I'm wondering how others on campus configure either Group Policy or
Local Computer Policy for users, particularly with regard to desktop
permissions. Do you allow users to change wallpapers, add shortcuts,
turn on Active Desktop, change screensavers, etc.? Any comments on this

Hi!! I desperately need help. Recently, somehow, some very nasty icons
appeared in my desktop. They are of all kinds, sexually explicit, offers,
bettings, gambling, etc. I'm very concern because my 13 year old daughter
uses the same compueter. I have tried to delete these nasty ...

Hi, can anyone tell me how fix this error script every time i open mcafee
virusScan:
Line: 252
Char: 3

XP Newsgroup:
I have unknowingly left some encrypted files in a user's Profile when I
moved the PC over from an NT V4 domain to a new SBS 2003 Domain.   The User
Profile is still intact, but orphaned ( There is no way (that I know of) to

I have an XP Pro box, that will not users connect over the network.  The
right "Access this from the network" does not and will not keep the users
listed.  The default is Administrators,Users,Power Users,Backup Admins.  The
settings will not save.  If I go back in the users are ...

My question has to do with the client portion of the web PKI certificates.  
We currently have a server setup to issue client certificates to secure one
of our web based applications.  So before the user logs into that web based
application, he/she will have to apply and download ...

I've had my notebook pc--which runs Windows XP Professional--for half a year
and always just had the one "Administrator" account since I'm the only user.  
Recently, I learned about multiple accounts and yesterday set up a second,
"limited" account under my name, Bill.  This ...

marvellous programme. but spybot regularly finds something called DSO, which
alters five registry keys, which the spyware beta never notifies me about.
anyone know why not?
after being infected i cleaned out windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts to

Is there a way I can turn of DEP, I already have programs in place that look
after my PC. and can't see any benefit from using DEP.
Or can I persuaded to keep DEP

I'm attempting to configure XP firewall through win2k Server domain policy,
i've downloaded latest group policy templates (*.adm files) from
microsoft.com, added them on the Server using "Add/Remove Templates..." and
"Network\Network Connections\Windows Firewall" template appears ...

I have two simple questions.  
1.  Everytime I go to look at the computers in my workgroup for my local
network, the computer will freeze up or tell me I do not have access to this
information and to see the administrator.  I am the administrator and I am

I have just created a second administrator account and also a limited
account. I now do not have the ability to login as the original administrator
anymore? I can see that I can still access the documents and everything
through the second administrator account, but I wish to have ...

Is it possible to E-mail events from the Event Log?
I would like to filter the events I receive at the source since I think that
I need 'errors' but not 'information'.
TIA.

Hi all. I had to reinstall Windows XP Home Edition on my cousins (Dell) pc.
When I tried to reinstall I was getting the error mesage file pci.sys
corrupted, so I used my own (Medion) legit XP disk. Her disk had a large
circular score on it.The disk is named Reinstallation CD. After ...

The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is reporting that
there are 3 administrators on a PC (Win XP SP1 Home Edition) that
I recently had to clean of pests: Administrator, User1 and
S-1-5-21-2163411867-891307005-2424629274-1003. Booting in safe