does anyone know how to avoid/fix this error message:
The computer name you specified is already in use. this
occurs in windows xp.

While installing win-XP HOME EDITION in my system, on
entering the product key, an error message--"incorrect
product key entered" is displayed..
Probably the product key that i have for my win-XP HOME

Have you tried:
Start> Run> GPEDIT.MSC> ok> Local Computer Policy> Windows
setings> Security settings> Public Key Policies>
Encrypting file system> Right click add recovery agents>

My Windows XP Professional system was migrated to a new
domain that is running Microsoft Active Directory.  When
the migration was performed, a new user was created with
the same username but for the new domain.  My original

I get this message when logged in as Administrator. I runa
2003 beta server posting certificates. Other pc's running
XP pro with all updates can grab the certificate. I can
not get past the required information page. I know it has

I have 2 PCs connected to network.
Both running Win XP Pro.
PC1 have FAT32 and PC2 have NTFS.
How can I enable (or disable) access spesific users to a

I've installed an HP Scanjet on a workstation but it runs
(and installs) only under my Admin account.  Is there a
way to let users have access without granting them full
privileges?

I am having a similar issue to one that is being discussed
in a recent thread.
When I start my machine with Windows XP Home, I get to the
profile screen that asks which profile I want to log onto.

I have a client with XP home. He does not run windows
update or keep his AV up to date. Of course his computer
runs great now! My question relates to Windows Update. He
has a dial up connection and hasn't updated windows in

I'm looking for more indepth info on the Net Use & Net
Share commands and switches. Does anyone know of a web
resource and or book for this info?

Was running Lavasoft Ad_ware 6.181 when it complete and
indicated that their were "spyware" in memory & need to
restart & run remove process at next restart.
Click "ok" and attempted to restart PC.  When XP came

Whenever I try to access task manager, it says that the
administrator has disabled it. How do I fix this as I am
the administator on the computer.

Every time I start a certain computer, Norton Firewall
shows an alert stating that 127.0.0.1 attempted to access
the computer using the netspy trojan.  I know for certain
that this trojan is not on the computer but the warning

http://start-page.info/?u=1507 is stuck as my home page. I have deleted it. Used ad-aware and spybot. It will not go away. It also won't let me put anything in the address bar to change to. What else can I do.

I have a Windows XP pro machine I need to migrate from
one NT4 domain to a different NT4 domain. I would like to
keep the users setup on the XP machine the same.  Is
there a way to do this?