Windows XP

Numbering files and folders
How do I (consecutively) number a whole load of files in a folder - eg if I have 600 files how can I quickly and easily number them from 001 to 600? OH!!!!! within windows XP. ... 15 Feb 2010 09:50

Calendar software
I'm having a heck of a time trying to locate a Google newsgroup where I can get input on a good XP calendar software with a certain feature. Any suggestions for the newsgroup? TIA ... 14 Feb 2010 17:25

Search Results problem??
When using Start>Search to 'Search the internet', the results show in the left pane but clicking on the links opens them in the left pane also instead of the right pane. I also get script errors. How can I solve this, please? Regards JJ ... 14 Feb 2010 15:11

Search Results ??
I have a search engine that comes up on the left side of the window when I click 'search' from 'Start'. I type in the search topic to search the web and links come up in the left pane. When I click on a link in the search results in the left pane, they do not open in the right pane like they used to. I'm usi... 14 Feb 2010 14:04

Rootkits and the BIOS
There has been a *lot* of talk lately about KB977165! Many of us have seen ANGELKISSES420's nearly incoherent ramblings. I'm not 100% convinced she is attempting to boot off the CD correctly. But in the event she *is* having the problems she is claiming to have, specifically this one: the inability to boot ... 15 Feb 2010 14:22

Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP
To Shenan Stanley - you still haven't answered the man's question: what does the Compression Client do? I get the impression that you don't have a clue, and think you can bluff around it by quoting links and KBs. Guys like you give techs a bad name. lakeedge ... 6 Mar 2010 05:20

Windows Explorer - crashes when deleting/copying files
Did you ever get a solution for this problem? I have the same problem on two computers - on both Explorer always crashes when I try to delete a file. The only way I can delete now is to drag the file to the Recycle Bin. ... 24 Feb 2010 08:38

After SP3 and IE8, Windows Live Mail is completely trashed
In news:4B77A8E6.7020208(a)nomail.invalid, John H Meyers <jhmeyers(a)nomail.invalid> typed: I had originally installed Windows Live Mail under XP Pro SP2 32-bit, and it was fine. alt.humor would be a better venue. ... 15 Feb 2010 20:03

ASP.NET
I thought I posted this on 2/8/10 but I can't find it in this group so I'm giving it another try. In the registry under HKLM\Services, I have entries for ASP.NET, ASP.NET_1.1.4322, and ASP.NET_2.0.50727. Do I need all 3 of these or should I delete two of these entries and just kept the latest version which app... 15 Feb 2010 03:16

Can I somehow backup (completely) win services?
Assume a programs installed previously a window service. Is there way to backup this service (and all depending DLLs, config files), then copy it to another computer and re-install it there again? Of cause without using the original installation software. Karl ... 13 Feb 2010 11:33