Just to make clear this is my girlfriends problem not mine. Basically they
have two user accounts on windows xp. She has forgotten the password for the
main admin user account, but still remembers the password for the other
account. However the problem is that is a limited ...

how do i stop the firewall from displaying security error messages for these
programs:
aspnet_wp.exe
lsass.exe

Is there any to turn the firewall on the nic card off in the registry.
thanks
Neal

I'm hoping someone can point me to a website for learning directory &
file security & priviledges.  Foe example ... I have a 'central' file
sharing computer that ('A') is used in the context of local and domain
logons.  Another computer ('B'), hard-NIC'd to this computer creates

I am managed to get scvhost.worm and PacerD.bundle on my PC.
Can anyone recommend any software that will remove it?
My antivirus software (sophos) didn't catch either of these!
Thanks,

How does one prevent the "xxxx unread messages" info' popping up on the
Welcome Sign in Page?
It is against a hotmail account I have not used for ages and one which I
asked my computer to forget

This is on an XP home edition PC. There are two user accounts, Bob (admin
account) and Administrator, both do not have a password.
The user cannot logon to the system using either user account. Get the
standard error message about password, domain etc. User Bob is setup to

I have an application that needs DCOM to work, but for some reason,
DCOM is disabled on the PC every time I reboot.  I believe this is a
policy issue, but I cannot find the setting that needs to be changed.
Does anyone know why DCOM might be disabled just by rebooting a

Yea, I know.  There ought to be a law against old men trying to use
computers.  However, Dell, Microsoft and the like keep taking my money, so I
keep buying.
Need some help.

Can anyone tell me how to completely get rid of multiple hijacks on my pc?
Its called Am agent and my spyware that gets rid of it says its on UPD 15164.
My syware program deletes it but then it comes back in  a while? I'd really
appreciate some info on how to completely get rid ...

I keep on getting pop-ups even when I'm not using the internet. Could anyone
please tell me what kind of software has been put on my computer so I can
deleted it?
Thanks.

I'm using a cable provider for internet access. My IP address has somehow
been corrupted and I can not repair. The Cable company sent me to Microsoft
support. They could not help or tell me how to fix the corrupted IP address
and told me to go back to the cable provider. I'm now ...

is there a way to stop users from accessing the internet on a windows XP pro
machine other than setting a fake proxy?  I would like not only to stop
Internet explorer from running, but also to stop the user from typing a URL
at a folder navigation and get to the internet.

I have a second domain that I have built a trust relastionship with, and I
was wondering if it is possible to remotely add the domain admins group of
the new Domain to the local administrators group of several systems at one
time.

There is an account on my computer that I did not know of. The Name is
ASP.NET Machine A... This account is password protected. I have no known
spyware issues or viruses. How did this account get on my comp? Will I have
problems if I delete it? Or for what is it being used?