SpywareBlaster will block those sites along with several hundred others (currently 5,643 total). You'll find the list by opening the IE browser >...
It's likely a problem due to User Profile corruption. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151
Try this http://tinyempire.com/notes/ntldrismissing.htm It will allow you to diagnose your problem and take steps to correct it.
You could also use an imaging program like Acronis True Image or Ghost to image the drive and then you can browse the image to pluck any files you...
rsinfo, A great deal of insight can be gained by doing unconventional things. Booting 98 and XP is such. Booting with a floppy is another...
One other possibility is boot to the XP drive and make a boot floppy that contains the loader files for XP. Just format a floppy and copy the...
Since you say you can access the drive as an "F" drive, perhaps you can evoke a command session and use the CACLS command to modify the...
FWIW, StartCop is quite good but is no longer free. There are alternatives that do equally well that are free. I have tested...
This is often due to a problem with file compression. You can disable that part of the "Clean Up" by changing the Registry Key that provides it....
AKP's advice is reasonable for most folks and will likely take you all the way without a problem. I just wanted to stick my 2¢ in and say that...
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm The vb file at that link will fix you right up. FYI, This malady is most often...
If you had gone one step further, you would have found out that Windows will not allow you to format the drive that contains the operating system...
Irfanview does that quite nicely.
The command has to be exactly as written: cacls "C:\System Volume Information" /e /g %username%:f The term %username% is known as an...
I use MoveOnBoot for stubborn cases like this. It's freeware. You can actually delete an entire folder and contents by dragging and dropping it...
You can use the Permission Modifier function of XP to enable you to have the proper authority to rename the System Volume Information folder....
Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm and scroll down to the topic titled "Task Manager - Control/Alt/Delete - Doesn't Work "
An easy fix that has worked for others is to change the target for the System Information shortcut to read: "C:\Program Files\Common...
If both file systems are FAT32, I'd favor running SCANDISK under Win98 as opposed to CHKDSK in XP. SCANDISK is safer since it has the option of...
Joe, you have two choice - either get XP Pro or use some 3rd party program with XP Home to accomplish your goal. You can do that using Group...
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