Why do you think Norton messed up IE? Did IE work after the upgrade? Can you clarify what exactly you did- How familiar are you with XP?...
Was this, by chance, a log in dialog box? Johanna
You have another account, hiding, with the user name "Administrator" and with a password you selected when you installed XP. Hit...
Hmmm... by default, the single user has admin rights. See this thread for more info. Johanna
In order: 1. Encryption Put a strong password on your computer and even set it to be required when resuming from your screensaver. Any...
Martin, Unless Pro has a feature you would like to have, you may as well stay with your already-paid-for Home version. Yes, Pro has more...
I would be a mess w/o my "snap to" turned on. I can't understand why the world uses mouses over trackballs, either. Try buying an adapter to...
Yep. Johanna
So you guys email it to each other? It's not a big file. Johanna
Ann Chkdsk works from the OS installed on the comp. When XP system files get corrupted to this point, Chkdsk is usually not helpful because...
Use Eicar as a test. It's safe. Johanna ps It makes Norton kick into gear, for sure!
YES You need a good internet security program- one with a two way firewall and AV to screen incoming and outgoing mail. Ideally, it should...
Exactly my point, Reboot- you need the hardware that will support the next level. My comp isn't ready for 64 bit... maybe one day... Johanna
When you say "lock up" do you mean it will freeze, or stall, or both? Can you boot it into safe mode? Your event logs might give us a clue to...
Roxio exits better uninstalling from the program, not the add/remove tab in the control panel. Easy CD Creator ought to come with a neon orange...
If this just happened, try System Restore first. Then run SFC with you XP disk. You may need to reinstall some updates, but it beats picking...
NTFS can read Fat 32, but not the other way around. How did you connect the drives? You will get more attention from people who can help you, if...
How about uninstalling Roxio, rebooting, do a System Restore to a date prior than Roxio, and starting over? I am assuming the NVidia stuff was...
We have discussed the subtle differences between Home and Pro, but many of the comments are scattered in different threads. I ran across this...
I'm with Newt and Broni. Reinstall after wiping -too much of a mess to clean up. A few word about the owner- first, he deserves the idiot...
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