The problem is....when I start my computer and it gets to the desktop page,
my set wallpaper flickers between black, White, and a Web page stating that I
have spyware on my computer(which I'm convinced is a virus or spyware
itself). Also....my desktop icons are present but they ...

The problem is....when I start my computer and it gets to the desktop page,
my set wallpaper flickers between black, White, and a page stating that I
have spyware on my computer.  Attempts to open any programs fail....and a
bureau window opens to say something like:

I have XP.  When I logon as Guest, without need of password, I can see
ALL folders and open all files.  In Security of folders, "Everyone",
has been removed.  How do I selectively restrict access of Guest, and
other Users, to folders and files?

How can I make it so no matter who logs into the computer they cannot  run
Internet Explorer ?
TYIA
Phil Andersen

I hope this is the most appropriate forum to post this
question in.....?
I have just divided my hard drive using Partition
Magic into two partitions C and E and have installed

I have Windows XP Home Edition, and I have set up both administrator
and user accounts for myself. Now I need to create a "Debug Users"
group, and add my user account to it. My XP manual says that I should
use Local Security Policy console, which is located in "Administrative

I am using Win XP SP2 with all the current updates. My windows firewall dont
seems to enable from the windows security center window. cant seem to link
the problem to anything. Are there any such issues to related problem
involving any virus's or activeX components?

i found Neomonap23.exe in my registry
( at the moment  not remember precisely where but it was in the same folder
as ctfom.exe and wuampd.exe) ...this is malware but i have not found any
neomonap23.exe file in the system32 folder,what

Dear Sirs,
Please,
As everyone knows
How I can to restrict (remove) the users access to all Internet Options on

Have just installed AVG free anti-virus, and to my horror it has found
126 trojan horses, despite having Norton av for 3 yrs. All of the
trojan horses have been sent to the vault, but I am not sure what to to
now they are in the vault, should I delete them? Will that affect any

i visited window Update website to check for security update, it's making me
install the Window Genuine Advanteage Tools (KB892130) size 443.00KB. Is this
another update on Window Update? is this normal? is it ok to install it? I
thought  Window Genuine Advantage Tools is not ...

one of my machine could not be booted due to corrupt registry, with no means
of save mode or recovery mode...
i transfer the harddisk to another machine and hv access to the drive, but i
do not if i could modify/remove the culprit entry in the registry to recover

Cheers mate!
Unfortunately I couldn't do it within my shift time. (without removin
access to the other admin account).
I did mention the the boss about being able to do things if there wa

Here's the scenario - I have a network w/2PCs on XP Home SP2 w/2wire
homeportal/ethernet connection. Gramps is on one, me & hubby on the other.
All three of us make online purchases, however, gramps is CLUELESS on
security & no matter how much I beg/plead- follows or remembers ...

I've given for a time my notebook with WinXP Pro SP2 to a colleague. Hi has
reinstalled windows and since that I receive an error message log (Event
viewer System Ivent id 10020)
"The machine wide Default Launch and Activation security descriptor is