can not longer read my encrypted
data (word, excel, powerpoint). I get "access denied" on all files. Some of
the files is backed up without encryption, no problem with those, but I have

I wiped out my hard drive, starting fresh.  Repeatedly getting error "ntldr
is missing".  I have already tried copying:
d:\i386\ntldr c:\
d:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\