OK so here's the deal. I use windows XP of course, and
have my account and documents password protected. I'm
planning on getting a hard drive to keep all of my
documents stuff on so its safe if my computer goes

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Hey, is there a way to modify service settings using
scripting languages such as vbscript? I am probably using
the wrong terminology but when I say "service settings" I
mean like whether or not services such as Messenger and

I have a few user that need to be able load citrix client
with the standard user group. citrix loads fine for them
when they are members of the poweruser group. Is there a
way to give them power user rights just for citrix ????

A few weeks ago, my HP Pavillion rebooted itself
spontaneously and logged me on with a temporary profile,
deleting all my settings but no actual files.  I moved
the "old" My Pictures into the "new" My Documents folder

I keep getting "IP Sec Services failed to get the
complete list of network intefacts on the machine Etc."
message. It tells me to run IPSec monitor snap-in to
diagnosethe problem. How do I do the 'snap in'and then,

I've been working with a software vendor's tech reps about
how their anti-virus software causes an abnormal startup
when I reboot.  XP appears to start normally, then the
screen goes black, a blue screen containing text (BSOD)

MSCVRT32.EXE is slowing my computer down and causing
errors... there are no viruses on my computer so I don't
understand what is wrong... can anybody help?

when i want to update my windows xp to the sp1,the hint is
that 'the update is different with you previous operation
system language,'so that the update copy fail.
what wrong with that?

I was wondering if there were any way to setup a local
policy on an XP machine that would allow me to hide
certain drive letters from other users, such as the c:,
d:, or a: drives.  If so, i'd appreciate any info on how

How do I add the Active Directory snapin without
installing overhead. I only want to have de MMC plugins!

I keep getting the error  "MDCA DaHotFix Installer failed
to execute and needs to close".  This happens when I try
to download the latest security updates.
Any recommendations.

I someone how have picked up a teardrop or raindrop sound
that I have no idea how to remove.  It is terrifying.  
Any help?

Changed mainboard on the system, but that forced a reinstall of the system. Now my old data files are not available, as they where marked as private.
How do one recover a private folder after reinstall?
Regards

My mother died unexpectedly right before Christmas and my
brother has given me her Dell Latitude laptop.  It is set
up with a Windows password and an administrator password
as well.  How do I reset the system to the default