I recently downloaded and installed Microsoft.Net
Framwork. Now, when the screen saver is activated and I
want to get back to Windows, I get the Welcome Screen and
I have to enter my password before I can proceed. Why

i recently upgraded my windows media player to v.9
the problem is once i set the media player to be the
default player of MP3s and MIDIs... if i ever try to
download them, it opens directly in media player... and no

Hi, I came across a document on Software Restriction
Policy and it is mentioned that
"Software restriction policies utilize two different
rules - either 'unrestricted' or 'disallowed'.  By using

I am attempting to set up a home network (using a linksys wireless router) between my laptop and my desktop.  The laptop runs windows xp (home) and the desktop runs windows xp (professional).  I have been able to add both computers to the same workgroup.  The problem is that I am ...

When I restart my computer from hibernate, it does not
ask for a password even though I have set a password.  It
does ask for the password when it is started from a
complete shutdown.  Is there a way to get it to ask for a

Can anyone point me to a KB article or something that will
tell me the differences in rights between a Windows 2000
power user and Windows XP power user?

I want to reinstall XP on one of the PC's at work.  The
problem is that the XP discs have all been put into the
same CD case, thought the certificates of authenticity
have been kept with each set of discs.  The problem is

I need to log in as the administrator of XP in normal
mode.  When I tried I get an error telling me I can't log
in due to account restrictions.  I can log on in safe
mode, but that won't allow me to make the changes I need

I turned on the content advisor on my HP Pavillion. Put in
the supervisor pass word twice. Then I went back a few
days later to shut it off. Do dice! I will not take my
password. What do you do if you can't put in the pass

have added a new user to my home pc, + set a password
onto my account. But when I log onto the new user
account, regsvr32 just eats up all the CPU cycles
endlessly (so far at least 30 mins). Logging onto my

When I try to defrag my hard drive using xp, the message
comes back that it is disconnected.
any suggestions?
Tanks!

Hi. Does anyone know how can I delete a file, when Windows sais "Acess denied".
This file was identified as virus by Norton antivirus program.
There must be a way I can delete my own file from my own computer, right?

I am in need of the easiest way to tranfer a user to a new
machine that has diferent hardware.Can I create an account
on the new machine a just copy certain files over?

How can I remove the RUN option from the START menu for
the USERS group but not the ADMINISTRATOR group?
Ron  RMcLeansc(no)@hotmail.com

I want to totally lock down a stand alone computer with xp tablet edition.
I want to remove the start button, task bar Alt+Ctrl+Del menu, run, network
access, plug and play... basically everything.  I essentially want to make a
terminal that will only only run 2 applications.  I ...