There is this file which appears on my desktop. I have deleted it, but periodically it returns.   If I click on , then Microsoft says it  is a program but that it cannot open it and suggests I choose from a list which includes Explorer.  However it won't open. And frankly I don't ...

We are in the midst of rolling out Windows XP and just
discovered that non-admin users cannot download plug-ins!
Can someone suggest a fix be it registry or file system?
Thanks,

I have just setup a simple 2 computer network. Computer A
is Windows XP Pro....computer B is Windows XP Home.
Computer B can access computer A with no problems
(Internet sharing, printer sharing, folder sharing).

How can I set a specific password for a shared folder
rather than setting permissions for users.  The data I
want to secure should only be seen by a small number of
users not everybody within in a Group.  I also do not

I recently conducted a "repair" installation of XP pro
that turned into a parallel install after teh prompt that
I might lose all my desktop and My Doc etc contents if I
reinstall over the original location.

i am helping my sis with her pc since we both have xp. she has trouble logging on to her isp (dial up). it is somehow linked to incredifind. i  have deleted all cookies. we are unable to remove it via add/remove programs as it tells her to contact the administrator. she is . ...

NT On-Access Scanner service has encounter a problem and
needs to close.
istsvc.exe has encounter a problem adn needs to close.
Ran Norton scan keep comining up with Windows Registry

I have setup user accounts on my home network. When I
load new programs (games) and install under either my
administrator user of individual user the user cannot
operate the game. the following message is received:

I have XP home.
I wish to move my OS to a new hard drive (running out of
space on my current partition), i understand that xp has
a mirroring tool to do this, is it on home edition (if

Greetings;
After downloading a critical update into my XP Pro SP1 computer (no domain),
I rebooted and got an login error failure referencing msgina.dll.  I tried
replacing this file, as well as two or three others (shell32.dll,

I recenly went into to control panel to "add/remove
programs" option. I was deleting several unused programs
and I discovered every MS software update (XP Hotfix) was
listed.  Does anyone know if I need to keep these update

Using XP Pro
when I try to deny any permission for any folder to
the "Users" group it denies access to the administrator
account as well. But if i deny a permission (like "full

I am prompted by Windows Update to download a critical update as follows
"Security Update for Microsoft Data Access Components (KB832483
Download size: 2.0 MB, < 1 minut
An identified security issue in Microsoft Data Access Components could allow an attacker to compromise a ...

I have 5 new laptops with Windows XP on them in a Windows
2000 Active directory network that will not save changes
made by users.  If I put the users in question in all the
administrative groups, the changes they make while logged

I forgot my administrators password on my son's computer.
Is there anyway to reset it or delete it? I do not have a
password reset disk. When I tried to reinstall windows xp
a message said I may not have authority to install a