Although I am not aware of doing so I seem to have removed my ability to enter any commands at the c:\ promp. When I click start then all programs, accessories, then open the c:\ prompt, I get the message "the command prompt has been disabled by your administrator" I wondered if ...

I am trying to upgrade Windows XP on my computer to SP1 which is a critical update from Microsoft. I get an error message as follows
Setup could not verify the integrity of the file Update.inf.
Make sure Cryptographic Service is running on this computer
I have disabled Norton ...

I didn't have any antivirus installed on my PC until
MyDoom came up and my PC wroked just fine. That day, I
installed Norton and while doing it the software detected
and deleted some system files and now my PC keeps on

I've been trying to install a service pack, and every time
I try to run it, it cancels the installation.  Also, every
day, I am prompted to install a security update.  Any
ideas what the problem may be?

Some how I have locked myself out of Windows XP
Professional.  When the screen opens it has a blue box
with Power-on Password and a key symbol and in the bottom
right hand corner today's date.  How can I get pass this? o

I can not start Windows XP with a user that is not in the administrators group.  I have tired both the user and power user group.  This started after I tried to change the security settings in the registry for a program that has to update a registry key when starting up.  I do ...

I have been trying to repair windows xp, however, I keep
running into the problem of not being able to download
anything due to active x controls.  I have checked the
settings and all settings are correct. Is there anything

I have a user who can log onto one XP Pro machine and get
their home directory. On another XP Pro machine, they
cannot. I am running Active Directory. The local group
membership on both machines are the same. Any other

Assume that an encrypted file has been properly backed up and the public
certificate and private keys have also been properly backed up offline, and
that the OS is WinXP Pro on a standalone machine or on a small home
workgroup network. Can the file be restored to a different machine ...

What is the name of the program file for Windows XP Photo and Fax Viewer, is it an .exe file and where the heck does it reside?  I want to point my scanner at it and can't find it anywhere.

In Internet Explores there is a feature, "Remember
passwords and field text" (or something like that) how
can I turn that on/off where can I delete unwanted old
passwords from showing when I enter text in a field?

I'm having big trouble with my XP Home Edition. There's
only one user registered on the system.
Earlier when the system boot up the desktop with all the
icons showed up (autologon - no password).

I was shown a time back on setting additional tabs for
administrator in the files and folders option but forgot
how to do this can anyone help and am I in the right area
for this question..

I have a fairly aggrivating problem regarding XP's file
encryption and I was wondering if someone here could help
me out. Basically, I turned on my computer one day and
out of the blue, it just wouldn't boot, it kept

Have a problem recoverying an encrypted file from a WinXP Pro hard drive
that will no longer boot. Have been using your "encrypted file system
recovery" method for guidance, and have been able to recover the file using
Backup, as well as recover the 3 suggested directories, Crypto, ...