I am unable to install my critical updates. My computer seems to be working fine. The possible problem started when I moved my system back to the earliest...

My desktop downloaded the latest security updates. When the computer restarted it would not connect to the internet. It recognizes the internet connection,...

I'm trying to rename the Administrator account to something else, it seems to work OK until you do a restart and then it reverts back to Administrator. Been on...

Does anyone know if Windows XP is compatible with Windows 2000 Administration Tools (Active Directory). If it's not compatible, does anyone know a way around...

will someone tell me why there are 2 SECURITY updates, namely 817606 and 823559, both received on the SAME day and listed as a CRITCAL SECURITY UPDATES and...

Lost Administrator password and don't have reset disc. How can we access computer now? Need to set up internet connection. Have a HP Pavillion desktop with XP...

I recently installed XP Home updates and Office XP, now when I go into my email account and try to read old email attachments, I get the following message: OE...

I have windows XP Professional. My computer has 4 user accounts on it. When installing new programs such as Microsoft Money, QuickBooks Pro 2003, etc., do I...

What do I do if I've forgotten my password and don't have a reset disk? I've got something called rawrite2.exe which is a linux boot disk utility. I don't...

Just downloaded numerous updates on my laptop. Now I have to go through a user logon screen whenever I start up or after the screen saver comes on. How do I...

Hi How can I undo the "make files private" option, that I have selected by error when I set a password for the administrator account? I created a new user with...

I just installed WinXP-Pro SP1 and want to administer my W2K Active Directory LAN. The Admin Pack on the W2K CD won't install saying XP-Pro is the wrong...

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin:73593 I created user accounts and myself as admin. I disabled fast access so that no one could see the...

My second computer has only one identity on it. I changed the password to make sure my son was not going on the internet when I did not know it. After...

-----Original Message----- Every 5 minutes i have a popup on my computer. it is driving me crazy i hace a standerd cable modem and i have setup the...

-----Original Message----- I'm being swamped by messenger service ads. Popup blocker is no help. Microsoft says to talk to HP and HP says it's a Microsoft...

Is it possible to force the desktop appearance to windows classic instead of the XP style through registry hacks? I know you can do through desktop properties...

I have created an account on our home PC running Windows XP just for my son. The username is "Arcade Games" with a password. I would like to find a program...

Can anyone help..... Ran AVG 6.0 Ant-Virus. Trojan Horse Downloader detected in C:\Windows\System32\5bSrch_dll. Also on subsequent pop-up notifications...

Can anyone tell my how to stop these messanger pop-ups? I have had no trouble with this until yesterday after I downloaded the windows updates. All the pop-ups...