I am the default PC administrator for my elderly father's
PC running XP.  I am on cable, but he is on a very slow
dial-up connection.  Does anybody know if I can, or how
to, update his XP from a disk that I can download from my

When I shut down my broadband connection I get three popups in a row of attempts to connect to the internet. which I must cancel.  How can I find out which programs are trying to connect?  How can I configure Windows so that it always includes this information on the Internet ...

somehow the Windows XP Professional administrator account has been deleted and non of the remaining accounts have Administrator Privledge....how can we create/restore an Administrator account?

I cannot find my recovery console disk. Is there any other
way to find my log in password not reset it but to locate
it? I need my recovery console disk so I can get to the
setup act.log file. Does anyone know where I can find one

it says that this account need administrators privaleges which it already
has.

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I had a few folders not available for the other users on my computer, by denying them access under Sharing and Security. Now I've got my computer presented in the Internet so I made a few more restrictions, again, under Sharing and Security. Unfortunately, I denied myself access ...

   I want to remove the Microsoft patch 330994 from my
computer. This unwanted "~" file is said to be related
to my Outlook Express address book. I have the option
of removing the patch to preserve my address book.

Can someone suggest an article on this.
I have "10 steps to a secure ftp server" -  very helpful but not for setting
up needed accounts.
The servers in good shape, but I'm confused about how to ideally set up

    will the source code leakage in windows 2000 will or can affect the security of Windows XP Professional operating system because windows XP is based on Windows 2000 operating system

My Operating System is WinXp Pro
I want to limit guest user(Other user that beside Administrator) from accessing folder or harddisk by without convert harddisk to NTFS format(In Fat32 only)
If that is no way but to convert from Fat32 to NTFS , during the converting process, will it ...

Have recently purchased Windows XP and discovered there is
a firewall included. However, it seems that the firewall
is only for networking? Can anyone tell me if a single
computer using a dial-up connection to the Net (in this

My computer got a virus today. W32.Welchia.worm
Any antivirus free version to remove it?
I already used symantec trial. They won't let me use it
free. I cannot find any other removal tool to disinfect

I can no longer get into XP pro because my Admin password has been changed
does anyone no how 2 get into the Admin account so i can take that password off
and be able 2 access my work.
thanks if you can help me

My laptop has fallen in to the wrong hands.  I can manage
without the data on the hard drive, but would not be
happy if any body else could view the data.  The main
Administrator account is passworded, there are two admin

I've got WindowsXP
Version 5.1 (Build 2600 xpsp2.030422-1633: Service Pack 1)
Copyright 1981-2001 Microsoft Corp.
On a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop purchased 2 yrs. ago