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sysdm.cpl - control panel - gpedit.msc disabled
Hello, amateur question here if I may, I'm trying to repair an XP pro
installation on a hand me down laptop. (Dell Latitude C600/C500 with NTFS). It's presently disabled by tons of installed nonsense software, spyware and virus' I'd like to remove but even when I'm logged on as Administrator the control panel and sysdm.cpl are disabled (hour glass appears for half a second and then disappears- no error message) and gpedit.msc doesn't work. (snapin failed to initialize). I've tried promoting the user account that occurs on the welcome screen with a boot cd but that makes no difference either. It's no different in safe mode. This came from a 13 year old girl so maybe everything's disabled for a reason. It's going to a 12 year old if that makes any difference. I've never had much truck with user accounts or restricted permissions so with regard to security and access is this thing broken or working perfectly? If I re-install xp and ms office is there a guide to doing this with younger users in mind? Thank you. |
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sysdm.cpl - control panel - gpedit.msc disabled
Don't waste your time any longer. The first thing you do with a
new-to-you computer is to erase the hard disk and reinstall the software. That's the only way to know for sure that the computer is free of malware and configuration errors. --- Leonard Grey Errare Humanum Est lenny wrote: Hello, amateur question here if I may, I'm trying to repair an XP pro installation on a hand me down laptop. (Dell Latitude C600/C500 with NTFS). It's presently disabled by tons of installed nonsense software, spyware and virus' I'd like to remove but even when I'm logged on as Administrator the control panel and sysdm.cpl are disabled (hour glass appears for half a second and then disappears- no error message) and gpedit.msc doesn't work. (snapin failed to initialize). I've tried promoting the user account that occurs on the welcome screen with a boot cd but that makes no difference either. It's no different in safe mode. This came from a 13 year old girl so maybe everything's disabled for a reason. It's going to a 12 year old if that makes any difference. I've never had much truck with user accounts or restricted permissions so with regard to security and access is this thing broken or working perfectly? If I re-install xp and ms office is there a guide to doing this with younger users in mind? Thank you. |
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sysdm.cpl - control panel - gpedit.msc disabled
lenny wrote:
Hello, amateur question here if I may, I'm trying to repair an XP pro installation on a hand me down laptop. (Dell Latitude C600/C500 with NTFS). It's presently disabled by tons of installed nonsense software, spyware and virus' I'd like to remove but even when I'm logged on as Administrator the control panel and sysdm.cpl are disabled (hour glass appears for half a second and then disappears- no error message) and gpedit.msc doesn't work. (snapin failed to initialize). I've tried promoting the user account that occurs on the welcome screen with a boot cd but that makes no difference either. It's no different in safe mode. This came from a 13 year old girl so maybe everything's disabled for a reason. It's going to a 12 year old if that makes any difference. I've never had much truck with user accounts or restricted permissions so with regard to security and access is this thing broken or working perfectly? If I re-install xp and ms office is there a guide to doing this with younger users in mind? Thank you. What Leonard said. http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...alling_Windows - What you will need on-hand Unless you are the mother, don't worry about configuring the computer for a 12-year-old. Just create a user account with administrative privileges and give it a strong password. Create a Limited user account for the kid. Let the child's parents worry about how they want to handle policing computer use. If you *are* the child's mother, then here are some useful links and general security information: ***** Safe Hex: http://www.getsafeonline.org/ https://www.mysecurecyberspace.com/ http://www.getnetwise.org/ http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron.../05/82584.aspx - MVP Harry Waldron - The Family PC - How to stay safe on the Internet http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/staying-safe.pdf ***** Any computer running any operating system can be accessed by someone with 1) physical access; 2) time; 3) skill; 4) tools. There are a few things you can do to make it a bit harder though: 1. Set a password in the BIOS that must be entered before booting the operating system. Also set the Supervisor password in the BIOS so BIOS Setup can't be entered without it. 2. From the BIOS, change the boot order to hard drive first. 3. Set strong passwords on all accounts, including the built-in Administrator account in XP (it is disabled by default in Vista). 4. If you leave your own account logged in, use the Windows Key + L to lock the computer (and/or set the screensaver/power saving) when you step away from the computer and require a password to resume. 5. Make other users Limited accounts in XP Home, regular user accounts in XP Pro. All users should be on a Standard account in Vista with an Administrator account only used for elevation purposes. ***** Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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