when it does this it disrupts running programs.
along with asking ever couple of min to reboot.
aggrivating SOB.
How can I stop this so I can reboot when I want to?

When I boot up one of the first windows that appears is a message telling me
that there is a problem with " startdrv.exe " and I should report it to
Microsoft.
Somebody has told me that "startdrv" is suspicious to say the least. Can any

Greetings from a hopeless nontechie!
My PC, a Dell I got a few years ago, slowed down considerably. It's 36
G Hard Drive only had 4 percent of free space. I freed up a
considerable amount and it now has almost 25 percent of free space

I have about 2 Gig of RAM but seldom use more than 40%, despite the use of
all of my CPU capacity, in some instances.  Is there an adjustment that can
be made so more RAM can be used to speed things up?

When installing office home and student 2007 we received error message 1311  
source file not found what does this mean?

Okay, I have drivers and an XP disc, and was wondering how to slipstream my
SATA drivers. Here is what is in the txt file that came with the drivers:
; ****************************************************************************
; ...

Hi everyone..
I just bought a new system last week and got windows xp home sp2 installed
on it. At first, everything seems to be ok.. then, a few days later, after
hours of usage, i found my system refuses to shutdown.. it doesn't stall,i

I work in an IT dept and we have an issue that comes up once in a while where
the computer acts like the shift key is stuck down.  Basically if they click
on the desktop all icons get highlighted, if they click a specific icon all
icons above the one they click gets selected.  If ...

Can someone please briefly describe the steps on how to do a backup of
a huge file (eg. my vmware's image) from my hdd onto the multiple DVD
media?
How to make it span across the DVD media?

I'm a trainer and I usually advise people to use Windows Explorer to
copy/move files and/or organize their hard drive. However, in practice I find
that most end users never heard of Win Explorer, but they are familiar with
My Computer.

For some reason my computer is on occasion freezing up and suggesting that
the ATI 2dvag driver has failed.
Any ideas as to how to fix this?
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

I can't find a hardware NG so hope it's OK here. I want to replace a duff
DVD/CD writer in an old computer.
Will any DVD writer currently for sale work?
According to Belarc advisor, this is what is there at the moment.

Is there any patch or upgrade to upgrade from 32bits to 64bits for Windows XP
Professional Service Pack 232bits???
If it is i need the way to get it please!!!

I'm always on the look out for new or better standard applications for use
with Windows XP. Recently I've tested a "Free" Firewall/Security app that
is called Online Armor. Very efficient program. After install it runs a Scan
for items to allow/block. Easy to configure and ...

I am sorry for this long message. I thought it would be helpful if you have
all the info up front. I have a problem with file and folder sharing. I have
set the folder to share (on the sharing tab) and have made sure the
permissions are correct (on the security tab) but I cannot ...