Windows XP help and support
Updated: 10/11/2021 by Computer Hope
Windows XP basics
- What is Windows XP?
- Basic Microsoft Windows XP troubleshooting.
- How to restart Microsoft Windows.
- How to shut down a computer.
- What version of Windows do I have?
- Microsoft Windows tips.
- Microsoft company contact information.
- The history of Microsoft Windows.
Top Windows XP questions and answers
- Why does Windows restart without warning?
- How to open Safe Mode.
- How to create a Windows shortcut.
- How to change the icon of a folder in Windows.
- How to update a Microsoft Windows computer.
- How to fix Windows blue screen errors.
- How to restore Windows to an earlier copy.
- How to remove TSRs and startup programs.
File and folder questions and answers
- What is a file?
- What is a folder?
- How to find a file on a computer.
- How to create a computer file.
- How to open, view, and edit the contents of a file on a computer.
- How to open the Windows My Documents or Documents folder.
- How to list files in a directory or folder on the computer.
- How to select or highlight multiple files and folders.
- How to copy files.
- How to move files and folders on the computer.
- How to view hidden files and folders in Windows.
- How to stop viewing hidden files in Windows.
- How to fix lost long file names when copying or moving files.
- How to change or rename a file, folder, or directory.
- How to delete a file, directory, or folder.
- Unable to delete file: being used by another person or program.
- How to stop My Documents or Documents from showing.
- Is it safe to delete .dll files?
- How to fix missing Microsoft Windows .dll files.
- How to create a directory or folder.
- How to copy a directory or folder.
- How to change a directory or open a folder.
- All file-related questions and answers.
- All directory and folder-related questions and answers.
Device Manager questions and answers
- What is Device Manager?
- How to open Windows Device Manager.
- How to remove a device in Windows Device Manager.
- How to view all hidden devices in Windows.
- All Windows Device Manager questions and answers.
Internet and browser questions and answers
- What is the Internet?
- What is a browser?
- Microsoft Internet Explorer questions and answers.
- Internet browser help and support.
- E-mail help and support.
- Internet help and support.
Computer software-related questions
- What is software?
- How to install software.
- How to fix problems in Windows after installing new software.
- How to uninstall software in Windows.
- Why can't I remove a program from Windows Add or remove programs?
- Computer games help and support.
- Power management help and support.
Password and computer security-related questions
- What is a password?
- What is computer security?
- How to reset a lost or forgotten Windows password.
- How to set a Windows screen saver password.
- How to change a username or password.
- How to disable the Windows password prompt.
- How to disable User Account Control in Windows.
- How to enable or disable the Microsoft Windows Firewall.
- Computer security help and support.
Driver-related questions
- What is a driver?
- How to find computer software and drivers.
- How to install and update a computer driver.
- How to fix compression driver cannot be set up correctly.
- List of computer drivers.
Computer hardware-related questions
- What is hardware?
- How to find hardware and other computer specifications.
- How to fix a device attached to the system that's not functioning.
- Battery help and support.
- CD-ROM help and support.
- CPU help and support.
- Floppy drive help and support.
- Gamepad and joystick help and support.
- Hard drive help and support.
- Keyboard help and support.
- Modem help and support.
- Memory (RAM) help and support.
- Monitor, LCD, and display help and support.
- Mouse and touchpad help and support.
- Network and network card help and support.
- Printer help and support.
- Scanner help and support.
- Sound card help and support.
- Video card help and support.
- List of hardware manufacturers.
Recycle Bin questions and answers
- What is the Recycle Bin?
- How to empty or manage the Windows Recycle Bin.
- How to make files not go to the Recycle Bin in Windows.
- How to recover a deleted file from the Windows Recycle Bin.
- What files are not sent to the Windows Recycle Bin?
- How to rename the Microsoft Windows Recycle Bin.
- How to change the Recycle Bin icon.
Windows command line and MS-DOS questions and answers
- What is MS-DOS?
- Why does my Windows computer only start in MS-DOS?
- System is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft applications.
- What is the difference between COMMAND.COM and cmd.exe?
- All MS-DOS questions and answers.
Windows registry questions and answers
- What is the Windows registry?
- How to open and edit the Windows registry.
- How to edit the registry from the command line.
- Do I need a Windows registry cleaner?
- All Windows registry questions and answers.
Help with Windows error messages
- How to fix Windows blue screen errors.
- How to fix address range reserved by hhctrl.ocx for Windows System DLLs error.
- How to fix Windows error message with ntoskrnl.exe.
- Unable to log you on because of an Account Restriction error.
- How to fix illegal operations on a computer.
- Windows cannot read from source file or disk error.
- Missing Windows hal.dll file.
- An error occurred during directory enumeration.
- NTOSKRNL.EXE is missing or corrupt.
- Microsoft Windows STOP 0x0000007F error.
- Missing or corrupt c:\windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys.
- Windows STOP: unknown hard error with the ntdll.dll file.
- How to fix Windows runtime errors.
- How to fix stop BAD_POOL_HEADER error in Windows.
- Windows stop DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error.
- DOS error: parameter format incorrect.
- Windows DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE error.
- Windows STOP: 0x0000007B INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE error.
- Windows stop KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED error.
- Windows stop NTLDR is compressed error.
- Windows stop PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA error.
- Windows stop STATUS_IMAGE_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH error.
- Windows stop THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER error.
- Windows stop UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP error.
- Windows stop UNKNOWN_HARD_ERROR error.
- Windows stop UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error.
Information about Windows files and folders
- What is the thumbs.db file?
- Why do I have two Program Files folders?
- What is the Windows desktop.ini file and can I delete it?
- What is the svchost.exe file used for in Windows?
- How to use the rundll32.exe file in Windows.
- What is the Windows lsass.exe file and process?
- What is the Windows spoolsv.exe file and process?
- What is the Windows alg.exe file and process?
- What is the Windows csrss.exe file and process?
- What is the Windows phqghume.exe file and process?
- What is the ntdll.dll file?
- What are the $NtUninstallKBxxxxxxx$ folders in Windows?
- Help and information with the file boot.ini.
All other Windows XP questions and answers
- How to adjust the Windows background.
- How to change keyboard languages and layouts.
- How to close multiple tasks in Task Manager.
- How to enable or disable Windows Active Desktop.
- How to open the Windows Control Panel.
- How to delete a Windows restore point.
- Computer always boots into Windows Safe Mode.
- Why does Windows restart without warning?
- Information about the Windows notification area (systray).
- Issues and questions related to the Windows taskbar.
- How to toggle the autohide feature for the Windows taskbar.
- Windows XP installation hangs on "Preparing Installation" screen.
- How to load the last known good configuration.
- How to make Windows XP look like previous version of Windows.
- Disabling the Windows XP login prompt for password.
- How to disable the Windows XP welcome screen.
- How to create icons for Microsoft Windows.
- How to add or remove icons in Windows Control Panel.
- Where can I get TweakUI for Microsoft Windows?
- How to fix exclamation mark on PCI to ISA bridge in Windows.
- How to tell when Windows was installed on a computer.
- How to rebuild the Windows boot.ini.
- How to create a Windows ERD or ASR.
- How to get a new unique identification number if lost.
- How to prevent Windows startup programs from loading.
- How to fix SU error messages.
- What is the file jdbgmgr.exe?
- How to enable or disable the Windows automatic updates.
- How to enable and disable Windows Desktop Cleanup Wizard.
- How to prevent Microsoft Windows from prompting for a CD.
- How to prevent Messenger pop-ups.
- How to set or change a computer's date and time.
- How to set the path and environment variables in Windows.
- How to view the date in Microsoft Windows.
- Why does Windows system CPU usage stay at 100%?
- How to fix Windows fonts that are poor quality and not smooth.
- How to install fonts on my computer.
- How to change the Windows New options in right-click menu.
- How to fix Microsoft Windows status bar continues to be disabled.
- How to fix Windows Explorer file name, directory name, or volume syntax error.
- Is it safe to turn off a Windows PC without shutting it down?
- How to use the Windows Recovery Console.
- Unmountable boot volume in Windows XP.
- How to create a copy of the Windows XP Recovery Console.
- How to install the Microsoft Windows operating system.
- How to clear Microsoft Windows most recent Documents.
- How to open the calendar in Windows.
- How to convert Windows into a different language.
- I'm missing Show Encrypt on the context menu in TweakUI.
- How to fix a "not a valid Win32 application" error.
- Why is my Windows System Idle Process so high?
- Error loading operating system after Windows XP setup.
- How to choose which items show in the notification area.
- How to create a Windows shortcut.
- How to SSH from Microsoft Windows.
- What to do if you can't get to Microsoft Windows Safe Mode.
- How to keep my Windows file listing the same in all folders.
- How to disable the Microsoft Windows System Restore.
- How to navigate Windows using a keyboard.
- How to restart Microsoft Windows.
- How to play a DVD or Blu-ray movie in Windows.
- How to change the text color of icons in Windows.
- Where do I download the .NET framework?
- How to play a movie file in Windows.
- How to play a sound or music file in Windows.
- How to change a computer screen saver.
- How to fix errors with Microsoft Windows wbhook32.dll file.
- How to make Windows icons larger.
- How to remove the Bluetooth icon on the Windows XP desktop.
- How to remove text shadows on Windows XP desktop icons.
- How to make the Windows My Computer icon the first icon.
- Missing My Computer, My Network Places, or My Documents icon.
- What is the 1394 connection in Windows Network Connections?
- How to view hidden files in macOS.
- How to add or remove a shortcut on the Windows taskbar.
- How to hide the small arrow that appears on Windows shortcuts.
- Unable to find icons in Windows Control Panel.
- How to disable Windows thumbs.db files from being created.
- Unable to change Windows XP wallpaper.
- How do I know if I have Windows administrator rights?
- How to view users that can log in to my Windows computer.
- How to disable the Windows guest and other accounts.
- Error message: Windows setup requires 15728640 bytes on C:.
- Missing administrator login on Windows XP.
- How to change a user account to an administrator account.
- Determining what service pack I have installed in Windows.
- How long does it take to reinstall Windows?
- How to find what is running on a Windows computer.
- How to create a Windows shortcut key.
- After installing Windows my default drive is not C:.
- Restore Windows system settings from the Recovery Console.
- Downgraded my laptop from Vista or 7 to XP where are drivers?
- View and adjust Windows virtual memory (page file) settings.
- Should I change my Microsoft Windows page file size?
- How to allow a program or game through the Windows Firewall.
- How to create a Windows restore point.
- How to enable UPnP in Windows.
- How to disable the Windows loading splash screen.
- How to make Windows not automatically restart after update.
- How to make my copy of Windows genuine.
- What is the difference between Normal and Safe Mode in Windows?
- How to make Windows programs start automatically.
- Windows freezes or reboots repeatedly upon startup.
- How to access the Event Viewer in Microsoft Windows.
- How to identify what startup programs are safe to disable.
- How to automatically repair problems in Windows.
- How to prevent a forgotten password in Windows XP.
- Where do I find Accessories in the Windows Start menu?
- How to change the icon of a Windows shortcut.
- How to disable hibernation mode in Windows.
- How to fix Microsoft Windows r6025 runtime error.
- How to create, arrange, and remove Windows desktop icons.
- How to disable the Windows password prompt.