Whoops, just checked in and see that Fry had the solution, also. Is this an "undocumented" series of commands?

You won't believe this, but the fix was so simple. I have been posting on a parallel forum with Dell users, and just found a reply: Control+Alternate+up key.

Thank you for your help; file this...

Good news and bad news; by standing the computer on end I was better able to direct the cursor, but the machine refuses to be restored to an earlier point.

Thanks for the suggestion; I did think of that, but (and I should have mentioned this) I can't control the cursor; it just doesn't follow the mouse's movements.

I haven't tried anything else; don't have a clue.

Dell Inspiron 2200 laptop with Windows XT.

I was attempting to bring up Task Manager to show my wife how to deal with non-responding programs; my finger slipped off one of the keys (control,...

I'm ready to buy a plug-n-play external hard drive for a USB 2.0-compatible machine. I live about a mile from Frye's, but don't have a clue once I get in the store. Would appreciate a specific...

This is a love letter; it works! Thanks to Libertate, Alex and Zeroth for your help. Thanks to Dani for such a well-constructed and friendly-feeling forum; and in the hope that a casual reader of...

Thanks, Libertate, for the reply. I just checked and find that under "network connection details" lease expires in one hour.

Then, I loaded the router setup disk and in the "advanced" menu under...

I just set up my LAN (2 computers, both Windows XP) with Charter Cable. In addition to the Charter modem I have a 4-port router sold under the CompUSA brand.

Problem: Once connected to the...