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What do you mean by "cannot wipe it clean?" Are you trying to format the disk and install a fresh copy of XP? (Make sure you have already downloaded and saved-to-disk any drivers you are going to...

From what I've heard from other users of ME, you could have stopped typing right there. ME=problems :( Reinstalling might not help.

There is a lengthy article on how time synchronization works at http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/71e76587-28f4-4272-a3d7-7f44ca50c0181033.mspx?mfr=true . One thing you might...

It's almost certainly something corrupt in the operating system. I doubt that it's the RAM, but anything's possible. Did you install any new software before this trouble began? I think your best bet...

It's possible that just unplugging all the cables and reconnecting them will fix the problem. That doesn't happen often, though.

To get to the Device Manager:
1. Rt-Click on My Computer
2....

Sounds like neither of you are ready for any kind of serious relationship like this. Get on with life for a couple of years before you think about getting so serious again.

If even your mouse doesn't respond, then I think you probably have a hardware problem. There's something wrong with the CPU, RAM, or maybe even the video adapter.

If the mouse still moves around...

Check your power management options. Rt-click on the desktop, select Properties, go to the Screen Saver tab, and then click on Power.

Did you install any new hardware or software recently?
Try starting in Safe Mode. From there you can either uninstall whatever you installed or you can check the event logs (Rt-click on My Computer...

Right. If your key is from Microsoft and not a special OEM license, then you should be OK using any Microsoft XP CD (not another OEM version).

Curlyben gave a good answer. You might also check with the new card's manufacturer and make sure it is compatible with XP.

Last time I had this problem, it was the CD drive going bad. Try installing a different drive in that same computer. If it works when your current drive doesn't, then you know what the problem is.

First step I'd take is to uninstall IE 7 and reinstall IE 6. Then I'd make sure that I don't have Outlook configured to read and compose email in text format only.

I have an SBS Server 2003 that I just connected to the network. Initially I had a conflict with the DHCP server built into my router. I disabled that and the DHCP server in SBS started working. Now I...