Is it true that in an account with only users rights we don't have to worry
about spyware?

In Security Center, the status light shows XP firewall as on but the control
button shows it as being off.  I need to turn it off as it is blocking my
access to Norton LiveUpdate.  Please Help.

windows security centre says that they cannot find any antivirus software on
my computer. i have had some antivirus software on my comp but they still
can't detect it . Which antivirus do i need so that windows security centre
will detect it.

Is there a setting in I.E. or group policy or firewall to do it? What's the
protocol for attaching a document to a web email?

Dear Friends:
I had a corruption of XP files yesterday, wouldn't boot, so after having a
pro shop clean the laptop's contacts I performed a REPAIR of XP , booting
with the original  XP cd. The Firewall icon in the bottom toolbar

I want to be able to stop one user accessing the Internet, not all
users, on a particular PC.
Is there any way to administer this using GPedit.msc (or otherwise) that
doesn't affect everyone?

Hi, I have been setting up my machine with two "modes", one for genera
use and the other for audio editting. Ive created a hardware profil
for the audio, getting rid of un-needed hardware, and also a use
account to prevent un-needed services starting to free up memory etc.

Good Morning:
I have 18 XP Pro machines in a school environment (with domain). After
installing the programs we wanted, I locked down some of the registry keys
to keep the kids from installing/deleting things.

Group:
How do I set Permissions on my computer running Windows XP Home Edition?
Everything I have read says to right-click on the folder, select Properties,
and then select the Security tab. I don't see a tab called Security. All I

This the first time I've posted, so apologies if this has been answered
somewhere else.
I want to set up multiple user accounts/passwords (which I'm ok with) but
want to restrict what programs/applets they can run (with me as administrator

After having lent my machine to a friend a couple of days something new
happend in my welcoming page. When I start the computer and are about to
choose an account there is a message on my account (the administrator) saying
that I have a certain number of unread e-mails. However, ...

I've just networked 2 home computers via a dsl router.  pc1 runs win2000,
pc2 runs winXP.  Accessing win2000 via My Network Places asks for a logon
name and password.  Accessing winXP computer simply opens up the shared
folder.  How do I configure winXP to require a logon name ...

Can anyone help me install Iola System Mechanic 5?
I am running Windows XP Home and I am getting an error message during the
installation of this software:
"You do not have access to make the required system configuration

I'm getting dialogue boxes telling me that the administrator has changed
settings that I as the administrator are not making.
Using IE on TOOL Internet Options I can no longer view this as the message
tells me this is noi longer available due to an admin change.

How do I change access/permissions to run scheduled tasks, and re-format
discs?Did I do something wrong when i originally set up the computer? Every
where I look I have admin/owner full access. I am the only one who uses this
computer,although I do log on under my own name not ...