Thanks for providing feedback:
1. My subwoofer is 4 feet away. Is this a potential problem? (It has been there way before this problem started).
2. I have Windows Defender as well as Avast. Can...

My Windows XP Home Edition SW started to take up to 7 minutes before I am getting all of the icon on my desktop and can proceed with my work.
I checked for all the known culprits (viruses, adwares,...

Hi Gerbil. Thanks again for all the help and the follow-up. The people on this board are a great resource for help. I wrote Acronis about the problem and they recommended removing and reinstalling...

What do dyou mean by "refresh"? Did you reboot the machine? You must!

I sure will! Thanks again.
Oded

Hi Dave,

After resolving the "Right-click" problem (see post #28 on this board), I went back to your earlier suggestion quoted above. I right clicked the DeskTop (now I can!!) and selected...

Eureka! We are getting close! I went to the site mentioned there, selected option 2 and downloaded Shexview.exe. I disabled all of the non-Microsoft Context Menu Handlers and re-booted. The problem...

Hi Daveee,
I tried both suggestions: I updated the Nvidia card driver - no improvment. I then went and deleted the MS upgrade KB908531 - No improvment.
In both cases, when right-clicking on any of...

Thanks David. I'll keep watching the board in case someone comes up with corrections. Then, I'll take a deep breadth and go on a house cleaning task. Hopefully, the "house" will not collapse on me....

Thanks again! No, I didn't try that. However, before I do try, could you, please, expand on why deleting this upgrade may help the problem?
Thanks,
Oded

Hi Dave,
Thanks for your reply. However, your idea brings about another problem which I posted elsewhere on this board: Every time I right-click on the Desk-Top, the computer freezes and I have to...

Hi Darren and thanks. However, I already tried restore (twice) and it didn't help. May be the problem has started prior to my latest point and I never noticed it.
Oded

To David and Jbennet,

I didn't change names via Control Panel. However, I did re-install the Windows OS at some point in time. I may added (or omitted) my surname at that point. Would that be the...

Thanks David. This is great! Who was the one who said "you learn something new every day"? (I have a lot to learn...)
However, before I set to delete these accounts, how do I deal with the data that...

Thank you bassgeek. I'll try your suggestions and let you know. I am somewhat weary of removing sp2, though, because I am not sure of the effect it'll have on updates that occurred later...
Oded

Thanks for your prompt reply!
I went into Control Panel/User Accounts and there are only two 'users' shown: 'Oded Degani' and "Guest'.
I have no idea how the other accounts were installed (with all...

I run Windows XP, Home Edition for about 4 years now. When I observe my 'C' directory using Windows Explorer I have the following directory and sub directories showing (please, see attachment,...

My system also slowed down dramatically subsequent to IE 7 installation. I am using XP Home Editin with DSL. I don't think the connection type has anything to do with it. Hope someone may have a...

Oh, I see. Mea culpa! No, I meant 'desktop.htt', not 'desktop.exe'. (Force of habit I guess). Anyway, this problem ocurred prior to any manipulation of the desktop as you recommended so I still...

I am not sure I understand. I said desktop.htt. And, what does the '9' refers to? Am I missing somrthing?
Thanks, Gerbil!

Hi Gerbil,
I am sorry I didn't explain it better. No, it is not a new problem that ocurred follwong the desktop.htt fix. This was an earlier problem which, during my search for a solution for, I...

Thanks, but no. Mine is a regular, old fashioned mouse with a small, round, 6 pins connector.

Right-clicking on the Start button causes my XP Home Edition system to freeze. The only way I can correct it is to reboot. However, it recurs when I try to right-click again. Otherwise, the computer...

Thanks again, Gerbil. I was able to delete the 3 files and a new one was created. Everything seems to be working just fine now with one exception:
When I right-click on the Start button (or, to that...

Hi Gerbil,
I followed your suggestion in the edited version of your reply and found three instances of the file desktop.htt. The search highlighted them in blue and when I tried to delete them, the...

I removed and reinstalled IE& without positive results. However. please see Gerbil's reply. His suggestion worked immediately.
Thanks to all of you who helped me!
Oded

Thanks, Gerbil. This clinched it! I have no idea what this means or what other 'side effects' are associated with this change, if any. However, at this point in time it works again!
Thank you so...

Yes! Is this a problem?

Thanks for responding.

Ed

I re-booted my XP Home based computer after shutting it down normallty and received the whire screen with the message: "Active Desktop Recovery". I clicked on the "Restore my Active Desktop" and...