How can I assign the permission to "power management" to the group
"user"? Or is it impossible?
(I am using Windows XP Professional)

I was wondering if there is any software or any way to use a normal USB
thumbdrive as a login security token for windows XP.

I am the administrator. I had guest logged on and me, the
administrator,on and i was trying to turn the guest off.
I did, but i am not able to change back to administrator.

I've used MS Windows Update in order to install WinXP
fixes, but this is the first time where I get repeated
(daily) notifications that there's a update ready, and
it's the same update that I have already downloaded and

I frequently get an Application Error Report which says
the application needs to close. The details are:
AppName updmgr.exe
AppVer1.5.5.0

Hi all---
A few weeks ago, I was infected with a huntbar variant. Shortly after getting it cleaned up, I installed an update from Microsoft that I had been putting off. It was the net. framework. Then, a couple of days later, I panicked when I saw a new user acct., and too quickly ...

Due to my winxp problem I had to reinstall a new one on
my old windows and during setup surprisingly asked me to
create administration account and I do so, but after
logon there was just a new administration account and my

I am running a honeypot with a fully patched version of Windows XP Home but
without a firewall.  A few hours after bringing this sytem online, I see the
XP Home system connects establishes a TCP connection to a remote computer on
port 2490 (src port of 2745), followed by a TCP ...

I reinstalled windows ( over written all older files )
and when i logged back on all the older user accounts
were there and could be accessed except for one, This
account was the only one with a password... when you open

I'm need VPN access to my LAN for one of client. So in the LAN I set up Windows XP Prof to VPN Server. My network is following:
Windows XP (VPN Server) ---LAN---- Router (OpenBSD) ---Internet---- Windows XP (VPN Cliet)
On my Router I did a port mapping for ports 1723/TCP, 1701/UDP ...

Client has standalone XPpro with no user icons on the welcome screen...
What I have explored:
crtl/alt/del to get to nt logon window. Results in either two things
1.  with correct user/pwd error message that local policy prevents

Somewhere along the line I disabled the auto-save feature
(saves user names and passwords for internet sites).  How
do I enable this function again??  Please help.  Thanks  

Until Microsoft gives users the ability to remove "admin accounts"
from their machines, they will never truly be hardened?   I would like
the ability to remove the admin account, I can always restore it from
a backup with the account enabled.  Many viruses, scripts, and remote

Every time I run Spybot I am infected with DSO Exploit.  
I did a web search and found there is a vulnerablility in
netprint.  I have been trying to download a patch from
SGI for IRIX to fix this vulnerability.  I am unable to

I am not able to access User Accounts, Add or Remove
Programs, and some of the options under Network and
Internet Connections
Win XP Pro