Some software issue (system running win xp pro) came up a
couple days ago and I had to reformat the drive (safe mode
and "repair reinstall" didn't help) and did a clean
install.  I imaged my hard drive to another one before I

How do I back up the registry in order to remove virus
infected files?

I have an XP Pro system and I encrypted a whole folder
(with subfolders in it).  I've only been using XP for 2
weeks and didn't think of exporting the certificates for
that folder nor any private keys for it.  My system had

Can anyone tell me how to disable File and printer sharing for XP
clients through the registry?
I want to put it in my login script NT4 enivronment with XP clients. I
have way too many clients to go to and disable file and printer

Two of us just received new machines at work running xp.
We've noticed that our event logger fills up with security audit failure
560's.  As far as I can tell, these are all generated by local programs
running on the machine.  Our log file is set at 4 MB, and it eventually

After I disconnect from remote access and after I close a
screen saver, I am required to log in again.  How can I
set Windows so it doesn't log off at these two times?

I recently set up a wireless pc in my home which connects to a host wired
into my router. ( I also have a broadband modem attached to the router).
On the remote desktop, (XP on both) I had tried to remove IE a while ago
since it was my kids PC.  When you go into add/remove programs ...

Please tell me how to put password on a folder using windown98/xp/2k etc. Your help will truly be appreciated. Thanks
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I've recently added my My music folder to the shared
documents file by dragging and dropping. but now i want
to unshare my music but don't know how to. every time i
go on to properties and select sharing, the option to

How can I hide "Control Panel" from regular users on a
Windows XP machine? Besides the users that XP creates I
created three more and I want those users not to be able
to use Control Panel.

hi im having a problem with my printer.

Hi, I want to block any porn sites to be visited from my
PC. I had set up the Content Advisor and Security Zones
but most Porn sites are still accessible.
I want to stop anyone on my PC to visit any Porn sites.

This is realy wierd.  I turn my PC off completely and it
turns itself back on spontaneously.  Can anyone hint me
on how this is happening?
Thank you in advance for your advice

I have an XP computer that is hooked up to internet via a
cable modem.  This computer is part of a network that
uses XP's Internet Connection Sharing.  This is the
computer that connects directly to the internet.  I have

WinXP Pro
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to disable access to the cd rom for the
Guest Account?
Thank you,