I have a small problem.  I have a program that my users have to be able to
use that requires r/w to the registry.  I have already gone in and given all
users r/w permissions for those keys.  My problem is that when the program
performs certain operations, it also requires the ...

This appeared for the first time about 10AM today (March 30, 2006) and I
can't get rid of it.  I found a file, but after deleting it rebuilds itself
from somewhere.  The most current defender and virus program could not detect
the problem.

I've been seeing a particular problem on certain Windows XP computers when
they are updated to Service Pack 2, and judging from posts in these
newsgroups and also on other Internet message boards, it's quite a common
problem. The symptoms are that after SP2 has been installed, ...

This tool keeps on resetting my home page and turning on the Realbar.
I don't want it to do either of these things.
How can I configure it to prevent these things happening?
If I can't configure it, how do I turn it off?

[ Microsoft this week released the replacement for Microsoft AntiSpyware
(beta 1), called Windows Defender (beta 2):
http://www.microsoft.com/antispyware ]
Two new features in Defender, when combined, are giving trouble. They are:

I need to enable pop-up windows, it was something I did a couple of months
ago, but I can't remember how.  Can anyone help?  Thanks

I am new to all this, I would like to get my lap top back to how i first
bought it. how can i do this without erasing my photoes that are stored. My
windows start up i would like to change back. Also when i go into help and
support, trouble shooting it shows can not display the ...

 We're currently using Smart Card Logon and we've got an issue with not
having a password to use when the Screen Saver kicks on.  Is there a way to
enable the same PIN requirement in the Screen Saver security like when you
log onto the workstation?  Because of existing security ...

I have the following error when I start the Server Service of XP
"Could not start the Server Service on Local Computer.
error 2: The system cannot find the file specified."
However the file SVCHOST.EXE is there under system32.

My 'Attachment' icon doesn't appear when I want to send a message. How do I
get the Attachment clip to show up??Please advise. Thanks!

Dear MS Support,
We're currently running 2000 Server and XP clients controlled by AD.
Recently I have enforced the requirement to hit Ctrl+Alt+Del at logon to the
Domain which works fine. If for example a user enters a username and

We have XP client machines in a 2003 domain.
We have set a GPO to lock machines after 15mins of inactivity.
Problem is this also works when machines are not logged onto the network.
We need to make sure when giving presentations, computers do not lock after

Let's assume that one user has the same UPN in differents Active Directories.
If this user tries to logon using smartcard, ¿which AD is used?, ¿does it
possible to configure this behavior to make logon using some order or
priority?, Could this configuration be different for each ...

Just wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I'm looking
for information on the above. I have a couple of books but none even goes
near this subject. I'm trying to understand Windows 2000 Server security.
Can't afford 2003 at this time.

When I boot up my XP SP2 laptop I am getting an alert from my Security Centre
that it cannot find my Anti-Virus. The secuirty centre had recognised my
anti-virus before hand, however the secuirty centre now apprears to be the
1st thing to load. I think the reason that it is not ...