I have noticed that after successfully installing SP3, almost all the
hotfixes listed in add/remove program were gone.
I'm not sure if they have replaced by the SP3 or if I have, somehow,
mistakenly deleted them.

Hi.  I am having this prob and as a poor college guy really don't need the
$79 fee to have someone fix this for me.  PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP?!?
My Problem:  ...turn on my computer (hp Pavilion zt3000) and the generic  
blue screen turns up with a window saying:

Hi, my MSN Live Messenger opens and crashs after 2 seconds...
I made the msn update to the last version just to stay away from bugs... but
no help at all...
what should I do? Maybe a Win XP registry clean?

Using Windows XP on high end stand along Dell Optiplexes…
We configure the XP OS for our purposes (such as how the folders look, what
is in the start menu, etc.)  I assume this OS configuration information is
containted in a file some where.  It would be much easier to copy that ...

My Computer crashed last week.  I  took it to Staples where they did a
diagnostic test and determined the motherboard is dying.  I spent a little
over $200 back in December to fix another problem and just spent $55.00 for
this test.  The tech person suggested they can send it out ...

I helped my friend rebuild his XP system. Now XP SP2 is installed from
scratch. The Network card shows up in Network Connections but there is
no LAN. Earthlink customer service could not help. So we have no
Internet connection. He has DSL with Earthlink's supplied DSL modem.

Just wondering if an Windows Update might be causing the following problem;
Just reinstalled XP and have finished taking all the updates...  now when
you go to "Restart" the computer it hangs at 'Windows is shutting' and will
not restart.

Has anyone tried to use the free support chat for SP3? No matter which
browser I use (including IE 7.0), the person on the other end never
appears to be able to see anything I type, although it appears to send
the message and I can see everything the other person is typing.

(The following problem is on Windows XP Professional.) I have a problem with
Windows Movie Maker 2.1.4026.0. When I import audio/music, I can't hear it.
I've checked all the volume options, and everything seems fine. For some
reason, the imported audio/music is silent. What ...

Ok, so my old login profile got corrupted, and I made a new one an
copied over what I could from the old profile. I've had to fix a lot o
settings, but one I can't seem to fix is for Windows Explorer
Before, whenever I opened an explorer window (say, My Computer fo

           I have turned off automatic Windows update and doing so now I
have an icon sitting in the systray displaying "Windows Security Alerts".
I do not wish to be remainded that way and I want to get rid off that icon.
How to do that?

I have been unable to update Windows Defender to the latest definitions
since June 20th on my 512MB RAM XP Home nor 768MB RAM Pro systems.
System Event log:
Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with

Hi,
 I am trying to execute some remote scripts through telnet, and I did
    U:> http://www.mysite.com/calculate.php
  This doesn't work though. This is what it brought back:

Don't know where to start looking for answsers so I am starting here.  I have
recently been having a lot of problems with getting those nasty little red
"x"s instead of pictures or graphics in e mails or in online games etc.  One
game site support page article indicated it ...

I recently acquired a new IBM ThinkPad series R61.  They come standard with
the widescreen ( I do not like).  I typically arrange my icons around the
perimeter by categories.  Eith my old laptop this was not an issue.  However,
everytime I undock, turn off change settings for ...