Hope u can help me with this one. Until recently I could encrypt files on my
laptop (part of a Domain).
My password didn't change.
I could decrypt al my earlier encrypted fiels, but when I want to encrypt a

I have 2 desktops and one laptop which are all part of the same workgroup.
The desktop pc's and files are visable to each other under the workgroup
however the laptops is not.
Upon attempting to open the workgroup from the laptop i recieve the

Hi, all. I re-installed Win XP Pro on my computer due to problems with
system crashing. Can anyone give me advice/tips on what to do after
re-installing the OS and the steps while I download my applications. I
know to back up but there might be something I am forgetting since I am

i am the administrator on my computer..i have a password pretoected account.
i want to download a program on my account.....but only my account. i dont
want it to b available/visible to ne other user. how do i go about doing
this? thank you - ashley

My brother has magaged 2 hide his account on the main start up page. is
there a way in which i can access the account or find the account?

My users can read, but can't edit, save, move or copy files located on their
local drive.  I've recently swithced to roaming profiles.  I'm using 2003
servers and XP pro clients.  The user can log on and access any network
resource.  All local software works correctly.  I'm sure ...

had to reinstall my home network because i could no longer access my other
computer. when reinstalled, I now have a guest named ADAM that shows as
another computer ADAM\guest. I cannot access this account even though I am
the system administrator and guest accounts are turned off ...

I am trying to delete/remove a workgroup from the microsoft windows network.
How is this done?
Thanks

I have a general question. When you install windows components, I know
you have to be sure you have everthing you want is checked, otherwise it
uninstall them. I find that very strange.
I am trying to install IIS on an XP Pro machine. And I notice that most of

I forgot my password to my user account and it is the only account that shows
up after booting up. Is there a way for me to access the operating system by
not having to sign in to my user account? Thanks in advance.

Every time I reboot my PC (XP with all patches) Microsoft Antispyware advises
me to disable NETBIOS Messenger.  Every time I click YES PLEASE DISABLE IT,
but next time I reboot, there it is again.  Isn't it possible to kill that
bastard forever?  It does not seem that DISABLE ...

How do i password protect new installations?

When I open Internet Exporer there are four "sex" sites on my favourites list
which I did not put there.  I have tried deleting them but they keep
reappearing - how do I get rid of these permanently.  I have installed adware
and run scans but this has not made a blind bit of ...

When I try to restore my system to a previous setting it appears to be doing
this but when my system reboots I get the message System Restore cannot
restore your system to the date required - why?

I cannot open any files in a folder that is encrypted. I am the administrator
on a Windows XP professional, SP2. I used to be able to access the files
transparently until about 10 days ago. There was a Major “Windows update”
consisting of 8 updates at the same time around June ...