We have a machine purchased in the last 2 months from Dell that was used by
an employee no longer with the company.  The Windows XP logon screen comes
up, prompting for their username and password.  The username is filled in
already, but we don't know their password, so can't ...

Is there any way to give regular users permission to enable/disable
hibernation on Windows 2000 domain computers?  I have searched through
gpo and the registry, and all I can find is how to give users
permission to change active power profiles (by changing permissions on

Hi this is my first time in the news group.
I recently enter the event viewer an there's an error that says:
"DCOM get an error "Class not registred" in the computer SIS trying to
activate the server"

I was to block all uses of programs that end in .dvb (NOTE:  not exe)  EXCEPT
for a few specified ones.  How can this be done, if possible?
Thanks!

Dear Sir,
I've 2 questions:
1- i need to know the location of my Current used Security Policy on the
Hard Disk!!!

When I open the User Account applet in Control Panel, it is completely blank.
Same situation in the System Restore folder.  I click on ? Help and Support
from the start menu and there is no response.
First encountered this when I opened my itunes and saw a message asking if I

I'm not able to access almost anything on my PC. When I try to open a file or
program a message comes out telling me that probably I don't have the
necessary permissions to do so. There is only one account on my PC and I'm
the Administrator. I was without broadband for 1 month ...

On creating a local user account = "restricted" on Windows XP I get "Local
Users and Groups: The following error occurred while attempting to create the
user restricted on computer blahetc: The account already exists"
So, I didn't create it. Can anybody tell me where this account ...

Could any one please describe me:
I am running an organization with 7 to 8 computers, i need to prevent my
employees to execute any program other than that of their mean
please help me out

Technology lost "my documents" when changed profile. No longer have all
my word, excel, etc. files under c:\documents & settings\myname even
though  the directory existed before the change. Cannot find under any
users listed in this directory. Can't do system restore as it is not ...

I have been trying to download Windows Live Onecare and every time i get to
the point where it is going to download the program, a box pops up and says i
am offline.I have tried several time but the same thing happens.Don't know
how to correct this.

I recently have had the excitement of a computer death (6 yr old Dell laptop,
stopped booting).  In coming up with an interim solution until I can get a
replacement, I had an old test machine I'm installing backups on (though some
programs won't work because of the new machines ...

I have 4 computers running Windows XP in a workgroup. I want to be able to
make changes to the local policies on one computer and the move it to the
others. How do I do that?
Is it just to copy Registry.pol from %Systemroot%\System32\GroupPolicy\User

I lost my log on pass word for XP home now I can't start my computer. How
can I delete the password or start the computer?

I can not get into explore, my doc, nor window security tools.  all
permittions are allowed on doc folder but still unable to access.  when I
right click to get to explore I can not access it says contact system admin.  
how can I get back authourity to this area