I just got a new Dell laptop with XP SP2.  I am trying to assign full
read/write/execute permissions to a file.  There are sharing and
security options, but none that give the ability to change read/ write,
etc.  I know that such permissions were once there, especially on

I can't read the properties of my folders even if I access the Property Tab
or the Sharing and Security  when I right-click a folder Icon. I am using XP
SP2.
Can somebody help me?

I have a new computer which came, as most computers do, with only one
partition - a C: disk.  How can I partition my hard disk  into several
partitions?
I thought Configuration Manager would provide that service, but it doesn't

Does anyone know why all files in My Docs would be removed when the Admin
password is removed? When I try to open the folder I get an error message.
and placing the mouse on the folder shows 0 files.
Is there anyway to get the files back? The drive has been changed to a

I mistakenly deleted wininet.dll from the "Known DLLs" in the registry, while
trying to remove spyware. Anyone know how to fix that. Don't want to use
system restore as I'll likely have to start from scratch to remove the
spyware - already spent hours & hours doing that.

Okay, I'm running WinXP SP2 with all the latest patches recommended by
Windows Update.
I have logged onto this machine as Administrator. I set the screen
resolution to 1024x768. It should stay there unless the user changes it,

In Group Policy window under Administrative Templates~Windows Components it
is displayed only Windows Media Player object, there are no others such
Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, Control Panel etc .  How to get them?

I have a Dell 8400 running xp home, it has been hanging up on shutdown.  I
have been putting off re formatting and reloading.  Is this the best
solution?
Thank you in advance,

I believe I did a dumb thing.  I ran a program on my PC called Zilla Data
Nuker.  I ran the program to wipe my open areas of excess junk(Yes I made
sure it ran only for theopen areas).  After the program finished. Everything
seemed to be running fine.  I opened many files and ...

I want to set up a computer running XP Pro but have it do only one thing,
access an internet site.  I don't want the user to have any access to the
floppy drives, software programs, etc.
Is there a way in XP that this can be accomplished?

One of our users logged in this morning to find that XP (Pro, SP2, with
updates) had recreated her user profile. I believe I have recovered her usual
settings, but I'd like to have a better idea of WHY this happened. I realize
nobody will be able to give me a definitive answer ...

For some reason my permirssions are all mixed up and chaos has broke lose.
I have 2 computers and want to share files on the newtork, so security is of
no importance here.
I would think that the simple file sharing would work, but I had to turn it

Is it OK to remove the registry keys completly after removing a program
software such as Quick Time player? Also are they rewritten if I reinstalled
or downloaded them?

About two days ago my computer started loading and responding very slowly. I
had a look in Task Manager to determine what process was causing the
problem. I found that explorer.exe was running with over 450M of memory and
page faults over 400K and counting. On the Performance tab ...

I have experienced a HD crash (“C” Drive) and replaced it with a new EIDE
80Gb. When I installed it, the HD formatted and Windows installed on it. I
also have a secondary HD where I store my data.
After I powered on my computer, I noticed that Windows installed on my “D”