In addition to saving my files on the computer I also save them on CDs.
Recently a CD with very important files on it developed a fault, which
resulted in the CD showing empty.
The whole idea of saving files is that if my computer crashes (as it did, so

now that BitLocker functions at my machines, and the krypto keys are stored
in AD, I want to ude the GUI to view the keys in AD.
However  the article KB928202 is a stumbling block.  It clearly states that
this extension only works under XP or Server 2003,

It has been recommended that I suspend the Firewall during the download of a
very sensitive software.
I found the Firewall, but how do I suspend it?
What risks are there if the suspension lasts say for 1hr?

we are running a workgroup based network and their are two different
internets are being used in the network currently all users have
administrative rights so that they can easily change the IP class to shift
from one internet to the other

I have completed encrypting the entire hard disk (disk 0) of my newly
assembled PC with the function of TPM and BitLocker. The computer is
functioning properly, however, when I right-clicked the unallocated space of
disk 0 to create another simple volume and to further format it, ...

I have discovered that when I start Adobe Photoshop Album (Starter Edition
3.2) as a limited user it displays not only pictures stored for that limited
user but also pictures contained in folders to which the limited user is
denied access!

The machine I just purchased came with AVG (free). I've read that the Vista
firewall is fairly strong.
Is there any benefit in me installing Norton 360 v2 or is the protection I
get from Vista Firewall and AVG just as strong?

I am 'printing to pdf' to save a web page in that format.
I get the following error message
C:\filename.doc
You don't have permission to save in this location.

my family member made a the only user account in my computer then forgot the
password i cant do anything with my computer know i cant restart it or
anything because of user control any suggestions or tips on how to by pass
this user control feature

Can Defender block acces to a program?  I want to block kid's access to IE7,
and in my old XP computer I could do that with ZoneAlarm Pro.  Since I just
got a new Vista, I am trying to use all the Vista stuff that's built in,
rather than going to another solution.

I have my kids accounts set to use the parental controls, with web sites
whitelisted. This used to work fine. I was very surprised today to find my
daughter on the M&M's website which is not in the whitelist. I checked that
the parental controls are still enabled and still set to ...

Our company have shortcuts in STARTUP, pointing to a batchfile (on the file
server), that runs everytime we reboot our machines, copying custom files
from the File server to our local computers. In XP it worked fine, with VISTA
we have to right-click and select RUN AS ...

I've got a program that will only work properly if I use "Run as
Administrator", despite being logged in as an administrator.
Is there a way I can fix this, so it runs normally?
PS, I know I shouldn't be running as administrator, but this is a PC that is

Dear Windows Vista Community,
Every time I want to open a .url file using the customized Links menu on the
deskbar (channel bar), I get a dialog box with a security
warning message "Do you want to open this file?"  How do I disable this

3 month old Vista Home premium pre-loaded on new pc, SP1 installed, AVG free
with Linkscanner disabled, security settings all sites to lowest possible
("computer at risk" warnings") - and despite all this, cannot download
Spybot from a secure site ... nor any "exe"file ...