Hello, I returned to my desktop and it says computer locked down only an
administrator can unlock this computer and a password is required! I never
set one!

A new CD (OEM) Win XP is crashing at the end of installing. Tryed it on three
different harddisks (IDE + SATA) - same result. Got a new CD from the
supplier - same problem. After restarting of the PC at the end of the
installation process, I get the Win logo on black background ...

While trying to get to the bottom of a few problems with my computer, I
read that lsass.exe should be located at c:\windows\system32.However I
seem to have two versions of the file, the other being located at
c:\windows\system32\dllcache.They both have the same installation

I have a laptop which is connected to my home computer and internet access
is via a D-LINK ROUTER.I.am connected to internet on laptop but for some
reson I cannot get an e-mail address i need step by step detaild on how to
set this up

For two months I beta tested this software, installed programs and was
satisfied about the purformance.
For my new 64 bit system, a new copy of 64 bit XP Prof was purchased and
installed. However I am not able to use the system for anything other than

Further to my enquiry on 26th May 06,  If SP2 causes so much problems, has
Microsoft got a fix yet?
It seems that countless people are having problems with system restore (like
myself) olso others have lost Clip art, and so on.

Since Software Distribution Service 2.0 was downloaded to my PC with Automatic Updates I cannot use System Restore, it goes through the motions of restoring but when the PC is restarted I get, " Your computer cannot be restored to (the point I requested) No changes have been made ...

im having difficulties opening up windows task manager.., whenever i click
ctrl, alt, delete, instead of task manager showing up, a window appers
sayting windows task manager has been disabled by tour adminitrator. how do
change that , and enable this feature?

in my start menu, the run feature is not there, i mean i can eveb get that
open, how do i fix that?..any suggestions..please help..thanx edmond

I need to share a HDD on a windows XP pro machine, but I only want to share
to one other person, can I password protect the drive ?

My m/c has 2 hard drives.  Both of them had Windows XP Pro installed.  On the
start-up screen I could indicate which hard drive I wished to access.  
However, following a somewhat botched attempt to install Linux in a separate
partition on my first hard drive, I eventually ended ...

hey there
I had a friend help me reboot my laptop.. it crashed and lost everything...
he helped me load XP Pro and when we put in the product ID key it said not
compatiable, since we have found out the product key  for XP home, but we

After turning on my laptop SONY PCG-K23, it appears: "Windows could not start
because of the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM."
To make it short, its asking for Windows Setup using the original Setup

I have a laptop with a second monitor.  Because of a jacked up application
that I must use, I must have the separate monitor my primary (app won't work
otherwise).  Then when I undock my laptop and try to use it, I can never see
the alt-tab preview.

We have a computer that is connected to a network that requires
ctrl+alt+delete login. We think the network card may have gone bad but we
need to get into windows but it wont let us login with administrator or any
other profiles. Usually login is doable even without network ...