My MSN messenger 6.2 does not connect on my Limited User Accounts.  If the
change the account to Admin then it works.  How can I get MSN to connect on
the Limited Accounts?  Thanks.

I am going to reinstall my window xp pro and i was wonder once i go to the
internet without going to any site at all except window update will i still
get Infected  by virus and other malicious software?

Problem:  Cannot unzip or open ANY encrypted files stored on my external
USB-2 160 Gig hard drive, an ACOM.
XP Pro, SP2/hot fixed, 512 ram, two 80 Gig drvs, non-RAID etc., ext USB 160
Gig drive

I am trying to create and test a Data Recovery Agent and get to the point of
trying to decrypt the file from the Recovery Agent's account (Administrator)
and the system is denying me access. I'm running XPProSP2 in a workgroup.
First, as Administrator, I created the File Recovery ...

when i use control-alt-del  i get a message saying task manager has been
disabled
by the administrator but i am the only administator on the pc.
i allso can not do a system restore cause it wont let me disable it.

I had several programs that worked fine, until I disconnected my RoadRunner
modem and reconnected.  This disconnect/reconnect was done per TimeWarner to
enable my system to be capable of their new enhanced "speed".
Two of my dos .exe programs will not work.  I get a box with the ...

How to get current user name (name of the user that logged on) from process that was started using "RunAs" command?
For example
User "MarkSmith" has started a VB application using RunAs command where user name was "Admin". Now VB app needs to copy some file to MarkSmith application ...

I have several WinXPPro SP2 machines I am about to deploy. However, I do
not have a domain controller, hence no Active Directory. My machines are
all part of a workgroup I have created.
Are there Local Security Settings I can configure such that no on else

why can't i see this one??  where is the policy that disables user control
of the windows firewall for xp sp2?

I am trying to lock down an account on a Windows XP station.  It is not on
the domain, and i do not want to lock down any administrator accounts on the
machine.  Since by default, any local policies that are put in place affect
each account, I have not had any luck in locking ...

Have investigated this problem with no luck on many fronts.  The ISP,
Symantec, many Google searches, and so on.
My ISP upgraded their e-mail servers from pop1 and smtp1 (for simplicity) to
a new format, i.e., pophm and smtphm.  This caused many problems for my

I helped a friend install a new XP Home. Their bratty teenager hijacked the
machine and made herself the administrator. She won't give up the password.
Is a new install the only way around this? How do I set her parents as the
administrators when I reinstall?

I've got auto update enabled, I've been to the windows update site, I get
nothing. Any suggestions short of ordering the cd and waiting on snailmail?
I'm  runnig SP1 on a hp a220n pavilion.
tia for any suggestions.