XP with SP2
On every startup, a file named "System.dll" (size 10,240 bytes)
is created in my windows default temp directory in a newly created
subdirectory named "nsxx.tmp" (xx = it varies). The creation date &

I just noticed 9 Critical Updates for Win XP. If I am not mistaken, the total
is about 8MB. Why does MS 'lump' all their downloads for download at one
time? For those of us with 'dial-up,' it really is time consuming and a chore
to download these Critical Updates. Isn't there the ...

I have Windows XP and cannot access the user accounts section to add users or
make changes.  The "Administrator" icon does not appear unless I am in "Safe"
mode, But it doesn't work there either. Any ideas?

Does anyone know if MS releases an updated monthly XP Pro CD that already
contains all of the latest hotfixes slipstreamed?  When SP2 came out MS
released an ISO that already included it.  I also found
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913086 but that is just a cd of hotfixes

I have a PC with 2HDD running with separate XP-platforms.Reason?To keep
everybody of the family happy (children games; us parents to keep our files
safe).Anyway,that is what we thought! We running legal XP windows and NIS2006
(Norton sec).

A calendar add-in that functions fine in SP1 is blocked in SP2.  The calendar
is;
Name: Microsoft Calendar Control 11.0
ClassID: clsid:8E27C92B-1264-101C-8A2F-040224009C02

I have a 2003 domain and XP sp2 workstations
When I try to add a domain user to a local security policy (act as part of
the o/s) The doamin does not show up under the locations tab.
Also if I try to simply the objcet name <domain>\<username> it will not

I run Spybot and another spyware program on my computer. Every time that
Spybot runs, it finds a problem that it calls
Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter_disabled
It also immunizes the problem but it shows up again the next time that I run

i recently installed the Kerio Firewall software.  Once I connect to the
Internet thro DSL, the following two boxes keeps popping up .. I am not sure
if they are safe to permit or not ..
Could you someone please confirm?

I am working on a large network with some very expensive monitors and
occasionally our users put backgrounds on, which we would rather avoid. Is
there any way to disable this, whether within Windows or using another
program?

I am setting up EFS on 5 laptops running WinXP SP2, all in standalone
mode, no domain controller.  I know that I can create a recovery
certificate on one of the machines using the cipher /r command.
My question is this: Can I use the same certificate and private key as

After recovering from a malware attack I found that when I click om my user
account icon I get a black screen with "16 bit ms-dos subsystem.  
C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe.  C:\Windows\system32\autoexec.nt.  The system
file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows ...

As per our requirement, our domain controller will have a public ip and all
the clients will be on the internet. The domain controller will have to
implement group policies on the clients. Please enlighten me the required
ports that have to be opened on the server side and their ...

One of my client's pc running is Windows XP Pro.  
They would like to decommission and destroy the PC.
Could they transfer the activated license to a new PC?

I keep getting a pop up in the bottom corner of my screen that says it is
from the Windows Security Center (which I don't believe) and that my computer
is infected with spyware and to click for a full system scan. When you click
the box it takes you to antispynet.com. My homepage ...