Our domain users are locally power users.
Is there any way to block these users from installing applications.
At GPO, told not to run regedit.exe
But still now luck.

Norton Internet Security 2005 (NIS) has found the following flock of
viruses and hack tools on my PC (Windows XP):
deycheck.exe - Hacktool.Hidewindow (Hack tool)
scansgl.exe - Hacktool.SQLck (Hack tool)

The last three security updates will no install. These are the three dealing
with security issues in OneNote. Any suggestions will be greatly
appreciated.
John Spivey

I have a problem with sharing a folder. An other computer in my
workgroup can't access my shares. The share has all permissions for
Everyone and my firewall is disabled. I can easily view the other
computer's shares. Both are Windows XP, mine is Pro. Maybe I set

Hi, we have 2 win 2k3 server DCs in our company, and some XP Pro Machines and
other Xp Home machines. There is a Domain called ABC. So all machines and
servers have some shared folders and printers and stuff..
For the XP Home machines to access shared resources, I put them all ...

about a week ago i downloaded a xp update from ms. now i get the
administrator screen all the time. i am the only one on the computer and its
a pain. also, at nite i run norton one button check up or virus scan. neither
will run because after 10 minutes the computer goes to sleep. i ...

When I go to my security center in the control panel - it says "The security
center is currently unavailable ......."
I tried the microsoft fix where I enter go to "run" and then type
"services.msc" and then click on security center and click start - that

After reloading windowxp home due to infections, I don't have a security
center icon in control panel. How do I get it pack. I have downloaded SP2.
Thanks

I work in a public library, and we're trying to do a cheapo lock down of our
public computer so people can't save to the hard drive. I've learned a lot
about group policy and file permissions the past few weeks, but this has me
stumped.

Hi there,
We have had a a few laptops stolen in the past few months and my boss has
asked me to use EFS on our laptops to encrypt the data in case any more get
stolen.

I hope someone can give me a simple fix to this.
I am running XP on a Home PC. My wife and I are set up as Administrators and
my three kids are set up with limited access (stops tehm from trying to
install to much rubbish!!) However when they are on the web they cannot get

I cannot download SP2, I even ordered the cd and it still won't work.  I keep
getting the warning "Access Denied"!
Can anyone help?  Also I have lost my ability to download anything onto
cd's. Is there someway I can get a download of my cd drive?  I am afraid to

I've got conflicting advice re firewall security.  I have  SP2 and all
necessary security updates should I load Zone Alarm Pro 4 or will this cause
me problems.

I have had a PC (one of two) on a temporary network with a DC controller.
Both PC's are now back in peer to peer mode.
On one of the PC's I cannot change the IP address as I do not have enough
rights and I need to contact my administrator (me). I have tried creating

I have a problem with my opening screen.  This actually happened many months
ago when I came back to college.  I bought my computer during the summer and
had it all set up and then I went back to school.  My log-on screen which
previously had been blue and had all the users names ...