Install of HP Image zone s/w cannot create registry values (from user and adm
acct)and when I use regedit (from adm)to try to change the permissions I get
the msg "unable to display security information"
...on Dell 6000 using XP home edition installed 12/2005.   Have used a

The "Programs and Services" options under the "Exceptions" tab of the Window
Firewall are greyed out.  I can not check or uncheck them.  Why?  I have
Admin rights to the computer so I am not sure what's up.  Help!

I picked up the script below somewhere on microsoft.com/msdn for making use
of the IMAPI interface to do what I always wanted - interact with my CD
burner programmatically.  
When I attempt to run it (WinXP Home SP2), I get an error message indicating

When I’m connected to internet but not using it, svchost.exe seems to still
send and receive information. My antivirus doesn’t show that svchost.exe is
infected (I also checked it with online Kaspersky scan) and windows update in
off. Also when I prevent svchost.exe to access ...

my fire wall is getting overrided, as well as my antivirus, how can i
turn it back on, and stop it from happening again.
please help

why windows XP proffessonal version shutdown on middle of downloads
when try to download from net.

For a PC that runs WindowsXp Pro and being a member of a domain, can we
really protect all the files within a certain local hard disk folder
(including its subdirectories) from unauthorized access?
If the following are requirements:

While attempting to remove a computer from a domain that no longer exists, I
receive the following error.
The following error occurred attempting to unjoin the domain "CDom1":
Access Denied.

Can you go back and review all Internet Explorer history for let's say the
past 2 years. Where would this info be held?
If IE was set to clean out every 20 days, would it be possible to still get
a 2 year history?

When I boot up my computer I get a windows security alert that spyware has
been detected on my computer and to download a cleaning program. It only goes
to Neospace.  I have run three other spyware programs and they do not find
any spyware or viruses. Can you please direct me on ...

Hello... I just recently got my computer repaired at Fry's where a new
motherboard was installed. Since then I have been having a couple of software
issues such as windows defender. I have tried uninstalling the software, but
I get an access denied message. I was previously told ...

I'm trying to help a friend with an issue - I've read some posts regarding
giving a guest acct access to internet but nothing about the opposite.  There
are 3 accts; administrator, limited and guest.  Only the guest acct can
access the internet.  For the other two accts, when you ...

I added a password to the Administrator user and when I restart the Logon is
disabled, does not allow me to enter my new password, and a message is
displayed saying it cannot log me on.

Hi, I have Windows XP Home Edition. I recently got some spyware that pops IE
up(I have FF set as default, the game I play loads IE, and once it is loaded
the popups continue until I restart. I notice that msmsgs.exe is always
running when the spyware does because IE loads it.. I ...

I want to disable my passoword log in. Everytime I log in it asks me to enter
a password. I want to be able to log in by clicking on my account without
entering a password, just like the guest account and my husbands account. I
had it like this before but I don't know what I did. ...