I updated from XP SP2 to SP3 about a week ago.  I also run IE7 and AVG 8.0
and Windows Defender.
Not sure whether this is coincidence but Defender is now doing a daily quick
scan shortly after PC startup.  This is not scheduled by me - the schedule

Hi I looked in Windows XP Help and Support regarding "License Management" for
my computer.  It indicated to go to the "Tools" and Click "License
Management".  I feel I am in the wrong area of my computer because "License
Management" was not there.  I just want to make a list of ...

I loaded SP3 through MS updates and now I am getting a message that says "
Windows cannot connect you to the network"  Everything seems to be working
fine and I can connect to the internet as well as the server and  other
places on my network but the toolbar on the bottom has the ...

13/May/2008 8:00
Under the 'add/remove programs' of the control panel, most of the programs
listed have indications on how often programs are used. There are programs
that I know I use frequently, yet the listing reports that I use the

I have WinXP with automatic updates.
My system sometimes suggests to install the updates directly on the fly.
But sometimes my system installs the updates at shutdown of the computer.
Why this is done in such a way?

My laptop has no audio, except for a beeping sound it emits when I start up
the OS.
I read on another forum and it said to delete the WMM.... driver and reboot.
I deleted on the "Sounds and Audio Devices">Hardward in Control Panel, coz

My computer creates Restore Points labelled:
Software Distribution Service 3.0
Is it safe to performe a System Restore to any of such Restore Points?
And, what does it mean?

The apoint.exe starts in the taskbar after every reboot.

Aloha all.  I forgot my logon password. Fortunately, I use Autologon, so I
can still get on. But I'm concerned about changing my system now. When I try
to delete the password altogether through the control panel, all I get is
the incorrect password error. Is there any way to ...

I just completed a new system with XP Pro 64-bit. Whenever a CD/DVD is
inserted into my Philips Sata drive or a device is connected I get the usual
pop-up box that has the following, "Windows can perform the same action every
time you insert a disk or connect a device with this ...

I need help...
I'm suffering this problem now
my desktop program icon have background color
i don't know why i'll get it

After performing a system clean up, some of the Accessories were missing.  I
was able to get back most of them through Add/Remove Components; however, for
the GAMES, it's only bringing back Internet games but not the usual system
games, such as solitaire, freecell, etc.

Originally I have 1 hdd1 where I installed my win xp and the games. Because
of virus infections, I have decided to attach a new hdd2 and installed win xp
and used as Master. The old hdd1 as slave. My questions are:-
1/ Can I still play the same games if i do not reinstall the ...

(MS WinXP Home SP2; MS Office XP; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz
Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 7.5.503; spybot S&D; ad-aware;
cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra E310"; Windows Media
Player).

WinXP Pro SP2 all MS updates
Dell Latitude D600
USB 2.0 ports
ActiveSync 4.5