I use Windows XP Service Pack 2 and IE7.
When I click on any download if I save the download it goes to the little
window with the percentage of download but when it reaches 99%% it freezes, or
if I click on run the download it goes to the little window with Verifying on
it but never continues.
I'm unable to download anything, I've tried updates, programs - such as
Flash Player and also subinacl.msi which Flash Player led me to - I can't
even add a picture to Incredimail which I've used without problem for years.
I've tried System Restore back to 13th May, the 12th May was unsuccessful
and I'm unable to take it back to April, it often does that.
So can anyone out there help me please?

Regards
Alan

My Internet connection is dropping out every so often. The connection icon
is still on the task bar and the phone is 'hissing' (so connected) but I
can't do anything. the connection window will not open....it sort of flicks
on and then off....and there is no colour to the two small Monitor windows
in the icon. I have to completely reboot.
I have noticed it seems ok if I turn my newly installed Brother Printer off.
Surely that isn't causing it to happen???? Any help please

A year ago for several months, I followed all the instructions on
fixing getting details view in Windows XP pemanently but nothing works
reliably. I've followed instructions on new computers that I've gone
to when I go to new job contracts and there is no permanent fix. If
setting it the first time doesn't work the first time, it usu. never
works at all permanently and I have to reset to details view every
single new reboot.

s'okay. I've learned to live with it somewhat as one of the stupid
little XP flaws can't work around (and, yes, followed ALL the
instuctions given in this ng and from other places.) I've gotten
around this XP flaw by using WE replacement.

The difficulty lies in that scripts I don't want to change use WE
first. To this end, I'm trying to find a way to automate setting
details view on boot up. This fresh install around I'm not even
getting the usu. minimal co-operation with XP and I seem to have to
reset periodically, not even just upon reboot.

Starting a few months ago, whenever I reboot my computer (XP Home) it starts
up with 'My Favorite Theme' loaded, then at some point in the startup it
reverts to 'Windows XP (Modified)', causing me to have to bring up the
properties and set it back to 'My Favorite Themes'. Not earth shattering, but
still an annoyance.

Additionally, sometimes (not always) the Sound Theme and Pointer Themes also
revert back to some generic theme.

If anyone has a 'cure' for this I will be grateful.

How can I stop a computer using windows xp pro from going into -lock mode?

Thanks
Joe

I have two drives 500Gb each - identical
I have multiple partitions on each for future OS's and data areas.
I just noticed that some of the partitions on the second drive have several
letters assigned to them in the left column of my File managers
This system is only about 2 months old.

The primary drive (the one with my daily XP64 in the first partition ) has
only one letter per partition C-D-E and F
My sole DVD player is assigned G

The secondary drive (where there is a test version of XP64 on the primary
partition) has

H and H again - primary partition
F and I - on next partition Shows up as I:\ when selected
G and J - next shows up as J :\ when selected to
display
H and K and K - next shows up as K:\
I and L next shows up as L:\ when selected
M - next
N - next

So there are no conflicts in the access only in the listing of these letters
after the Volume name in the left column.... and the assignments are
operationally sequential
These may have appeared at...

Lately it seems that when I open a folder, it often comes up not in the
format (size, choice of 'View') it had before closing but in some kind of
generic size and showing Tiles (never a choice I use!). Not a big deal on
a case by case basis, but it's happening increasingly and often enough to be
a nuisance .. plus it seems a possibly worrisome symptom.

Possibly related

i have tried mehods given on the net
but when i aM BOOTING IT WITH FEDORACORE 7 AND UBUNTU 5.04 THEY SAY
HARD DISK NOT FOUND.....
I HAVE SHRINKED THE DISK SPACE AND LEFT IT RAW... BUT IT IS NOT
WORKING .

CAN ANYONE HELP?

Is there a way to permanently turn off the Windows Thumbs.db warning?

Whenever I delete pictures on Windows, the last file I'm concerned about is
the Windows Thumbs.db, yet, inexplicably, countless times, Windows always
asks me to confirm the Thumbs.db delete even though it's a file I've never
cared about.

Is there a way to permanently turn off the silly Windows message
Confirm File Delete
The file "Thumbs.db' is a system file.
If you remove it, your computer or one of your programs may no
longer work correctly. Are you sure you want to move it to the
Recycle Bin?
Yes Yes to All No Cancel

Further to my post a couple of days ago I have now found that the file
"viaudio.sys" is being deleted from the System 32 directory after I close XP
Pro down. I have to reinstall drivers to get it back again and the sound
works fine.
Something in Xp is deleting that driver every time.
Any help please