I got two Windows XP prof SP2 machines sharing two folders with different
access priviledges.
This kind of sharing forces me to logout with "josh" user everytime I want
to access the "michael" share.

How do you TURN ON the Acer Notebook OEM Windows XP SP2 Home Edition FIREWALL
when it has been TURNED OFF by a *digital criminal* who used GROUP POLICY?
What happens is when I try and chance the firewall or Windows Security
settings it says it is being controlled by Group Policy. ...

My vendor created our web site with the use of "http referrer pages". By
default, XP firewall (as does Norton) does not allow this so I have to get my
customers to turn off their firewall to acess my site.  Is there a way to
tweak the firewall settings to allow referrer pages ...

hey everyone,  i have a problem.  When i go to start menu, then click
"Control panel", then click "User Accounts", it doesnt let me  get into
it so i can change my log in password and stuff.  Instead this message
pops up saying "Wrong number of arguments or invalid property

Hey all,
Currently, several people use the same XP workstation as I and I want to make
my files private. I followed the instructions that appeared in the "Help and
Support Center" documentation exactly:

My host computer's file system is FAT32, while the client machines file
system is NTFS. Can this be the reason I cannot set individual file
permissions for users across the network?
I read somewhere that to be able to take advantage of extra resource sharing

Does the NET USE command leave any sort of evidence? We have a user
suspected of connecting to a certain shared folder she should not have been
allowed to access (this was prior to tightening the permissions on the
folder and enabling auditing). Is there any way to check the ...

Microsoft has published a 'Malicious Software Removal Tool'. It is install at
a secrect location on disk under a secret name. The refuse to tell us how to
use it. The tool has a command line interface. That does do any good unless
they publish the name of the tool.

I'm trying to set up a server folder where the users have file read and write
access, but they cannot overwrite or delete files.  I don't really care about
folder permissions.  I'll have an administrator create folders.
As I read through the support files, I can't figure out how ...

My laptop will not allow me to log on to the Administrator Account.
The only password I have ever used will no longer work.
Any idea how to fix this?
Could it be that the computer now thinks it is on a different Domain and

I hope someone may be able to help.
Have a laptop computer that is used mostly out of the office for remote
work but is part of a domain.  The login used on the laptop is the same
as one used on a desktop.  While the laptop was out of the office, the

The company I work for is finally turning to imaging for PC/Laptop
deployment.  To make the deployment as fast as possible on Dell laptops I am
wondering if there is a method of propagating wireless profiles (using Intel
Proset driver) to all users rather than setting up each ...

on an WinXP laptop used by a sales rep, the system will apparently not let
anybody logon locally even though the passwords have all been reset to blank.
it appears that it will only allow logons if it is a member of some domain (
there are about 15 domains that this laptop had ...

When I changed settings in Windows Properties|Security, suddenly C:\Windows becomes in accessible. After rebooting, it always displays the error: "...Skipping Autocheck".
Can someone help me access the C:\Windows folder? Now I'm in the recovery mode. I did chkdsk and everything ...

please help..
i was nailed real bad by virus, and spyware.   i formatted since then, and
they are all gone, but something has happened since then..  my desktop has a
display that says spyware infections, and goes on to tell me about removing