Windows XP

I've lived in the Domain world to long, I need map a drive with XP Home...
This all seems to work so much easier in XP Pro, and I really haven't done much with XP Home... I did the Network Setup Wizard. I told it I was using the Internet through another computer and turned on File and Print sharing. On the Connections screen it says all the Network Hardware is disconnected, so I che... 18 Sep 2009 10:00

Windows 7: Reasons To Move From XP Pro?
(PeteCresswell) wrote: When I was fooling around with Vista, I could see some reasons not to switch (changes in UI, things in different places); but couldn't find any real benefits. Probably a function of what one wants the PC to do.... but still... So... Has anybody switched to 7 and found ... 17 Sep 2009 20:26

Web Audio Garbled
This may be off Group topic. Have one Windows XP SP3 machine that has developed garbled audio while playing video clips from web sites using IE7. Audio from an audio CD is OK (from each of several different players, including WMP). Have uninstalled and re-installed Adobe Flash and Shockwave players as well as Re... 24 Sep 2009 18:27

Deleting Registry entries via a Batch file with Wild Cards?
We have reason to manually remove office fromwork PCs when patches won't install. The KB article below has the steps for that but take forever to do. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/928218 Is there a way to make a batch file that can remove the keys and use the wildcards as listed without specif... 17 Sep 2009 18:11

Desktop settings keep changing in a domain environment
Can someone please explain to me how desktop settings work on the XP platform? We have XP computers in a 2003 server domain, using roaming profiles. We have a hand full of computers with the following problem. The department computer user's desktop screensaver settings are set up as follows: Screen saver se... 23 Sep 2009 23:28

Control Panel Icon
I uninstalled Bluetooth, but the BlueTooth Devices Icon remains in Control Panel.. How can I remove the ICON?? ... 19 Sep 2009 10:24

Settings not saved on restart
I run Windows XP Pro SP3, and every time y restart (reboot) my HP Pavillion, my selected toolbars [Quick Launch and Dektop] disappear and have to be reinstalled manually. Also in my Start menu, some items appear duplicated and my Internet connection is lost. Thank you beforehand for your help. Dimitry __... 17 Sep 2009 23:56

Changing Location of Offline Files folder
Would this also work for an external hard drive rather than a partition of the main hard drive thanks Kyle "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote: Justin wrote: I am curious whether or not it is possible to change WHERE the Offline Folder and associated files are stored on the hard drive. I syn... 17 Sep 2009 13:39

Getting the time in a text file under a limited user account
Under a limited user account, doing this does not work. time > time.txt 1. Seems retarded, but is there a work around? (Without going to an admin account.) Thanks, Andy ... 17 Sep 2009 14:47

XP Home - Can I download many Midi Music files at one go ?
Hi, I have many midi music files line up from top to bottom at certain websites. At present, I could download it one at a time by right click at download > Save Target as > Folder > Save. May I know if I could do it for say 50 files at one go ? What steps are needed ? Thanks Low -- A36B58K6... 18 Sep 2009 07:46