Does anyone know where I can find a tutorial about secure network
administration for win xp pro.
Things like scripting password protecting folder sharing in an isolated LAN
(nothing but email) ?

I unistalled sp2 through the control panal add/remove option and now my MSN
messanger, windows update, etc. will not work. Everytime I try to reload sp2
through windows update it tells me can't get requested page. Is there a way
to fix this?

I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I have to deploy 15 new computers
in my office and these are all fresh IBM PreInstalled XP  Pro machines.
Does anyone know from where I can download all available patches since XP
SP2 to one machine and update all of the machines locally ...

every 2-3 minutes my computer shuts down with the error:
your computer is about to be shut down . this shut down is initiated by nt
authority
c:\windows\system32\isass.exe

We are running XP Home with SP 2, and experiencing frequent freezes of the
entire computer.   I also use AdAWare periodically to quarantine and remove
ad "spy" software.  We DO run a keystroke capture tool, but I usually turn it
off when I'm using the computer as it's not "me" ...

Excerpt from another thread:
"Rosivaldo Fernandes Alves" <rfa@jfse.gov.br> escreveu na mensagem
news:OhVgkhwAFHA.2560@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
(...)

When I try to log in to certain web sites using Internet Explorer I get a
message that says " your current security settings do not allow you to send
html forms". How would I change those settings so I could send html forms.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.   Thanks Alan

I have an ebusiness machine that I get the subject message on when trying to
do windows update. I have done all things listed on Microsoft site for this
problem and lowered all security settings to nothing and have even tried
installing service pack2 and other updates all of ...

This trojan is called
Win32.Benuti.K!downloader
This is where the virus is loacated
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\

unable to configure any XP SP2 WF settings..
inside my MMC GPMC, there are no settings within that allows me to configure
those WF settings...
MS web says there is, but i can't find.. is there any patch i had left out?

i know how to use MMC+GPMC to admin my AD domains, but are unable to find
those new settings for XPSP2 machines using GPO...
is there anything i need to install/patch my current console to get those
new settings out?

-Bookmarks created when IE is "runas" the limited account in XPHome require
restarting IE in order to become visible.
-When IE is started using "runas" and the option "Protect my computer and
data from unauthorized program activity", bookmark functionality is

My drive crached and I reloaded it. I had files that were backed up that were
encrypted is thire any way to axcess them. I try going in to propties and
unchecked the box but it denies me axcess.

(I posted this question previously on the XP Configuration/support newsgroup,
and apologize if posting it here too is a breach of etiquette.)
I have a new Dell laptop (inspiron 9200) with 1 GB of RAM running XP Pro.  I
cannot turn on fast user switching.  When I turn it on, either ...

Howdy all!
I've been trying to install a driver for a video card (ATI technologies
product) that I'm having problems with and have traced the problem to a
permissions issue.  It's not the driver itself, but when I try to edit the