In Windows XP SP2 Professional to skip having to log on every time I start
Windows or come back after it goes to the screensaver. Can the logon
procedure be disabled as in the old Windows Logon procedure?

It appears that a baby sitter tried to log on to our PC and after several
failed attempts at guessing passwords to user accounts, those user accounts
automatically locked up.  Now I can't figure how to unlock the accounts and
restore to original settings.  Any help most ...

I have an XP home user profile on my new computer trying to access my
password protected XP pro user profile on my old hard drive.  when I click on
it it says access denied.  I've had a similar issue before, to fix it I
switched the view options to some type of simple file ...

Hello friends,
  I've 20 systems in my network along with router. Server is Win 2K
advanced server. Clients are Win XP Professional. I dont know suddenly
internet connection getting slow. Ours is broadband

I have a bit of a problem. I created a new account in XP Pro with "computer
administrator" permissions. When I tried to log on to the old
account--"Administrator" if it matters, which I think it does--the option for
"Administrator" was gone. When I logged back on to the new ...

If i have a user name and password at the beginning when my computer starts
my computer allows me to click on my name but doesn't allow me to put in my
password

Can anyone help???  I accidentally installed client
services for netware and when I restarted my computer, I
couldnt log in with my password. I can only log in as a
guest now so it is impossible to remove client services

I have a small network at home connected to a Domain running SBS 2003. The
other day I got a Trojan virus and my system was compromised. I am in the
process of restoring and cleaning it out. After checking the User Profiles
window in the properties of System Properties, I ...

After I installed the windows update (KB921883) on my home PCs several key
services no longer start even though they are set to automatic.  The end
result is that I have no windows workgroup shares, no ability to connect to
other PCs, and no sound from the sound card.

I want to be able to disable the Dial Up option on the Windows XP login screen.
I'm sure I've done it before, but for the life of me, don't know whether I
am having a "Terry Wogan" moment!
Can this be disabled in Group Policy please? As it's driving me nuts being

I did a fresh install of Windows XP SP2, Office 2003, and .NET framework
1.1.  I went to windows update and behold 81 patches.  This doesn't bother
me as much as the fact that I had to run windows update 5 times to get all
of these packages.  First there is the windows installer ...

I have a new laptop which is fitted with a fingerprint login scanner. I
thought it was a cute feature but now see it as a security risk and am
looking for ways to mitigate it. (copy of fingerprints taken from elsewhere
on the surface of the notebook, etc.).

I have VPN(PPTP) access to my company. If I use Username & password I connect
successfully and I can access share drive on one server.
But if I chose TLS authentication. I successfully connect to my company, but
I can not access share folder. Share folders, are Mydocument that I

Under Group Policy.
I am having a problem with the folder tree pane. I want to remove the
desktop tab and the desktop icon or prevent use of it in the save a
copy save in box. Any suggestion? My network places is locked and my

I have a hard drive from my broken laptop that I am trying to recover files
from.  The HD is in working order but I am blocked from viewing files
associated with me as the administrator ("file" is not accessible.  Access
is denied.)  The laptop HD is connected to my PC via USB ...