PC Memoirs

Are you tired of the same look of your Windows XP desktop? Do you think Microsoft could have included more than three color schemes in Windows XP? If you ask me – blue, olive green and silver is not enough variety. I wish there were more choices. Fortunately, there are ‘aftermarket’ styles you can download for free or buy […]

I found a great article on how to use speech recognition in Windows XP and Office 2002 and 2003. It is published on eHow.com and it lists 9 steps on how to configure the program for first use. You’ll need Internet access, speakers and a microphone. Before you visit eHow.com, you should also take a look at […]

Today’s post is about changing the way users log on or off in Windows XP. If you want to get rid of the prompt that requires you to type in your user name and password every time, or if you want to add it for extra security, please follow these steps: Click on the Start Menu […]

After you install Service Pack 3, sometimes Windows XP won’t load. All you can see is a blank screen. Unfortunately, you have to uninstall SP3 to resolve this problem. To do this, you must restart the system and boot into Safe Mode (press and hold F8 after the restart until you see the new menu). Once you […]

You may have come across the following error message: “The system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and log off. Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was initiated by NT Authority\System Time before shutdown: 59,58,57,…. Windows must now restart because the RPC service terminated unexpectedly.” Unfortunately, this is a sign that there is […]