Hi, I have my power management settings set to shut the monitor off after 2
minutes. There is no programs open that should be interfering with this
process, however sometimes it won't shut off. It is hard for me to
troubleshoot this problem, because sometimes it occurs and ...

    When I insert a DVD movie in  the player it automatically
selects Media Center to play, REGARDLESS of the setting in the
Menu "Windows can perform the same function, ETC:"  Which wouldn't be
that bad if MC would play but it doesn't.

Hey all...
tried now 4 times to install SP3 and every single time, my box freezes up;
used the AutoUpdates twice now and finally d/l the full 300MB+ app and tried
that twice. All goes well until the installer gets to the Installing

And yeah, this turned out be a problem printing, rather than a printer
problem.
We have 1 machine, that all of a sudden about a month ago, started to act
weird: A Dell OptiPlex 170L desktop wit a HP 1200 printer locally on USB.

Whenever I change anything on my desktop or on my Start Menu, everyone else's
desktop or Start Menu is affected also, to the point where it is exactly the
same as mine. I know there is a fix for this and I believe a very simple one
but for the life of me I can't remember what it ...

Just an FYI to save you the problem friends had today.
http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/browsewebsafely.jsp
Non-current flashplayer / Adobe FlashPlayer plug-in is subject to
redirection, so update to the latest version. To get latest version - go

I had a file with loads of stuff in it. I'm transferring info to a new
system so I thought to compress the file using the windows zip feature.
When I saw how big the zipped file is, like 498mB, I realized I should have
broken it into smaller chunks, discarded every file not needed ...

I have just joined the  'Be' service provider and they don't provide
access Newsgroups.
I want to use Motzarella to access the newsgroups.   Could anyone
please give a few pointers on how to set up Motzarella. I've done a

I have XP Media Center Edition with SP2 and have a folder which is read only
on my C: drive.  I want to change the name of the folder, so went to
properties of the folder and removed the dot from "Read Only".
Unfortunately, it did not seem to stick, since when I tried to rename ...

how can i create a local printer share?
i'd like to create a script or batch file that will create a sharename
for a local USB printer - without knowing the printer's name.  i may
be using the same maike of label printer for each installation, but

We have an old Compaq Presario SR1010NX that came with Windows XP Home. To
make it work with our DC I installed Windows XP Pro Upgrade on it, but the
Windows Activation fails after that.
I tried deleting the installation and installing the Pro Upgrade alone, but

Because my unit startup in Windows XP is frustratingly slow I have been
trying to cleanup the few things I know that effect the startup. In the
process there is a Quicktime icon in the area of the toolbar next to the
clock, I think it is called the system tray. I can right click ...

I used to use a desktop machine which remains in active use by another family
member & have since purchased a laptop loaded with XP. I use MSN LiveMail &
MSN Live Messenger. I log on through MSN but also have the most recent
version of IE (although I rarely open IE).

I am using Windows XP, SP3 and WMP 11.  All are up to date with the
most recent updates.
Every time I start Windows, the Windows Installer box pops up saying
"the feature you are trying to use is in a networ resource that is

Hi all. I'm using XP Home on a laptop.  I don't know how I managed it but I
have managed to put a "startup" folder on my desktop.  (not a short cut to
it.)
The original is still in Start / Programs /