I had to reinstall xp and I have an external maxtor
drive.  Now all my directorys and files are inaccessable.  
Help??  How do i change the permissions back so I can
access these files?

The big thing when you start to encrypt data is an many people mentionned, to not loose encryption key
As I understand encryption ey are located per user basis on the system
I have seen on recommendation in Microsoft book saying that in orderr to improve security is to store ...

There were many connection to the port 1025 of internal hosts
accordind to the TCPviewer*) in LAN, that is secured by port
blocking only (ports 1-1024). Process tyhat are bound to this
behaviour are either lsass and netservices. The process analyzer*)

I need to completely disable all access to CD-Rom and floppy drives for any
user on XP Professional computers.  Other than physically locking down the
front of the box, how can I accomplish this?
Thanks so much,

My friend is using AOL as his ISP.  In the Advanced tab
of the Network Connection properties the check box for
ICF is "Grayed" out.  Is this something AOL has done or
is his computer infected?

recently my computer has started to create popup windows
by itself, i get a message saying something like:
messenger services (in the window header) and in the
window is a random message an example could be that it

Long story short....the company split and now I have 3
workstations and a server but no passords for any (3 win-
xp, 1 server) will a syster reinstall clear out the
passwords? Is there anything else I can try? They make

I keep receiving this message alot, and I would like to
know if it is legit:
Message from MICROSOFT NETWORKS to WINDOWS USER on
3/22/2004

I copied files to the D drive, CD-RW.  I had to reformat the system but now I cannot retrieve my files from the CD. Says I need reset security permission.  I find help in Setting Permissions but I can't find a security tab.  Need Very Basic instructions on how to set these ...

Steven,
A week or two ago I asked a question about restricting
users in a school and you answered.  It may have taken 2
posts from you to get it through my thick head, but

Was using a free version of AVG antivirus and it was
telling me i had the following virus: C:WINDOWS\system32
\msconfd.dll Trojan startpage.CE
Ive since erased that antivirus eqpt and installed

I have 4 User accounts set up for my family.  On Sunday
something happened.  Even though I have 'Use Welcome
Screen' checked on under User Accounts-Change the way
users log on or the welcome screen does not appear.  Each

Is it possable to password protect individual files or
programs, such as Outlook Express, with only one user
account?

i've noticed that XP pro does boot very slow after having installed Norton Antivirus 2003 (at least 2 minutes).  THe problem is highlighted on the Symantec knowledge base and there is even a fix to download which should solve the problem. Well, it didn't. Anyone of you have an ...