When I join another domain, logon causes another profile in documents and
settings to be used.
For example:  If I join domain "ABC", after rebooting, and after domain
login, I find myself logged in using the profile for "userid.ABC" instead of

I have two machines using XP.  On one, if the machine is inactive, it automatically logs the user off.  On the other, the user stays logged on indefinitely.  I can't find where to control this choice.

I cannot broadcast or receive Webcams in Yahoo Messenger. I keep getting error message telling me I am behind a firewall. I have disabled the XP firewall and get same error. I have tried to enable the XP firewall and use the advanced settings to put in Yahoo's suggested fix BUT ...

How do I disable user accounts on XP Pro. I need to stop users from accessing this computer. If I delete the account a new account is made when they login. So what I am looking for is a way to stop them from accessing this computer.
Thanks in advance.

thanks for checking this
Recnetly had a main board die on me and replace with a
differnt make-model-manufacturer and upgarded the hard
disk as well. Now, having the old drive as F: I can't

I have a problem with Windows XP Service pack 2 on my system.
I have had to turn off autoupdates as I can't get it to run.
Everytime I try to install service pack 2 it crashes my system and I have to un-install it.
Here is my system setup.

Norton gave the message to remove "C:\windows\system32
\mscmtsrvs.exe" I have been unable to delete the file.
Used explore to find - then looked in the "window system
file and found it but not allowed to delete.  Does anyone

Somehow I am not the Administrator of my computer
anymore. I have tried to change it via the user
accounts.  I have two accounts one for administrator and
one for limited user (both in my name).  I still can not

Running XP pro and have password complexity check
disabled.  When user attempts to change password they
receive a message that the password failed the complexity
check.

I have a Compaq notebook with XP Home Edition.  Out of
nowhere (have had it for 14 months) it started asking me
for a password on the windows login screen when I click
my user name.  I've never used a password.  Compaq has

my grandma Died....she left me this cool comp with XPpro
on it
would be nice if i could get to windows.....i dont know
the admin password

Besides re-installing XP Pro....is there anyway to get in
to Windows, i.e DOS so i can delete the account who set
and then died a password ???

Hi,  recently, a "feature" showed up on my toolbar - It's
a search box that has the default text "search the web".  
If I right click the tool bar, you can see that it is
checked as "search assistant". I don't know where this

I have created a group on the worksatation called TEST.
I open the Administrators group and attempt to add this
group and it doesn't show (but the built in groups do)
Go to Advanced and search for the group -- no show.

FACTS: I have "encrypted" two folders (files with Microsoft WORD files, and files with Microsoft ACCESS). I am using Microsoft's Windows XP Professional, and the associated native "encryption" for the NTFS files.
I have a Fujitsu DYNAMO 2300 U2 external drive with 1.3 GB ...