I had to completely restore my 2004 HP Pavillion a387x desktop which is
running XP Home.  I used the restore CD, loaded SP2 when that was completed
and reloaded my virus software.  In the process of the restore, I did not
reformat the hard drive so I could keep all of my data ...

I bought this laptop from a friend. It has XP on it. When my cursor is on
something for a few seconds it automatically goes there like I clicked it
when I didn't. Is this an XP feature or what? It makes me mad and I would
like to know if I can shut it off and how?

OS=XP/SP2 up-to-date. Device Manager reports the CD-RW CDR-7S52, Driver
5.1.2535.0, is working properly, but when I try to use it a blue screen
appears and the computer must be shut down. On reboot a message says the
system has recovered from a serious error. Microsoft error ...

Will the file transfer wizard in Home Edition work with Vista?  I see that
the Starter Edition has problems.  I need to transfer from a PC running Home
Edition to a laptop running Vista.
Thanks

Recently I signed up for internet service after an absence of a couple of
years.  Shortly afterwards I started getting automatic upgrades from
Microsoft.  This was fine except the process added 184 folders with files to
my computer which has the Windows XP Home operating system.  ...

From Excel's "File Open" dialog box, I cut the latest version of a file to
replace a previous version in a different folder. The previous version
remained and the latest version was deleted and it's not in the Recycle Bin
or anyplace else. Is this a bug? Windows XP Home SP2

When I do a system restore I get back up files in the "documents and
settings" folder. The back-up files are numbered each time I do a restore and
are in a folder that look something like this: "Owner.YOUR-US67PI6LUV.010".  
These folder's take up a lot of space, sometimes a few ...

Ok...I have E-Machine desktop T2482...which comes with an AMD processor, but
for whatever reason...Windows SP3 installed without any problems.
Anyway, my problem. I had Zone Alarm security suite, but today a nag screen
came on to tell me I had just 30 days to renew my subscription ...

Installed SP3 on this OEM tower I built a couple of years ago.  No hardware
has been changed or modified.
After the reboot after a successful SP3, XP says my freakin hardware has
changed significantly since the last activation.  I beg to differ.

I try copy files from hard disk usb to my C: drive, and it appears the
following error:
Data error (Cyclic Redundancy check error)
HD has a cable to PC's USB

WindowsXP Pro (on Network using roaming profiles)
Hi
I just installed SP3  for WindowsXP Professional.
My PC is now running MUCH slower.

Every time when I try to open My documents, or My computer, control
panel, search, or any folder on my desktop, my computer crashes. It
says, on a blue screen(!) something like this:
"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent

I just recently recieved a laptop from a friend of mine that has windows xp
home edition. I also have an xbox 360 and I want to connect the two. I
understand that I need xp mce, but I can't figure out how to get it. What do
I need to do to get it to work.

This last Windows update changed my boot up so that now it asks me for a
password.  Can someone help me change this back.  The last time it happened I
ended up having to pay someone to do a complete reinstall for me.
Thanks for any help,

A few weeks ago right after I first installed -- and then uninstalled --  
SP3, I noticed I had an extra Add & Remove icon in my Control Panel.
Although the 'extra' A & R showed a generic icon, it brought up the usual
Add and Remove application.