I would like to view my hidden files, so I tried to access Windows Explorer
by going to Start, All Programs, Windows Explorer.  
But Windows Explorer is not shown.  How can I restore this?  (I have Windows
XP Home.)

I have not done anything to my system in the last week or so. I backup all
my files using the backup wizard on a weekly basis.  Early this week, i lost
access to all of the files under My documents (Points to a different physical
drive that i had installed some weeks back).  I ...

I am adopting a deaf teenager who is living with me. See gets around my
instructions buy saying,"I didn't understand" even when rules/regulations are
written out for her.  I DO NOT want her to be able to download programs etc
from the internet or in anyway change the way my ...

I have a program, running as a service, that accept connection from a
client.  If the program is running under LocalSystem account, it works fine.  
However, if I run the program from a command line (which means it runs under
my domain account, which is a member of the Local ...

I’m the administrator to the PC. XPpro, sp2, updated whenever security or
system updates are available.
A friend configured 2 years (or more) ago a folder (e.g. called “event”) in
a partition (F:\), so that me only can store, read, edit and delete files or

I am not able to load google home page (www.google.com) on one of my home
computers. Also, if a website uses google-analytics, it will time out there
and eventually load the page (ie. yahoo.com). I am not on a domain and I do
not run a personal DNS. It seems that it is ...

When I recently switched from dial up to cable, I turned on the firewall.
Every time I reboot, I find the firewall off. How do I make it stay on
across power downs?  Running XP with SP2.
Ed

I don't know how to fabricate a newsgroup or MSKB search to
get this answer.
I'd like to have one account on an XP SP2 Pro standalone
computer that is restricted to running one or two

I seem to be getting a large number of logon entries in this folder, most
successful but an occasional block of five failed entries saying an
incorrect password was attempted. This is quite worrying because I cannot
identify the origin of these attempts.

when i turn on my computer, i cant get a welcome screen. i tried to change
the account settings but i get this msg.
"A recently installed program has disabled the Welcome screen and Fast Usr
Switching. To restore these features you must uninstall the program. The

How do I access the computer administrator account from the welcome screen?

So if we update all of our workstations with the PDC for time and date every
4 hours, and we update the PDC and all servers, do we really need to mess
with all the workstations with the patch for DST?

All my folders under Program Files are readonly and I cannot change them
back. Most of my program are not running because of that.
Any suggestion?
Thanks

I never "update live". I separate the downloading of major updates
such as service packs or individual patches (MS0X-0YY, etc.) and
then update off line.
In http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx there

I have read a lot about SP2. Don't know what the big deal is. I had
installed, but becuase it cause problems later I uninstalled it.
They keep saying vulnerabilities, but to whom. A home PC without any network.
I think if your smart enough not to enter untrusted web sites, and you ...