I recently purchased a new laptop with Windows XP which I
configured several Group policy settings on.  
Specifically I enabled the "Password must meet complexity
requirements" setting.  I then joined the computer to my

Just wanted to let you know that I went on a website
yesterday afternoon that must have been infected with all
kinds of files that load programs onto your machine.  
I've never run into this before.  I had about 8 new icons

Here's my dilemma . . .
I originally had Windows XP on two hard drives that were striped together
(Promise RAID).  It worked well for a year or so but then recently it failed.
Whatever I tried, I could not boot up the system--I think something in the

I installed the ms .net framework, but now when my
computer starts up it goes to the welcome screen and I
have to click my name.  I dont want it this way.  I want
my computer to just start up like it always has.

i am giving my notebook running win xp pro to a friend
what is the simplest way to change administrator etc
thanks
dave

The Enter Network Password dialog box appears randomly on
my home computer.  How do I stop its appearance?

I am using a zone alarm fire wall but I am getting Microsoft VM command line
interpreter trying to access the internet and then asking for it to be a
server. The program generating this is wjview.exe. This resides in the
windows/system32 folder. If I agree to access it then ...

I am trying to follow a Computer Cops post about how to remove the
about:blank hijacker. One of the steps is to run MRC to edit a hidden .dll in
the registry.
I loaded and booted in MRC mode and it said I had to be an administrator.

Can non-administrators install spyware (key loggers etc)
on WIN XP Home PC?  

I have some files with encryption attribute.in fact i
encrypted those,but after change my OS i can not read
those.I saw this msgbox after try " Access is denyed "
please help me to solve this problem.

I have an HP Pavillion ze5470us laptop with a builtin
Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN card running driver 3.70.12.0
with driver date 6/2/2004.
I just installed XP Pro SP2, and now the card will only

Is there a way to deny to
limited users to install/unistall software?

I can't input ctrl-alt-del to access Windows XP.  When I
press them, nothing happens.  How can I get around this?

I recently re-installed Windows XP. Since then, Internet
Connection Firewall does not remain enabled when the
machine is re-booted. I am able to re-enable it when this
happens, but it seems to drop out after a while and is

I've installed the release version of XP SP2.  I now get
the following message from the Windows Security Center:
Norton Antivirus reports that it is installed, but its
status is unknown.