Hi Readers,
                   I have this problem in restarting when needed to , like
when installing updates & apps etc.
i have had it for a while , not knowing whether it is a software or hardware

I have a HP Deskject 5550, attached via USB to a windows xp SP2 PC (host),
and shared using a hidden network share (like \\pc\share$).
Another PC (guest), using windows XP sp2 used this share for more than a
year now, printing with no issues at all.

I am running WinXp (updated and all) w/ Office 2003 (updated as well).  I
have my pc set so that I can switch between an English and French Keyboard.
This has been functional for 3+ yrs and always worked perfectly.
Recently, about 1 week now, when I switch to French my Keyboard

Anyone experiencing problems running the updates after sp3 was installed? I
go to microsoft update site and there are 4 critical updates. It has failed
to install them once they've been downloaded. This is also the case for
non-critical (such as an update for my on-board lan).

Howdy,
I run XP SP3 on my laptop...
About an hour ago, I found browsing (wireless) to be
unusually slow.

I'm a noob at this so beware. I recently had to re-install XP pro (actually
it was a re-upgrade to maintain all existing data/software). Then I decided
to install SP3 instea of returning to SP2. Both went well and without
problems that I am aware of. Since, Auto-Update has ...

One of microserfs recent updates has caused windows explorer and my computer
to freeze after anything between 2 and 10 minutes of being opened. I am
unable to do anything other than use task manager to crash out of it.
Everything else open is fine.

busca

I am typing recipes for a cookbook and would like to use the degree symbol.  
How can I create a shortcut key to use the symbol?

As you will guess from the rest of this post I am a bit of a computer
dinosaur, so please bear with me !
I stupidly turned my PC off by pressing the button on the base unit.  When I
turned it on again I clicked on my name on the welcome screen as usual.  The

sorry for the wide blast.
I am unable to login to sites like Orkut, gmail, yahoomail etc . When i type
the url i get the login page but when i give my credentials and click loin,
the browser doesnot open the home page it shows processing.....

Recently I've started getting many pop-up messages about apache: "Apache.exe
has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the
inconvenience." The details are:
Error Signature

OS XP Pro SP2
MB P35 Neo2
I just installed an additional 4GB totalling 6GB and System Properties and
the Task Manager reports 3.25GB, but in System Information does show the

I have an odd problem with my page file getting fragmented. I have XP Pro,
SP2,  2.0G Pentium 4, and just upgraded from 1.25G to 1.5G of memory. I
always adjust my page file to 1.5 x min 3 x max. I always keep my drive
defragged and never had a problem. I also use Pagedefrag and ...

I am running xp pro, fully updated. I have a seagate freeagent external hd,
250 gig. it has worked fine until yesterday.
now windows does not detect it. it is detected in device manager and all
shows working. if i right click on my computer,select manage and then select