when i bought this computer andi use windows xp pro, when i first had it and
i started my computer there would be a logon screen and it said welcome
beside it were the users now when i start my computer it comes up in a small
rectangle and it says enter password i dont have one ...

I have strange Win XP Pro Spk2 and W2K Pro spk4 behavior. In my network are
more than 20 computers with w2k AD domain. On 2 computers I cannot find
reason why network icon disappeared with usually is near clock. And allso
when I try to get network properties there nothing going ...

I have windows xp home edition with security pack 2. I have just installed
the EZ Antivirus software from my computer and the Widows Security Centre
(with firewall) seems to have dissapeared, can anyone tell me what has
happened and how I can get it back?

This is best asked through an example:
I'm on a Windows XP client and I connect to a share on another XP client on
the network.  Naturally I'm asked for a username and password, which I fill
in and tick the "remember my password" box.  At this time I've connected as a

Is there any way to schedule to automatically start Win XP? My question is
not about restart.

Does anyone knows what´s wrong with the installation of the Service Pack 2?
I have been trying to download the file and it takes forever.. (more than 24
hours). I am using ADSL USB conection that has 512Kbps speed, is that normal?
the updating window showes a blue line in the ...

Ok so, you have 2 Network Admins, and one of them needs help, that would be
me!
How can I stop my co worker from running PSEXEC stuff on my machine? I know
there has to be a way because I cannot use PSEXEC on his machine.

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I have new HP laptop with SP2 installed.  After updating patches the IPSEC
services will not start.  Error number 10045 when I try to manually start

No User Accounts nor Administrator account Appear on the Welcome Screen in
windows XP

a lad at work thinks that he has a dialer  (along with other crappy
stuff)installed on his pc.as hes a bit of a novice he doesnt know how
he should go about removing it.
would i be right in thinking that d/l adaware and spybot is the right

Hey guys, I recently had a wicked virus that got through 2 firewalls, and
alll of Microsoft's security, I got the virus cleared, but once done, windows
popped up a window telling me I had to re-activate windows.
I attempted to do so , as I had only 3 days, and when I tried , i got a

Hello. I have a Desktop and laptop running Windows XP. I have password
protected my login on the Desktop. Both computers are networked and I am able
to access files on the Shared Folder on the desktop from my laptop. The
problem I am facing is that I am unable to access other files ...

For some reason my admin account is the only one that can access files in the
'Shared Documents' folder.  I thought this folder was suppose to be
accessible to every login on my system.  What the heck happened?  I get a
'You don't have the proper permissions' error thrown up.. ...

If I go to Run, type in control userpasswords2, click on my account, click
Properties, and type in a new name under "User name," and not "Full name"
(which are different in my case because I changed the name under Control
Panel>User Accounts>Change my name), will anything bad ...

Ever since I installed XP Service Pack 2, my Internet Explorer has been
useless- it freezes after one or two pages.  I am not using MSN Explorer
excusively for web-browsing at home.  Is there any way to fix Internet
Explorer so I can use it once again?