My Win XP Sp1 computer crashed as windows update was
installing the latest update software for the site.
Now when i go to Windows Update it says i need the latest
version.  The button says "UPdate Now".  I click and

i have been infected by the subject virus
(w32.beagle@ag,mm) and it's has crippled my email and
variuos other operations. can someone please help ? my
norton can not handle it, and microsoft has not sent an

Like John, we are having the same problems with these
critical updtes not running reliably on all PCs - even
among the exact same setup. We are not sure what to try
next, frankly.

Is there any way to export group policies from one XP
system to another ? I know that I can create a reg file of
HKLM\software\policies and HKCU\software\policies, but the
HKCU would have to be applied to each user on a system and

ok!
this is the problem!
i went into control panel then to user accounts, and then added new account and made it "adminator user".. then i made the one i was on "limited"..which was a stupid thing to do cause i can't get into the other user account!
i loged in and out and nothing ...

OK, I've wandered through the XP SP2 docs and the
prerelease, and haven't yet found a thread to docs on how
the new IE tools...Manage add-ons...Update ActiveX button
works - where it goes to find out that an update is

any idea on when the new version of XP Security Console will be released ?
*TIA*

I need to open up the range of ports (10001-10100 both TCP
and UDP) in my firewall.  How do I do this without having
to enter each of the 200 entries individually?

windows updates are failing with this: Failed To Enable SE_RESTORE_PRIVILEGE
I do have admin rights on my computer, so I go to Admin Tools -> Local
Security Policy -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> Restore Files
and Directories, but then all the selections are grayed ...

Hi I have windows XP Pro and two logins one that is a limited account and the other is an admin account. I've found that certain program will not run in a limited account. I can use the "run as" but I don't want to give the password and the rights to the users of the limited ...

I don't know why this is happening but whenever i logon to Windows XP with networking Available i get a popup box on the Welcome screen. Here are the details:
-There is no title.
-The close (X) button is greyed out
-There is no information or content showing in the dialog ...

Okay, I am fourteen, and an avid desktop modder. I know I
am probably sounding like one of those leech kids or
something. But really, you could consider me a prodigy
when it comes to computing and coding.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\services\TermService
The path HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\services\
has ONLY one key TermService other than the default. It is REG_DWORD
set to value 3. No other services are listed.

Can anyone help...
i have win XP on my home PC.Iam the administrator on the
machine.My 2 brothers also use the machine.
i want to allow them access to install software/hardware

I'm having a lil trouble with XP Pro regarding folders.  
It seems (maybe it's supposed to be this way) that all
folders are read only.  How can I change this?  I've
tried changing the read only attribute but has not