I run my Windows XP Professional from D drive (my C drive
is a 31 MB partition I had to put to stop having
the "Invalid BOOT.INI file" error"). When I try to
install the Windows Security Patch 1 in my computer it

I have started up a computer that has been shelved for
several months.  It is saying the old password is expired
and asking for the password to set a new password.  I have
tried all my old, familiar passwords to no avail.  The

I am trying to recover lost files using the recovery console for XP home
edition. For awhile I  was able to get to the admin account through safe
mode. It did not require a password when I was doing this. In trying to solve
my problem, I lost the ability to go to safe mode. Now ...

I am trying to backup a crashed hard drive. I have it as a slave in my
machine and I can see it just fine. I am running XP Pro. The crashed hard
drive is XP Home. One folder is password protected. I am trying to go though
properties and change the securtiy info but it does not ...

I there a way to disable the Security Control Center (in windowsXP SP2)
through a registry hack?

Does anyone know how to modify power options via group policy?  I am in
process of deploying 75 desktops and I don't want to have to revisit the
finished desktops.

Seems this exploit needed the attack surface created by the service running
on port 445, this is why it's good to shut these services down in addition
to blocking to blocking the incoming port 445 traffuc with a router.
Especially if you're just running a standalone, home system ...

I looked in help files, and when I right click etc, the "Encrypt.." check
box is there but greyed out (inactive)
I googled for for the answer and came up with lots for winxp pro but nothing
for home.

over the past few years I have reinstalled XP a bunch of times... these are
clean installs.  I tried to do it again and it states that It has been used
too many times.  This is my product key for a product I paid for and its now
telling me I cant use it anymore.  What are my ...

i have a process that keeps running and consuming its share of cpu and i
need to get rid of it. if i try and delete it, the process comes right back.
has anyone seen this?

In Windows 98,95,etc.  there used to be a history folder so you could see
where a user went on the web.
What folder/file is that in XP?

Merry Christmas!
Here's the prob: I've got two accounts on my pc (WinXPHome). My account
(admistrator) is working fine. But my daughter's has been very slow for the
past week. Files take a long time to open, even longer to close - several

I am not sure if this is the forum for my question. If it is not could
someone please direct me to the appropriate discussion group?
I am the owner of a small business. A short while back I got a blank email
with an attachment from whom I suspect to be a competitor. Since then he

I have a program running that I can't figure out. It's a CPU hog and seems to
be runnning all the time CXML.EXE.  I can end it's processing, but it comes
back.  THere also seems to be a directory \windows\prefetch where I've found
the only CXML file, but it seems to be a pd or pf ...

I have a PC with 2 NICs (XP SP2) setup as an Internet Gateway connected to a
cable modem using XP ICS. I have the XP firewall enabled by default.
The other PCs are connected to this PC through a wireless AP and everything
works fine.