System Restore is set to monitor the wrong hard drive on my computer and I can't figure out how to change it
Originally WinXP was installed on a 40Gig drive and when I had a new 200Gig drive installed, the technician moved
WinXP to the new 200Gig drive
Now System Restore in ...

Because of a problem with a hard disk utility that got
stuck and that I had to close, I had to repair my windows
installation. Once completed, after the final reboot
Windows XP Pro loaded normally, my 3 original user

For some reason I cannot sign in to a secure website.  
(ex. delta.com account or sprintpcs.com login)  Is there
some type of setting I'm missing?  I am a user on the
laptop that I'm having trouble with.  Please help!  I

I've been trying to find out whether the numerous
entries of...
2004-04-04 10:28:13 DROP TCP ...etc...
...can tell me anything useful.

I would like to know how to disable msn messenger or/and windows messenger for some users (my kids) using XP prof while being able myself and my wife from using it
I went into policies but did not find something similar...
I do not wish to remove it but just prevent the kids form ...

Is there anyway I can recover Email messages I deleted
then trashed...are they still on my computer somehwere? I
did not have a recovery file started?

can some one help me with this update i need some more security in my system ! but , theres too much stuff to download and i dont know alot about security so cud some one email me or use msn messenger to contact me stacycool2@hotmail.com i need some advice off of exsparienced ...

Can anyone can identify the CLID 0E4BB6DE-EB56-4CFF-8ACD-
23F3666BAD33 which is used to lable a folder _restorXXX-
XXX... in a hidden folder labled "System Volume
Information?"  The System Volume Information folder only

I am trying to lock-down a PC running XP Pro for a friend, as their oldest
son is a little bit funny and keeps trying to lock the rest of the family
out (and once succeeded so it took forever trying to hack in).
I have now wiped the machine clear and built it from scratch, and am ...

There is a folder that keeps popping into my program
files called "Worth a Visit" with web links (3) in it.
Aliases are also placed on my desktop. Whenever I delete
it, it comes right back shortly afterwards. This also

I am working with XP and have noticed that I don't have
the usual security padlock on the bottom of my page.
Does this mean that the site is not secure or is the
padlock just not showing for some reason?

Thanks for all the great advice on removing adware.  I stupidly allow a trick popup to dump a bunch of spy and ad garbage on my machine.  I have removed most of the offenders with ad-aware and followed other good advice.  However, I still have some lingering problems.
Running XP ...

someone has disabled my task manager how can i reenable
it? i will be gratefull for any help.

I think I had a virus that deleted config.sys, pc at a
shop and because I don't know the admin password I have
been told that the only option is to delete and reformat
everything - I have masses of work on there and am

Get this.  Whenever I go through the process of searching
for, and selecting updates for my computer, once the
installation process starts my computer shuts down and
restarts.