I have a Dell laptop. I am frequently getting a error,
which says that the Remote Procedure Call(RPC) initited
(something), due to which the computer will shut down in
the nect 1 min. And a timer starts. It gives me a

Yesterday I was able to access my computer as an
administrator.  I added two new user profiles with
limited access yesterday.  Now I cannot access the
computer as an administrator anymore.  I never had a

I am trying to reinstall XP home on a PC.  The CD key has
been ripped off the side of the PC, so I do not have a
product key.  I have the original XP cd.
How can I reinstall XP or how do I get the product key?

i keep getting a message from the service control manager
stating that the remote procedure call (rpc) service has
terminated unexpectedly.....it then goes onto reboot my
machine....it keeps happening....any ideas anyone....it's

I reloaded XP Home & now I cannot access my old folder
with all the documents in it. Is there a way to gain
access.

out of work yesterday, get computer back today, his login
info is on my computer, i check history in IE and about
30 hotmail emails had been opened.  i was able to view
which ones, and it was clearly my boss.  He admits

How do I clear my computer of everything

I have recently downloaded updates from microsoft and now
find that all attachments on incoming e mails are being
deleted by outlook express as unsafe. Why is this ?

When any user logs onto this XP Pro box it starts an RPC
shutdown with a one minute countdown and then reboots. I
can get into safe mode and not be shutdown. This happened
after an upgrade to XP Pro from Win 98.

I have set-up a small home network (2 machines, printer,
hub) with XP and several games. Some games require Admin
rights to a.) install (can live with that) and b) Run.
I don't want the kid's profiles to have Admin rights just

PLEASE HELP...IM TRYING TO REGISTER FOR E BAY,WHEN I TRY
TO SEND MY INFO{i.e.CREDIT CARD #,} I GET A SECURITY
ALERT TELLING ME I MIGHT BE REDIRECTED TO A NON-SECURE
WEBSITE,& DO I WISH TO CONTINUE,OF COURSE I STOP. WHY IS

i was wondering how to secure a wireless network so other
people cant connect to it

Hi all,
I need help from someone who understands what this whole
Windows XP Hotfix thing is all about. I know my computer
very well, and I constanly keep it organized, etc. (I only

Is it not possible to restrict user login times under
Windows XP Home?  I have kids that I want to force to
logoff after a certain time.

I can not get my hme page to stay at what I set it.
my friend used my computer and then it started going to a
different home page every time i sign on it goes to
searchv  not msn..... I have changed it in the internet