Export

1. Right-click the desktop
2. Select Properties
3. Go to the Themes tab
4. Select your theme
5. Click the Save As button
6. Save the file to the My Documents folder (or folder of your choice)
7. Navigate to the saved theme location ie My Documents
8. Locate your theme
9. Copy it to a floppy disk or USB thumb drive.

Import

1. Right-click the desktop and select Properties
2. On the Themes tab, click the Theme drop-down list and select Browse.
3. In the Open Theme dialog box, access the My Documents folder, locate your theme file, and double-click it.
4. Click OK to load the new theme and close the Display Properties dialog box.

How to create a Windows XP Picture Screensaver

1. Right-click an empty spot on your desktop and then click Properties.
2. Click the Screen Saver tab.
3. In the Screen saver list, click My Pictures Slideshow.
4. Click Settings to make any adjustments
5. Click OK.
6. Click the Preview button to see how it will look.
7. Click OK if you are happy with the results.

Disable the Windows XP Boot Disk

1. Click Start and then click Run; type in: msconfig
2. Click BOOT.INI from the top tabs.
3. Go down to Boot Options, and tick: /NOGUIBOOT
4. Click Apply then Ok to close msconfig.
5. Restart the computer

The splash screen will be gone. It can be re-enabled by unticking /NOGUIBOOT back in the msconfig._

Open a command prompt window (click Start, Run, type cmd and hit Enter) and then type the following commands:

regsvr32 softpub.dll

_ regsvr32 wintrust.dll_

_ regsvr32 initpki.dll_

_ regsvr32 dssenh.dll_

_ regsvr32 rsaenh.dll_

_ regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll_

_ regsvr32 sccbase.dll_

_ regsvr32 slbcsp.dll_

_ regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll_

Restart Cryptographic Services by clicking the Start button again, and try installing the service pack or security patch once more.

If the above solution’s do not work. You can use a tool called Dial A Fix to repair the Cryptographic & Windows Update services with a few clicks.

To Open Nero

1. Click Start
2. Click All Programs
3. Click Nero
4. Click Nero StartSmart

Burning a CD using Nero StartSmart

1. At the top of Nero make sure you have “CD/DVD” selected.
2. To make an Audio or Data CD select the relevant icon.
3. Click Make Data / Make Audio CD.
4. Click Add
5. Select the files you would like to burn to the CD and select Add.
6. Select Finished when you have finished adding the files you want to burn.
7. Click Next
8. Change the Disc Name to something relevant.
9. Click Burn to burn CD/DVD.

If you keep having problems burning the CD/DVDs you can lower the burning speed to improve an accurate burn at the same window as the Disc Name.

If you have problems ejecting the CD/DVD drive after burning it might be faulty and you can try ejecting by going into My Computer, Right click the CD/DVD drive and select Eject.