Please I need help, this actually a question for an unoficial patch for a
game. It asks me to do this:
"To install the patch extract this archive into the game folder using
options that keep directory structure and dates intact and overwrite

I am using a Dell Dimension 2300 with windows xp home edition, etc. and have
a problem with the most recent release of mrt.exe (09/05/07).  This problem
has occurred in the past, but I haven't noticed it much recently, until this
update ran.  I can't run a manual quick scan or ...

This is what we are doing now and then how we *think* we want to manage our
daily office functions.
We currently receive enquiries -sometimes price enquiries sometimes just
information requests- and each of these emails are received every person in

In windows xp user accounts in control panel, i need to add a user in
different groups. Please advise how to do that
as i dont want to do it in Local users and group in management console.
Is that possible to do the same in user accounts in control panel ?

I have an external USB drive (FAT32) that has become corrupted. I do
not believe that there is a hardware problem; at least I will proceed
on that assumption for the time being. Windows (multiple machines)
can't see the drive; Macs (multiple) can see it but can't mount it or

I have two empty files that insist they're system files, but I believe they
are the last remenents of Win-Spy which I have finally gotten rid of
(mostly!)! I can delete them in Safe Mode, but they come back eventually. Is
there a method to make them dissapear permanently???

I've got a shortcut on my XP Pro laptop to shut down the computer, it
works great, the shortcut Target reads like this:
c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -f -s -c "goodbye" -t 01
I'd like to have a shortcut to Hibernate, is this possible? I know I can

I am trying to clean a friends computer which was plagued with several
trojan horses.  Suddenly, when I rebooted the normal Windows desktop came
up in a different mode, not the classic blue.  It is now tan.  I have no
network connections even though it is connected to my home ...

since i reinstalled xp on my computer i can not connect to limewire or msn.
i do have servicepack 2 installed.
what i dont understand is that the whole internet is working just not msn or
limewire or other programs that connect like that but sites and everything

I have a bunch of computers that are currently members of a workgroup.
We will be setting up a domain.  What is the best way to transfer over
settings, favorites, desktop, etc from the workgroup user account to
the domain user?

I'm trying to install XP service pak 2 and each time I try I can the same
error - Error number: 0x8024D007 "The website has encountered a problem and
cannot display the page you are trying to view"  I think I'm having problems
with my browser and or security settings.  Any ...

I've got 2 computers in my home network, these computers are connected to
each other via a router
pc1 has winXP pro + sp2
pc2 has win2k3

I have a HP Pavilion dv5000 which has stopped working for no apparent
reason. I get this message "Windows could not start because the following
file is missing or corrupted:  \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
I cannot boot into safe mode or access the command prompt I can't get past ...

I am trying to install ActiveSync 4.2 but I keep getting an error because it
is trying to install on a network location that no longer exists.  Same thing
happens when I try to install Adobe updates.  How can I change this setting?

LS,  I posted this question in the XP Accessibility forum, but no reactions;
therefor I post it here:
On my daughter's system  (W-XP Home ed NL) she uses the numeric KB to control
the mouse. For this the mouse control item under the accessibility control