On the Windows Explorer window, the color of the folder icon got changed. I
don't know how it happened. It is now showing in a different color than the
standard one, that is yellow. I tried selecting the correct icon from the
Customize tab of the Properties dialog box. But, it is ...

I purchased an HP computer several years ago. It came with MS Office (Word,
Excel, PPT, Outlook) installed for a trial period. I purchased the product
before the end of the trial period.
Recently my hard drive crashed and I lost my Office Suite. I had a new hard

Of an error in the software:  Load needed DLL's for kernel.
Pls. contact your support....
I tried a repair but I end up at a C: prompt.  If I do a reinstall over the
same partition will I lose my documents, etc?

I am running NTbackup from a Windows 2000 workstation.
Monthly it backs up data on two Windows XP workstations on
a simple MS network.
Although files are backed up OK, the 'file ready for

I seem to have lost the Bin's ability to hold 'deleted' files. When I
click to delete a file, the file is deleted immediately rather than
being stored in the Bin.
How do I restore the Bin's normal action?

I have a strange problem.  If i open a program window e.g. internet
explorer, all is well for a short time, then the window refuses to respond
to any command even to close.  I then open prog man with ctrl alt del then
close it by clicking twice on the 'x' close box(it won't close on ...

when i boot up mt compaq computer i get as far as compaq screen then i have
to wait for hours then it finally gets to the desktop.  Ive checked for
virus'es and spyware but everything is clear . Can anyone help me. I dont
think ive deleted any file thats needed for bootup.

This error occurs everytime i open a drive where my multimedias are.
specifically the videos with extensions *.AVI and *.mpeg. When i open up my
drive and folder this error pops up at least six (6) times. "Fatal Error:
Installation corrupted - please reinstall nero".  I have ...

I just purchased an old used Toshiba Satellite laptop with a 20GB hard
drive (Shows 18.x GB capacity in Explorer).  It has Windows XP Home
edition installed.  I went through it and cleaned out any of the
clutter (programs/files I don't need) to clear some drive space.

Hi, I am trying to use my TV to view AVI files on my laptop and I can't get
it to work. I am using a s-video cable that converts to 3 red, green, and
blue plugs.. and am using a standard RCA cable to connect from that to my
TV.. my TV does have the red, green and blue plugs in ...

PC= 2.8MHz Celeron + 1GB ram + loads disc space
I have pemanently fragmented files. The defragmentation tool says the
relevant file names are in the report but nothing is listed. Files
defragmented properly prior to SP3 (which was SP2). Coincidence?

My computer started to act slow so i got online to see about a virus scan
will i found one and i went to buy it at a store here in topeka ks.  It is
Mcfee.  I downloaded it and it told me to restart my computer so I did.  When
computer went to restart i got this message

There have been several postings in these Discussion Groups about user32.dll
being relocated.
The solution suggested has always been MS Knowledge Base article 935448
-http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935448.

I have a desktop which performs reasonably well with 512 MB RAM and recently
I upgraded my laptop to have the same 512 MB of RAM but the performance is
infinitely slower on my laptop
What steps can I take to improve this performance>

At one time when I ran defrag I only used to have one or two green
(unmovable) stripes. I now have 6 - is there anything I should do about
this? I like to keep things optimised.