We don't use Internet Explorer, Outlook Express or
Messenger. We all run Windows XP Professional.
Do we need to download and install SP2?
Is there a way to customize the download?

I have been trying to use the windows update but end up
in error code 0x80070003, normally this means the folder %
programfiles%\WindowsUpdate\v4 is missing, but this is
not the case.

Please help, we have tried everything when we sign in to a
secure web site EG.banking site, we get a "security
notice" that the certificate is not valid or has expired.  
Our computer never did this before my wife started

My computer has restarted Twice today for no reson, and
when it has loaded it say "Your computer has just
recovered from a serious problem" it keeps creating
documents in minidump, i have been to Noton.com and they

I recently did a fresh install of Win XP Prof and installed SP2 on top of
it.  Just as with Win2k, I noticed that Windows XP has sharing enabled by
default.  I right clicked on my hard drives and found that both were
automatically set up as shares.

I am trying to install the patch for this security bulletin but whenever I
try I get an error stating that I need to have Outlook Express 6 with SP1
installed.  I am running Windows XP Pro SP1 which means I have OE6 SP1.  Any
help would be appreciated.

Does anyone know how to get this thing off  the computer.
I tried to  do a system restore and it  won't let you go
back to a date before it was downloaded. I HATE this
thing. AIM isn't working  right.. MY computer  loads  

I work in a Public Library & want to deny any type of
downloads on the Limited Account I have created.  How do
I do that?  I especially want to deny MSN Messenger or
Yahoo Chat

Recently, I added new users to Windows XP.  I did so
whilst logged in as Administrator, with administrator
privileges.  XP would not allow me to create the new
users before I created an administrator account, as, it

We have a new computer where my husband and I are both
supposed to be administrators of course with different
logons.  My husband is far superior with pc knowledge
than I am.  As far as system functions accessability

As I posted a couple of days ago, recently when I turn on my PC (running
XP on it) it automatically launches Netscape (my default browser) and
goes to blasphemy.killercarrot.co.uk.
Following the instructions given by experts in this group, I have

I have just installed SP2 for Windows XP Home Edition.
The only question I have relates to the new Windows
Security Centre - there are three main areas listed:
Firewall, Automatic Updates, and Virus Protection. The

There seems to be a variety of software out there that happily runs if the
user is a Local account and a member of Local Administrators, but doesn't
run if the user is a Domain account and a member of Local Administrators.
Anyone have any ideas what could be different about them?

I've just upgraded my home laptop client to xp pro
running office 2000. 2003 will come later but not yet :-)
I have been through the menus and walkthroughs for
setting up user account and tweaking admin accounts etc.

My Task Manager (accessed with Ctrl+Alt+Delete) used to
bring up a box with running applications, CPU usage,
etc.  Now it merely brings up my user name.  Any idea how
I may have lost the first Task Manager and how I can get