Windows XP

Vladimir P asked: Yesterday my computer got a trojan on it, to remove it I have to download Windows defender but to do that I have to download windows xp service pack 2 but to download that I have to go to windows update but to that I have to install an active X control. [...]

Shahzad Haider asked: I am using widows xp professional sp2. I forgot my administrator password. I dont want to reinstall my windows again. How can i reset my admininstartor password?

sarah h asked: I just got a lap top and I want to put windows xp on it from my computer. It only has windows 95 & I cant get my wireless-G to work with it along with other games and things. Please Help?

mikeofohio asked: If I have a 1 GB memstick in my PSP, can I set up Windows XP (or any earlier version) to run on my PSP. I don’t mean the portal program called WinPSP, or whatever its called, which is a series of flash programs made to emulate the Windows Operating System. Does anyone [...]

liejalas asked: I know that a license for an OS is usually for one computer only but if it is used more than once it will be regarded as counterfeit software so if I format my computer with the original windos xp and install windows xp again will my xp be regarded as counterfeit …

redjellolover asked: For example, have XP show the full route to the executable program for the Windows calculator. I don’t want a truncated expression of the path. I need to be able to see the entire route. (I am trying to do some programming.) Thank you

Tjunior asked: My bro change the theme for windows xp and the toolbars re not windows xp but windows classic, Now when i tried to change it back the windows xp theme was not there.

Dawes C asked: One is a PC, one is a laptop, both are using Windows XP. We’re trying to play a multiplayer game without having to connect to the internet.

asked: I want to know how can I change start menu background in windows xp using an image for example a bitmap or jpeg image. I said start menu background not desktop background.

philip c asked: I just got a computer from a friend that had a corrupted version of windows xp. I tried uninstalling it through the command prompts but it says it wont work. I tried installing linux but after the boot screen it comes up with all these error messages. Im not …

vikasintl asked: One of my friends has windows xp pirated version and he wants to validate his windows and we heard we can buy a key to do that..how much does that cost for xp home edition? and where can we buy that?

Sarah P asked: I brought an acer aspire one netbook and it doesn’t come with windows or an DVD drive so how can I get windows xp on it?

MTM asked: I found my old roller coaster tycoon games and I installed the basic one on my windows xp and it works fine. However, when I try to install the loopy landscapes and corkscrew follies expansion pack, it no longer works. It says I don’t have the requirements or something. I …

folder14folder14 asked: Im unable to start windows (not even in safe mode) but have a Windows Xp Installation Disk. Will using the repair feature on the disk delete my computers documents and other files?

Lil_Kwoky1 asked: I’m planning on getting Windows Vista, but some girl in my class who has it was unable to get her powerpoint file to work on the teacher’s Windows XP computer, and they thought maybe it was because of the different softwares. Could this be true?

hemanth b asked: i am having laptop with xp os. I want to install windows 2003 in external hard disk (120 Gb) plz help me how to install os in EXTERNAL HARD DISK.

fashiznit asked: In windows vista, you can press the windows key and a number which is applies to an icon on the quick launch to quickly open that program. Example: If on my quick launch bar i have desktop, my computer, firefox and i press the windows key and 3 at the same time, firefox [...]

tiner_tin asked: I set my laptop to the multiple monitor setting so that i could use the tv as a second monitor. But now i cant for the life of me figure out to take it off of that setting. when i go to the settings menu in the display options it only gives me [...]

sugary_pop2 asked: I have a problem, where my CD Rom Drive or my Floppy drive is not working for me to reinstall XP. I dont have another Computer available and i found out that both cd-rom drive and floppy drives are good but windows is not installing them. And another thing the Windows XP that [...]

Beto24 asked: I have an HP a1600n computer that has Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition installed on it…I have already backed-up all of my files that i wanted to keep to an external hard drive. The problem is, is that my computer did not come with any kind of CD that will allow me [...]

Nic asked: I encrypted some files in windows Xp through “right click>properties>advanced>encrypt”. Then during the time to format my XP i forgot to reclaim those files by decrypting and all and reinstalled Xp. Now i am not able to access my files, neither move nor copy or delete them. Please help me out i have [...]

Nick’s Wife asked: I am trying out this work from home opportunity, but I just found out that the website is not compatible with Windows Vista, which is what I have, they need you to have XP, now I really don’t know anything about computers, and I have no idea what my options are, but [...]

RaffiTheMaster asked: Do I have to go to control panel? I usually keep the category view in Windows XP’s control panel window. I can change it to windows classic view, but I like the category view better since it was the default view. Do I have to go into user accounts inside the control panel?

Q-Tip asked: Is there any software that locks your computer during the login process for Windows XP. I ask because my brother keeps removing password through the BIOS settings.

Gum D asked: I want to start using Ubuntu but I don’t necessarily want to get rid of windows XP. Is there a way that I can use Ubuntu but keep Windows XP on my computer?

rob asked: I have xp windows media center edition on my computer, but my product key is for windows xp home edition. I need to activate windows since it has been updated with sp3. Any tool out there to help me locate the product key. I did use magical jelly bean, but it did find [...]

Nirmala asked: I recently backed up data onto a external usb drive using the windows XP backup utility. My 60 GB hard disk (with three partitions) crashed yesterday and is not recoverable. I bought a 250 GB hardisk and have reloaded windows XP. How do I restore the data/programs from my backup drive? I have [...]

Lowell G asked: Is it really possible to hack my account password from the start screen on Windows XP? How can I protect it?

Lizzie asked: My task bar changed from the Windows XP one to the old, grey Windows 98 one. I have tried opening the properties, but the only one i could change it to was Windows Classic. I tried that, now im stuck with it. There is no ‘Windows XP’ option.

Aircraft tech 1 asked: How do you get into the start up menu for programs in windows XP? I have programs that automaticaly start when I first turn on the computer and I want to stop them.