Hypothetically, if I have an 'illegal' copy of XP Pro which fails Windows
Genuine Advantage verification and then buy a legal copy, do I have to do a
complete re-install or can I just type the 'kosher' number in somewhere?

My laptop has only just found the CD drive - 2 weeks after first using the
machine (it hadn't recognised it and then out of the blue it found new
hardware and installed it after I had been without for all that time).
Now, whenever I click on the e: drive, it says "you are not ...

I'm running windows xp sp2 with windows firewall only ( no third part
firewall )
I have cable internet with a 10.0.2.17 ip ( this is an internal IP).
Most hacking attempts and pings/port scans are from people from the same

My computer is running XP, and is set to automatically lock up if left idle
for (I believe) 15 minutes. How can I change this setting? I'd like to turn
this feature off to allow myself to, for example, sit back and watch a movie
on my laptop without having to jump up and wave my ...

I recently had a run-in with a spyware virus that took over the desktop,
etc. and left this "oneclicksearches" search page.  I finally have it all
cleaned up but there is one lingering effect regarding the Display control
panel that I can't figure out.

I have a Windows XP Pro laptop user that needs to have his account lock after
5 attempts.  The user is logging into a NT4 domain, and when he travels he
logs into the cached profile with his standard username and domain.  Our NT4
server has been setup to lock the account after 5 ...

My domain workstations all get the following message: "When you send
information to the Internet, it might be possible for others to see that
information.  Do you want to continue?"
This setting is apparently being configured by a GPO, because if I check the

some time ago i had an intrusion onto my system.  the intruder was of course
a trojan received by me in an email.  it cleverly disguiseds itself, starts
automaticall at start up with windows, and uses the svchost (Generic Host fo
Windows Processes) to piggy back of onto the web.  ...

My Windows explorer (XP) pop-up blocker is enabled right now but as soon as a
pop-up tries to get in, my pop-up blocker disables itself. I have already
installed 3 additional pop-up blocker programs (spybot, spywareblaster,
Ad-Aware SE) and still I continually get pop-ups. Help!

I was checking in my daughter's temporary internet files and found a lot of
pornography sites. Each member of our family uses the same computer and each
has their own account. I don't want to block internet access from my
daughter, but is there a way I can block those bad sites?

I don't wish to waste anyone's time, but I haven't seen the answer I'm
looking for. My gilrfriends son messed up her Media Center computer and his
father used F10 instead of system restore, but the files are still there. To
prevent this from occurring again, my girlfriend asked ...

I am using Exodus IM system for work purposes.  The programme runs on other
computers witjout XP with my log in and also runs on my laptop (XP) when
using a DSL internet connection from home.
However, it does not want to sign in and keeps disconnecting immediately

I had to do an XP System Restore after having some weird problems with
Powerstrip, and afterwards notices this file in my C:\Windows directory.
Searched on Google and Yahoo but could find no ID for it. Can anyone tell me
what it is?

I have some trouble creating different users for windows xp home edition. The
main account (mine) and the invited account work properly, but if I attempt
to create a user1 or user2, it is impossible to open the accounts and to
start working on them. The system just gets blocked ...

i have an error 101 when trying to start the program iv uninstalled then
reinstalled the program but the error still occurs is there any way to
prevent this