HI could someone help me,
I just bought a windows XP pro disc for multiple PC's from microsoft.
I don't have a problem installing and activating windows on all the PC's
but it can be a pain in the neck to have to enter the serial key on 15 computers one after the other.
help please.

Vista keeps creating endless desktop/user/desktop/user folders on my hard drive. It says I can't delete them but if i start on the last and work up I can delete them. Trouble is it just recreates them on the next reboot. Any suggestions?

I have a laptop audio problem, which I think is more than just sound. It all started with, I think, me installing Firefox. My IE add ons were disabled. Other programs were limited in use, then my audio went. Have checked all drivers, which are fine. My volume icon has disappeared whereupon, i try to reinsert it on the taskbar, to find the Sound and Audio Devices box is all grayed out. I get a no entry like sign when actions don't happen and the only sound I get is a bleeping with notice/s. There is a yellow icon besides an audio tool I installed RealTek AC97 Audio. Not much I can do!

I am logged in as administrator and I am unable to delete a folder while windows is giving me message "You requre permission from Computername\Adminstrator to delete this folder"

What should I do to achieve such rights? :(

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A while ago I began getting numerous duplicate error messages after my computer started up. The error message says:

"cmd.exe - Application Error", "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142). Click on OK to terminate the application."

I have to hit OK dozen's and dozen's of times before it stops and can see the error message in the Task Window. After clicking OK, the entry in the Task menu goes away, so I keep doing it until they all go away.

Sometimes, it happens again when I am working on something, but mostly it always does it when I first start the machine up.

Help! Can't boot WinXP with IBM T42p - doesn't display Windows screen!?

I have an IBM Thinkpad T42p with WinXP and when I boot it up the initial IBM screen comes up where you can press an F key to go into different modes or BIOS utility. The machine never goes to the "Windows XP" screen with the bar and it loading.

But after that the screen is blank and the computer doesn't boot up - just nothing happens (although the battery, power, and dvd drive lights are on)

While attempting to perform a disk cleanup, the cleanmgr.exe program fails (application error when writing memory) when trying to remove "Downloaded Program Files". I am using IE8.

To troubleshoot, I went to the c:\windows\downloaded program files folder and attempted to remove them individually - using the right-click>remove function. After a short while, I found only one file that causes this error while trying to remove it...

I installed service pack 2 and when I go on facebook it doesnt let me click any links anc wont let me do or see certain things on webpages. Can someone help me before I go crazy please?!?!?!

When I double click an image file, i.e. a .jpg or .png file, on the Desktop, I see the Picture and Fax viewer flash open and instantaneously close. If I select Office Viewer (or any other picture program) as the default viewer, no problem - the picture stays open until I close it. But if I re select the Win Fax viewer again as the default viewer, the picture just flashes open and immediately closes. Very frustrating.