Windows XP

Windows XP Pro error message on completion of boot into GUI
This is what I found in Event Viewer after running Chkdsk and booting into GUI with same error message about registry. Event Source: Winlogon; Event ID: 1001 Checking file system on C: The type of the file system is NTFS. Cleaning up minor inconsistencies on the drive. CHKDSK is recovering lost files. Clea... 2 Apr 2010 22:36

Startup problem repost
WindowsXP Pro Sp3 IE8 Posted earlier but did not show as sent. How do I bypass user name and password at startup? -- Ray _________________________________________________ ... 2 Apr 2010 19:19

Will not boot up.
I have a laptop with XP Pro. When I turn it on it starts to boot up, but just after the Windows XP screen appears it stops, then a blue screen flashes up (too fast to read what it says) then it restarts the boot up. In safe mode it show a screenful of loaded files then hangs forever. Any ideas please? Thanks ... 2 Apr 2010 20:25

battery on the motherboard
When does the little battery on the motherboard need to be replaced? Jack ... 8 Apr 2010 20:51

IE 8
I cannot get Internet Explorer 8 even after the updates several times..someone please help. I am using XP SP 3 ... 3 Apr 2010 08:14

rundll32 turned off in MSCONFIG
To whom it may concern: I accidentally turned off rundll32 in MSCONFIG for the initial applications running during the initial startup of my computer. Clearly this has made my computer difficult to use. Anyway, I have the original XP install disc, can I use that to turn rudll32 back on? Please let me know ... 6 Apr 2010 03:11

How do I eliminate password at startup?
WindowsXP Pro Sp3 IE8 How do I pypass the user name and password at startup? -- Ray _________________________________________________ ... 2 Apr 2010 20:25

Explorer Icon question
I am looking for an explanation regarding a change to the icons I see when I use Windows Explorer in thumbnail view mode. All of my icons just recently changed to have a small box in the bottom left, sort of like the shortcut indication, but this is 2 blue arrows in a circular pattern. It is definitely not a sh... 2 Apr 2010 13:45

Upgrading Win2000 to XP
I have been running Win2000Pro for years. I really dont want to upgrade, but I am seeing more and more things that do not run on 2K anymore. I do not have the hardware to run Win7, and wont go near Vista for any reason. I guess XP is my only choice. I have no intention to buy another computer. The problem I... 5 Apr 2010 13:53

Local printer not ready after Windows restart
Hi, On a HP desktop comptuer (running WinXP PRO) we have Epson-LQ printer connected via LPT port. When user restarts or shut-down computer the printer is displayed as not-connected and the only thing to get it working is to delete it and re-scan HW so that Windows installs it again. Have checked all settings... 12 Apr 2010 09:13