My pc one day started to reboot all the sudden on its own. i didnt
understand, so i took a virus check, adaware and spyware checks. nothing
turns out- but then i took the virus check one more time, then when it
reached the windows folder, it suddenly rebooted, and that happens ...

My firewall is asking if I will allow ViewMgr (ViewMgr.exe) access to my
computer.  I am not familar with this file, does anyone know if it is safe
and/or part of the XP Pro operating system?
Thanks.

[This followup was posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin and a copy was sent to the cited author.]
I have a client with XP home who is attempting to backup from "C" to
external disk.  This is straight copy/paste (no bu program) Some folders
taken individually will ...

as an admin or user other than guest, one is able to change their power
scheme via the control panel.
in the case of guest, however, access is denied. the value is set to turn
the monitor off after 20 minutes where I would like it to be constantly on.

I am running Windows XP Home Edition with SP2, and I was wondering if there
was a way to manage what other users do on the computer (e.g. Accessing the
Task Manager or Command Prompt)  Is it just in XP Professional that
administrators can add a local secuirity policy??  Thanks

when trying to start security center I get " error 1083: the executable
program that this service is configured to run in does not implement the
service"  I tried administrative tools|services,  and in run...    Thank You

I have just started a new job at a hostel for kids. They had some computers
in the cupboard that the staff told me were useless because they were
password protected and the XP administater left the job and couldent be
contacted. He also took with him all the hardware and software ...

My brother gave me his old business computer that was wiped clean however
when I try to access windows update, I receive an error:
"[Error number: 0x8DDD0003]
 Network policy settings prevent you from using Windows Update to download

Can any body tell me..the setting of Win XP (with SP2) so a user havin
administrative privilege could not be rename or change the password o
another user having administrative previlege...thanks in advance.
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I CANNOT UTILIZE MY SYSTEM RESTORE. I TRIED TO  UTILIZE IT IN SAFE MODE AND
STILL NOT WORKING.
ALSO, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER IS NOT WORKING. I INSTALLED 10 SOMETIME AGO AND
IT HAS BEEN A FEW WEEKS SINCE IT WORKED. I GET A MESSAGE STATING "INTERNAL

(I already posted this question some time ago, without any answers. Is this
really impossible?)
I need a way to activate and configure the Internet Connection Firewall in XP
SP1 from the command line.

The following update shows up as a required update. But I don't have
Microsoft VM on my machine. So, why is this update showing up?
816093: Security Update Microsoft Virtual Machine (Microsoft VM)
Thanks in advance.

I have couple of windows xp laptop machines where the userid is
administrator. The passwords for these is lost as the previous system guy
left this job abruptly and  we cannot get a hold of him. I need to access
these two laptop (no network)

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong. I can not send email from outlook
or my incrediMail . I can recieve mail only.
The messege I get when trying to send my mail is:
The outgoing mail server 'smtp.netzero.com does not respond, please try

I have a Windows XP Pro, SP2 customer.  We are attempting to modify the