Did you make any recent changes to your system (install a new program or a piece of hardware, update a driver, install an update, etc)? If so,...
Yes, why not? See page 93 for your manual ;)
To be able to "see" Local Settings you'll have to set Explorer to Show hidden files and folders
Seems like you are being blocked at the server. This is how the last hops look for me:
Nice to see articles written by clueless people! You can only have hotfixes installed if you have asked for them in the 1st place, and...
Sure you can do that, but you won't have DSL service when you do...
Sounds like a stuck Fn key to me....
You can clean up the installation files through Disk Cleanup. Click the button Clean up system files and you can remove the Service Pack Backup...
Did you uninstall the current driver? Did you try installing with administrator rights? Any (related) messages in your Event Viewer?
Simple answer: NO. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Personalize-your-computer
Start here: How to troubleshoot sound problems in Windows XP
Sorry, no. But the school should most likely have a support contract, so I'd get into contact with MS support...
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