When I press Ctrl+Alt+Del the Task Manager screen appears
for less than 1 second and then shuts down. There is an
icon for the Task Manager on the taskbar but when I move
the mouse pointer to it it disappears. This problem

I believe I have the blaster worm on my pc. I'm presently
running Windows XP. My error message states that my PC is
shutting down and then mentions something about Windows
NT Authority/system. I downloaded a blaster worm fix

How do I uninstall Windows XP Firewall?  I'm trying to
install Comcast Security Manager, and they want me to
uninstall XP Firewall before installing.

I just downloaded and installed Service Pack 2, and now I have the Windows
Security Alerts on my Taskbar. I have Firewall & Autumatic Updates turned OFF
(as I have a Firewall and I like to get my own updates) and the Virus
Protection as "Not Monitored" as I have my own Virus ...

Everytime that I click a link or change websites I am redirected to a website
off of www.ads234.com. I recently loaded the host file from the sticky
section that redirects known add/spyware websites to the local machine, so
each time I am redirected it comes up with "page cannot ...

I've noted that Win XP SP2 will automatically enable the
Internet Connection Firewall (now just the Windows
Firewall) to protect (supposedly) the system from outside
threats. Now, I already have a third-party firewall

My pc was in storage for a few months. and i cant remember
my logon password anyone know how i can logon

I too have the virus that will not let me log on to
Windows XP Home Edition. As soon as the user is selected,
XP tries to load and logs off. I am assuming that this is
a virus that infected the computer last Friday. It was

I had a coworker bring in his kid's laptop, an Inspiron
with XP Home.  It boots  up to the Windows desktop; no
icons, no taskbar, no response to RMB or any of the
Windows key commands, just the empty screen.  I brought

I'm able to connect to my ftp server after installing
SP2. I'm using ZoneAlarm and not Windows Firewall.
I had no problem connecting to my ftp server after doing
a system restore to a point before the installation of

I received a e-mail addressed to one of my user names that
I used on a web site. The e-mail has nothing to do with
any website I would have visted (singles related spam) but
it is a user name that I've used (one time only).

Does anyone know how to get around a forgotten password
that is also the only administrator account on the
computer? (other than reloading XP)

I try to download and install the security service packs
needed for Xp sp2 on my laptop, ut the action keeps
failing. Can anybody pls help. The reason I need this XP
sp2 is cos of Win Movie MAker version 2.

I've installed SP2. Is it more secure to use the Firewall
provided by Sygate Personal, in it's normal mode, or is
the SP2 firewall preferable?
I've read earlier postings in this group which suggests

Hello,
Whenver I try to use Windows Update I get the following
message.  I have tried all of the suggested listed on this
and other newsgroups but nothing works.  I don't have a