My XP Home system won't boot (continuously re-boots after failing to find
CHKDSK)-but I need to rescue data by being able to to change directories and
copying data from hard disk (though I can only see the first partion C:) to
my USB drive within Recovery Console - Soooo...... I ...

i try to print but my computer power off.

what should I do, in the bottom right corner I have a red circle with a white
cross in it  with the message( your computer is infected
windows has detected spyware infection. It is recommended to use special
antispyware tools to prevent data loss. Windows will now download and ...

I have a PC and laptop which i have networked (wireless)
I have the fllowing setup
BroadBand Modem wired into wirless router, PC and laptop both connect to
router via wirless

Using the Microsoft Documentation I have determined that the lack of access
to encrypted files is due to the absence of the private key.
I have imported the correct public key, using the utilities in the MMC
console  from my backup drive.  The correct thumbprint now appears in C ...

How do I get rid of the Update icon that continues to notify me about an
update I have said I do not want?  I keep checking the box "Don't notify me
of this update again", but the icon keeps coming back to tell me about the
update.  I have my Automatic Updates set to "notify me ...

On my computer (joined to a domain, simple file sharing disabled) there is a
directory in the root of drive C:\ which gives access-denied messages when I
try to access it (even using an administrator account). I cannot change the
permission or take ownership because the Security ...

I would like to send messages to other users/computers  logged on i my LAN.
They all are members of the same workgroup as displayed in the explorer (
under "My network places"). Can someone give a walkthrough in the procedure
how to set a group policy so i can admin the other ...

I recently observed some malicious virus/worm wherein multiple windows of
calc.exe open to the number of 100's to 200's.
I formatted my HDD and reinstalled xp again,yet the calculator's multiple
windows rapidly open without any clicking.

Members of the local group, Power Users, are installing programs in our
domain. I thought only administrators could install programs. How do I stop
this?

I cleaned up an XP pro SP2 notebook, with a clean install, because
ntoskrnl.exe
was sending & receiving high volumes of packets, which seemed way over the
normal.

I have several machines that I have installed windows xp on, each one has its
own product id on each machine, but I used 1 cd with thats number on it. How
can I now used the product key that is on the pc?

         I wanted to know that in Services.msc, how can I change the "Path
to executable" of any Service say "Windows Security Center". I have the
Windows Security Center "wscsvc" whose path to executable shows
%SystemRoot%\\%SystemRoot%\C:\Window\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvc. ...

I need to know as it is the best antivirus?, because I want to install one.
AVG
NODE32
SYMANTEC

I just purchased a new printer and cd rom. I can't install because it
says i need an administrator password which i assume is my sons because
he has control over the computer. Unfortunately, he is leaving for
college and we aren't on speaking terms so it would be a waste of time