Windows XP

HELP I need to activate windows
OK so i reinstalled my bros computer as windows xp pro sp2 but it needs to be activated but i called the activation place and it says it is a non genuine windows version and it will not conect to the internet so does any one know any thing to activte it so he cn still play on it. ... 15 Sep 2009 23:38

Outlook express will not automatically receive e-mails
Hi, i recently had to uninstall and reinstall Mailwasher pro. Since i did that Outlook Express won't automatically receive emails. I have to select 'receive all' to get the emails. In the options menu i have selected automatically download messages when viewing in the preview plane, but still it doesn't work p... 15 Sep 2009 18:04

Standby mode is shaded and unclickable
All of a sudden, when I try to put my pc in standby mode, it will not let me. I click start - turn off computer - then a window with these options comes up...standby, turn off, restart. I still have those options however, the standby mode is shaded and I am unable to click on it. Any help you could give me t... 15 Sep 2009 23:38

no sound when switching tabs or opening new ones
Hi, I am hoping someone can help me. This morning it was working fine, now I have no sound effects when switching tabs. I have sound on all web pages, but want to have the "beep" sound when I switch or open a new tab. I am using ie8 on windows xp. Thank you :) I have tried so many things and can not fi... 15 Sep 2009 23:38

System Restore Won't
What will cause a restore point that works one time not to work another? TIA. ... 15 Sep 2009 20:19

Open with allways opens notepad !
Hi, I have a bizarre behaviour of explorer : when I try to select the "open with" submenu, the click on that option allways tries to opens the highlighted file with notepad ( of course when it is a big file it is very time consuming and i have to "taskmanager-close" it !) How recover normal access to "open ... 16 Sep 2009 22:01

help me!I can't recieve or send email using windows mail
I have had this computer for 2 years and I can not figure out how to send or recieve mail. Everytime I try to send email... this is what appears... The host 'hellokitty0279(a)yahoo.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Subject 'Emailing: 100_3873', Account: 'PO... 16 Sep 2009 16:23

Service Pack 3 problem; can I uninstall without problems?
My computer was working just fine. My Skype line was great. Then, I installed SP3 for XP Pro. Now computer connected mic headset will not work. Callers cannot hear me. Can I uninstall SP3 without problems? ... 15 Sep 2009 15:49

problems copying some files (not all) across vpn
"Matt" <crackers819903(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:ae4cac38-9677-4dec-a1e2-e271c8da1342(a)p23g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... New files inherit the permission settings of the folder they are in. that's what i thought - but there appears to be something weird going on here then because that is definitely no... 27 Sep 2009 19:01

Windows Explorer Search tries to contact Microsoft
I also get notified by my firewall about the same attempt for an outbound TCP connection to 65.55.11.179 port 80. There are two attempts, the firewall reports them a couple seconds after pressing the "Search" button in Windows Explorer, without any other input. Also when starting Explorer search with WindowsKey... 16 Sep 2009 09:35