Is there a way to disable USB memory key U3 support.  We are a school system
and we want our students to use USB memory keys, but don't want them
executing programs from the device.
Is there a way to force XP Pro to consider a USB key with U3 support as just

I have a recurring window popping up every time i use IE (version 6). It
happens sporadically but is pretty much guarantted to pop up when I access
hotmail or yahoo, i have no idea if thats related though.
The window pops up with a security warning saying:

I am working on XP pro and have had a problem with users changing the
background to obscene images.  I understand that this can be done in the
registry, but have not found the specific key.  Thanks for any help.

By default, all our XP Pro machines are set to use Simple File Sharing. From
what I understand, if you are on a domain, it should be disabled by default,
but it isnt. We are on a domain.
I would appreciate any help with this.

I was just wondering if there was any way to "lock" programs under a limited
user account in Windows XP? I want to create an account for my preschooler,
but I want them to have access to the programs that are for them to use, and
nothing else. I would like to lock programs that ...

Is there a way to capture the update files that are downloaded after
installing the XP home update kit?  Need to update to XP on a unit that has
dial-up only.  The 10's of megabytes of downloads required will take hours.  
I have computers that are updated regularly.  Are the ...

Hi! I am college student and on my laptop, my firewall is off and it has an
impact on how long I stay connected to the internet. I am the only person on
this computer and I was wondering how to turn back on my firewall. I'm not
even sure how it got turned off, but I need it back ...

I think i have a virus, my computer keeps telling me to download anti spyware
etc it appears when i open my internet explorer, and it won't let me restore
to saved restore point,

Is there a way to list files and folders as an "Index" in a text file or some
format other than a graphic, or something.
Looking to ge a listing of what someone has on their system that we do not
approve of and want to talk with our Human Resources, however, I want to list

I had some Word files go missing from my computer, along with the entire
contents of my Outlook Inbox folder. The Word documents were all accessible
from my Desktop, and the file folders which contained some on them was left
intact. When you open these folders (now empty),  it ...

why is it telling me that i need administrative priviliges when i
download sites like kazaa and limewire. what's more how can i combat
that particular error message so that i can download.
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I hae a remote machine that I have to disable my firewall in order to connect
my VPN connection in order to connect to my corporate office. Is there a
setting/exception I can add on the firewall to allow my VPN connection to
connect with this disable?

I have windows XP Home edition. Recently I found that my pc date & time are
resetting to the system clock (Jan 01, 2001) on every boot, though I set the
time after login.  This is annoying very much as my softwares are not
functioning (as they expire as of the changed time), and ...

The computer runs very slow. Went to add-remove to see what I could take out.
Found more than 20 security updates and other similar programs.
A. - is this slowing the computer?
B. - should I do something to remove them?

My office LAN has a single Windows 2003 Standard Server as PDC, with 5
workstations, all Windows XP Pro SP2.
Our main software application is hosted on the Server in a shared
folder. On each workstation, the application is started from a shortcut