Does anybody know if its possible to centrally rollout WinXP Pro updates
from a Win2K server. We have 14 WinXP machines connected to a Win2K server
which is the PDC configured as a domain.
Thanks

Hi, My PC recently keeps rebooting and data missing due
to such reboots.  Error msg are:
c:\\windows\minidump\mini122903-08.dmp
c:\~documen~\pg\locals~1\temp\wer18.tmp.dir00/sysdata.xml

I upgraded to XP Pro from win2000 pro
at the moment my os logs straight in as administrator
which is how i had 2000 set up.
For XP I would like to boot up to a log in screen.  

I'm working on a laptop securing system, based on smart cards. I already
have GINA.DLL, which disables logon possibility w/o smart card presence, but
that GINA doesn't work under safe boot mode - Windows loads default
MSGINA.DLL. Therefore, anyone who runs the safe boot, has access ...

I believe I have the blasterworm or a variant of it on my
compt.  I have followed the directions for one of the
tool removal from symantec.  It found no worm.  How do I
know which variant of the worm I have?  Do I just run

I have forgotten my logon password to get into windows xp
home edition i am the only user, Can anyone please help
or give there advice it would be greatly appreciated

I have a similar problem at the post below, but I am able
to get into the system under one account.  The computer
is no longer part of the domain and I can not get in as
the Admin or any admin accounts.  The only account is a

I have Windows XP.
After downloading microsoft updates last night (hot
fixes), after I re-started my computer, my desktop icons
did not load, and there is no task bar so I cannot access

I am having problems with my Windows logon screen.  I try to set the User
account to log on with the Windows logon, but it gives me the error above
every time I enter the 'Change the way users log on and off' option in User
Maintenance.  It gives me the same error even if I try to ...

In Windows 2000, if you have connections to network shares with "reconnect
at logon" checked, you are prompted for Username/Password after you logon -
when the connection to the share is made using a different account.
OK, but WXP does not do that! Instead you get some balloon ...

OK.  Do I have a Virus (even though I have NAV Pro and a
Software firewall running, and I am behind a router)?
I do not know how long this has been a problem, but I
cannot run the XP command prompt (running XP Pro with all

my kid had a window open up that indicated that the machine may have a
virus, it spewed the term downloader.mscache.  We have Norton
uptodate.  did a system scan and norton came up empty.  went to
symantec security and looked up downloader.mscache.  Symantec's

For some reason, all of a sudden, I have lost the ability, as administrator
to remote view the HKLM and HKU on all my XP clients.  I can only view
HK_Classes_Root.  Is anyone aware of what registry key I need to check
rights on?

Is there a way to turn on the Windows XP firewall without
having anything in Dial Up Networking?

I am having difficulty assisting a friend set up his XP
Home system with a limited account.
He has a broadband connection to the Internet and his
account (ADMIN) works fine, but when I set up another