I did a shields up test of my internet security and discovered that port 80
is wide open. Is this normal? I checked my firewall and it appears that no
programs are using it...

Señores
Espero me puedan ayudar tengo una red windows2000 server se esta
estandarizando el so a win xp pero aun hay pc con win98, se comparte una
carpeta en win98 y se otorga los permisos totales pero el usuario de winxp no

I have downloaded XP SP2 from Microsoft CD, and I could not browse the
internet as the return website is not valid. Whatever web page that is access
will only trigger MSN search engine. Any idea?

When I update the Norton Internet security, it finishes the update and then
tells me that the update could not be finished becuase there is a task
scheduling service problem on my computer and it gives an exit code: 080.
I have called Norton and they say it is a microsoft issue.  ...

My drive E: cdrom desktop shortcut icon had suddenly disappeared for no
apparent reason. Does anybody know how to restore it?
thanks

I am trying to back up stuff from my laptop to
a bkf file using window's backup utility but i keep on getting the same
error:
"back up file name could not be used.

I foolishly changed my password right before vacation. Of course, I've
forgotten it.
It's the admin account, and I don't have a reset disk, and yes I know how
stupid that is.

XP Home SP2
Have a trojan/virus.  The thing disabled the windows f/w and
modified/disabled McAfee v/s & f/w plus.  It even "created" a phony display
of my McAfee internet traffic when requested. (ie the graph that monitors

so this is my problem,
My computer will frequently reboot without warning, just a sudden freeze
then a reboot.  Sometimes it will just come to a Freeze and be unresponcive
forcing me to do a manual reset.  If I go into MsConfig and try to turn off

My wife installed Windows Antispyware today.  I was not home at the time so I
only have sketchy info on what she was specifically done.  She ran the
antispyware app & removed (via the antispyware dialog) the files it
identified.  That's about all I know.  At this point my Windows ...

I have used Ad-ware, Spybot, CWSchredder, Process Explorer both in safe mode
and regular mode and still it keeps popping back up.  I have gone into
Regedit and deleted it many times but it still keeps getting reloaded........
Help!!!!!!!!

I may be a fool concerning SP2 but when I download files, in a .ZIP, from my
FTP site I can't get them to open, no mater what I have tried.  I now have
the site is set up as a "Trusted Site" so that I don't have to unblock in the
properties setting.  How can I disable the ...

Using XP Pro, stand-alone, with admin and user accounts. Is it standard, on
restart or start-up, for the computer to auto-load (default to) a user
account? Mine does, and no password is requested. Is there any way by which
to force the computer to present a log-on screen that ...

Have XP SP2 and the firewall has been running for some time.  Now I have a
security warning in the system tray saying the firewall won't load.
When I follow the recommendation to turn it on, it says it can't turn it on
and recommends going into Control Panel.  When I try to turn ...

I am running Windows XP Pro with SP2.  Why can't I , as the administrator,
delete other accounts?. The procedure takes me as far as the 'delete account'
box and then just hangs (doesn't respond).
Thx for your help,