I need to modify the XP registry so that when a user clicks on a link to an
RTF document it opens up Microsoft Word in a different window. The catch is
that I don't want any other Word extensions to be opened in a new window
(i.e. If a user clicks on a .doc document, it will open ...

The cmd prompt command FTYPE doesn't work as per the "/?" help
documentation. It says that if you type the command with an associated
file type, it will delete the open command string for that file type.
But it doesn't work. For example, if I enter:

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to activate the function of sharing
folder? Under the property of network, I have check the option File and
printer sharing, but when I create a new folder, and try to share it, and
find the sharing function is disable. Does anyone have any ...

I have a PC which has 3 users.
My user id has admin priviliges as I am the main user.
One user has limited priviliges, but for complicated reasons, the last user
also has admin priviliges to allow her to run certain things.

About a week after installing XP3, I have a problem with the 'Windows
Installer' window popping up, trying to install Office Ultimate 2007,
or Roxio 7, or Cyperlink, or One Touch (a diabetes control program).
The choice seems to be random and I have to hit 'cancel' several times

I have a Dell Inspiron 530 that belongs to a friend.  It's running XP Pro
and has 3gb ram.  Nearly every time you shutdown, reboot or log off, this
error pops up:
"Explorer.EXE-Application Error

I have a batch file (.bat) which contains an XCOPY command, to copy
files from one PC to another on the workgroup at 17:00 every day.
The batch file works perfectly when run manually (from the DOS box).
However when I activate the batch file from the task scheduler, the AT

I was wondering if there was any way to group a set of word documents, and
then define properties for the set as a whole. For example, it would be nice
to be able to specify a project name and number in one place, and then refer
to it in each of the project documents using fields ...

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to create a shared folder for
different groups? For example, There are 3 departments, and I would like to
create 3 folders only to be accessed by its own department.  However, Each
department has 5 staffs, I would like to assign access ...

  I am trying to install Windows XP on my custom desktop, but always got a
Fatal Error as below.
"SXS.DLL:Syntax error in manifest or policy file
"D:\I386\asms\10\msft\windows\gdiplus\gdiplus.man" on line 4.

Every time I have attempted to download a music file or any larger sized file
since installing SP2, my download stops receiving data and the file manager
just sits there stuck at usually 20% or so downloaded. Is there something in
SP2 that limits the size of files downloaded or ...

when trying to start up my wifes Laptop (Toshiba) into Win XP Pro the
display alternates between "Loading your personal settings" ,"Saving
your personal settings" and 'Loggin off" with just a few seconds
between ON and OFF, continually until emergency-stopped.

I use Automatic Update.  I was notified about SP3 and installed it without
any problems.  My daughter's machine is the same configuration as mine
(except she has not installed IE7 yet) but she hasn't received any notice
about SP3.  For what it's worth, the Microsoft Update ...

since installing SP3  in XP Pro, when I shut down I now get an update
shield in the shutdown window that says it will install the latest
updates in the shut down window; how to get rid of that?

I have a HP computer with a Pentium II (800 HZ) processor running Win XP
Pro and I was given a Dell with a Pentium IV (2.4 GHz) processor running Win
XP Home. I put the Hard drive from the HP into the Dell to use the faster
processor and the info on the Hard drive. I set the BIOS ...