A tech person has reconfigured my Windows Firewall Exceptions to run FTP
because I need to utilize a scanning function on a support machine (Xerox
WorkCentre Pro 123).  Windows XP Service Pack 2 evidently disables FTP.  
Viewing my XP firewall checked exceptions, the tech person ...

Guys
Firstly multiple apologies if I've posted this into the wrong NG but after
trawling thru the inordinate amount of MS NG's I decided to post to this one
as it looked sort of right....

When I place a file on the cd drive.. I go back to it later to change it, and
the pc tells me its a read only file, how can I stop this happening, as I
often need to change or delete the file on the cd

Hello, I'm lost !! Is there a way of monitoring my childs activities on the
internet without him knowing? How do I ?

On the same computer there are two accounts, both are administrator accounts
and one of them is the built in administrator account and the other is let's
say XX.
By accident the XX administrator happens to deactivate the built in account

When I open Add & Remove Programs there appears a blacked out area about half
way through the list. The program list continues after the end of this very
long black area. Any ideas about what's up with this?
I have a Dell Dimension 8300 running Windows XP Pro SP2 with all the ...

I recently started a new job as a Web Developer for a large organization.  I
have gotten to know the network admins, and they are real pranksters.  They
often remotely start prank programs on my computer, everything from ejecting
my CD drive from making Clippit show up and say ...

I have a problem where an Active Directory user is in a group that's
been given local administrator rights.
He can image the machine off our RIS server and after it reboots he
logs into the domain. Then the Windows Activation pops up an error that

I am the only "Computer Administrator" on my computer.  When I go to Control
Panel, Internet Options and try to change my settings (e.g. Home Page), my
access is restricted.  I tried a clean boot (as recommended by Article
320159) but the problem seems to be in Windows XP ...

here's my problem..
workstation ( winXP SP2, member of domain )
server (win2000 SP3 )
one of my user formated his c:\ by some reason, but we got lucky as we use

I used my account login Windows XP which is in a domain. I encrypted a folder
include all subfolders and files a few days ago. I remembered I just changed
my password today. Then tried to decrypt the folder, the folder and all
subfolders with some files had been decrypted, ...

Hi
After installing XP and SP2 I am no longer able to connect to a shared
folder across the network.
Example

I am using the XP Firewall, it doesn't load each itme I boot up.  Is there a
way to keep it on when I reboot?
Am used to seeing lil icons in sys tray when something is running.
tks all

With NTFS is it possible to deny access to a specific computer name for
a shared directory. Files are shared on a Windows 2003 server and the
clients are all Windows XP SP2.
For example user Domain\John has full share level permissions and full

Does Windows Firewall or any other Windows Security allow the ability to only
allow access to a workstation from a particular domain such as foobar.com?
Does Windows Firewall or any other Windows Security allow the ability to
allow specific port access to a workstation?  For ...