ok... sooo theres a little icon thats look like the windows security update.
but it flashed to a red circle with an X in it. it keeps showing a bubble
that says my computer is infected and that i need to click on it to install a
new virus scan. wellll, i did and it downloaded and ...

I just noticed that I had a second local area connection attached to my
computer. when I tried to get rid of it -- since I had no idea who or
what it was from -- i rebooted the system. Now my computer won't
restart and all I get is a black screen with the above info as stated

I am working on a friend's computer that has been infected for some
time (possibly with the RBOT-ACT trojan as well as other spyware).
After cleaning it up as best I could (ending up installing another copy
of XP on 2nd partition and scanning from there), I still cannot access

i had to do a system recovery in my computer and i could not find windows
fire wall i tried to download zone alarm,but now it says that that the root
certificate was not found.tell me guys waht can i do to resolve the
problem.much appreciated before hand.

Is it possible to protect an individual folder with a password in Windows XP
(a bit like you can password-protect a file in Word)?  (ie  C:\My file\office
correspondence, protecting the Office Correspondence folder with a password)
Any help would be appreciated.

I have no idea what has taken over or happenned to my computer.  Seems that I
try logging on to the internet and I cannot get to any site.  My
usual/programmed home webpage no longer pops-up, it goes to some other search
site (no-name brand) and then within a couple minutes I get ...

I am a Windows XP user. Under an original username, I encrypted a folder
which I was able to access as long as I was within that particular account.
No other Users could access it, as they would be denied entrance (standard
fare for an encrypted folder, as I understand it).

LAN consisting of
1-W2K server
2-W2K professional
3-XP Home

Hey everyone, I have been infected with the Trojan.Zlob Virus and can't
get rid of the damn thing. Now I have looked all over the internet and
tried to read up on it but I still am unable to get rid of it, does
anybody know a solution to this?

I have a user that gets a new version of an application monthly. This
requires the uninstall and reinstall of the application (it's a poor
design to be sure but I have to deal with it as it's a company product
they use.)

Working on someone's computer at my home.  I was able to d/l and run AVG
Free, AdAware, and SpyBot, but several problems were encountered.
When I try to update AVG, I get: "Update server connection failed. ..."  
With AdAware, just "Error retrieving update", and with SpyBot, ...

I'm using windows XP Professional and have 2 accounts. Mine as admin and a
friend. She had admin also but decided to change her to a lesser type access.
All it allowed me was limited and when she tried to log on to AIU online
college it woulnot not allow her to even access the ...

Prior to SP2 I had added my users to the local "Network Configuration
Operators" local group.  This allowed them to change their IP-related
information (static-to-dynamic and back again, enable/disable, etc.).
I have built a new image with SP2, but I find that users cannot change

Hi;
Earlier this week, I had a computer stolen from my classroom by a couple of
students who came into the building late in the afternoon. While the computer
was recovered and returned to me the next day (seems as though the students

My C: drive is full.  I have ordered a new drive to replace it.  To make
reinstallation less traumatic, is there software available to make a copy of
the C: drive and to write that copy to the new disk?
If so, does it copy the entire environment to the new disk so that it