For the past two days I have been unable to shut down the computer.  A
message pops up after I try to close stating that McAfee is installing.  In
the  lower right hand corner there is a flashing yellow downwards arrow. I
tried to remove the application but was told I can't as it ...

Somebody has been playing with my laptop and when I try to log on I get the
following message.
"Unable to log you on because your account has been locked out, please
contact your administrator".

After disabling 'NetBIOS over TCP/IP' via DHCP some of our computers
can not be managed remotely. So far, it seems only to affect computer
running Windows XP SP2. The strange thing is that this happens not all
of the time, sometimes after a reboot everything as OK and vice versa.

i have windows xp home edition and i have 2 user accounts on my computer.  
somebody changed my account from computer administrator to a limited account,
and i have no clue what the other account name or password is, so i'm stuck
in this limited account.  i need to get my ...

Hello everyone, Is there anyone who could tell me how to enable my
administrator on XP Pro, i disable it sunday trying to sort out something
else now im stuck in limbo. I cant seem to use any system tools, everytime i
try "error refer to Administrator" But i can get no joy, if i ...

Is there a way to have separate file associations in different profiles with
Windows XP MC SP2?
Reason I ask:
My old machine had XP w/ Service Pack 1. I could use Winamp to play my MP3s

I have a list of hyperlinks in word which used to run fine when I used ctrl
click to open them.
I also had no problem with hyperlnks which I received in emails.
Starting about 3 weeks ago, none of these will work anymore. If I click on a

Windows XP Pro was recently installed on my computer. The computer worked
fine for a few days. Now it says before windows even loads that I need a user
name and password. Problem is I didn't set a user name and password. Can
someone help me around this minor problem?

I have all these errors in my event viewer under system. It says the source
is DCOM
the error logs says the following: DCOM was unable to communicate with the
computer PC1 using any of the configured protocols.

For a year I used original administrator account in XP Pro.  Recently I had
to make more accounts for new roomates.  I was forced to make a new admin
account.
Now all of my files are hidden on the original administrator account and I

Recently an mistaken click on an ad caused a nasty virus to be be downloaded
on my computer. My system was cleaned using virus and adware programs, but I
am still getting weird pop-ups showing up on my screen even when no one is
touching the computer ( I have to open the ...

I recently added a new domain, I did not delete or remove
anything.  I then shutdown my computer.  When I attempt to
get back into Windows I get the Log On Box.  There is a
space for the User Name and Password, but the Domain space

I have multiple workstations in AD logging in with one user using a
mandatory profile. With this configuration, can I somehow set up each
workstation with a different default printer?
Thanks in advance

I've had a laptop which has XP Professional installed on it, I used it for a
while at work and they changed some settings that meant that instead of using
the usual XP screen to 'select' which user I was - a pop up window came up
that asked for my network id, password and domain.

I have a laptop with Windows XP, SP2 and in my paranoia about viruses
and spyware I have different programs installed which take up a lot of
room on my limited hard drive.
Web Sweeper, Spybot, Ad-Aware and Fix-It Utilities v6.0.  Which should