When I log in as root and start x the watch-like timer doesn't go away and nothing appears in the task/control bar. The k menu works ok though. Is this normal? And if not how do I fix it? (Everything works fine on my user account though).

I've been looking at Slackware as my first distribution. I've read the instructions on their site carefully, and I'm pretty sure I can do it if there aren't any major surprises. However, are there any major surprises that aren't mentioned? Is this a good choice or am I starting...

I am using windows vista on my PC and i have installed adobe acrobat professional in it. Today when i was trying to convert to adobe PDF within Microsoft Publisher 2007 and i found the following error. It says “Adobe PDF Printer is not bound to Adobe PDF Port....

My Microsoft Office Word crashed and the error reported that the information or the document I am working might be lost, Microsoft Office Word can try to recover it for me. 

And I check the option Recover my work and restart Microsoft Office Word giving the assurance that...