I am running XP Pro and I am trying to figure out if there is a way to
prevent someone from creating their own user account when I am logged on as
an administrator.  I have had this happen to me and I would like to prevent
it in the future.

How do I encrypt a folder? Already have the NTFS file system, get to 'Under
Compress or Encrypt attributes' I find the 'Encrypt contents to secure data'
is greyed out

I have a DELL Latitude D620 Core2Duo w/2 gig RAM 250 nVidia dedicated video,
160 Mb 5200 rpm HD Intel 3945 wireless a/b/g w/XP SP2 up to date.
I'm testing out Verizon's USB 2.0 broadband card and tolerating the 400-700
kbps speeds :().  One way to increase speed acc to Verizon ...

I am having trouble setting up limited user accounts with Media Center
2005. It keeps saying module missing. Also the publicly used toolkit
isn't available for media edition. Any help would be appreciated. I
maintain several laptops for our library but am not a professional.

I have recently noticed a blue question mark in my task bar that blinks
continuously and occasionally gives a pop saying "System Alert!  system
detected virus activity."  When I click on the question mark, my browser
opens and directs me to the "Antivermin antivirus website."  I ...

Is there a way (using GroupPolicy) to remove the messenger button from the
IE toolbar?
I know I can prevent messenger from running, but would also like to remove
it from the toolbar

Which would be the most expeditious method to push out (in bulk numbers) a
permission change to a folder on every PC?  The folder already exists on all
PC/Laptops; I need to allow Read Only access to this folder for a specific
security group.

I have been seeing a run of "Windows cannot impersonate the user" errors
logged in the Application section of the Event Viewer on my WinXP Pro
system.  Specifically, the error is a Userenv error with Event ID 1081:
Windows cannot impersonate the user. (The handle is invalid. ). ...

On a fresh installation of XP  that was upgraded via Windows Update to XP2
and on which was installed CA-eTrust EZArmour suite before ever connecting
to the Internet...after running CA-Pest Patrol, the scan results showed the
following  "SpyKeylogger" with a

I have Windows Update set to automatic, and when you look at the update
history, it shows many failed updateds for Office XP.  Office XP is not
installed on the computer.  Why does it try to do those updates?

I work for a high school as the tech guy and the little darlings have
just discovered the joys of Remote Shutdown.  I was researching a way
to block them and found a previous post about going to Group Policies,
Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Security Settings, Local

Hi. I stumbled on some very interesting pages yesterday whilst in a
tearing hurry to complete an urgent Google search and I did a quick "Add to
Favourites" so I could go back later. However, there was no entry in the
list when I looked for it. My recollections were rather lacking ...

I have some problems with one machine  (Windows XP Service pack 2).
It is a workstation connected to our domain server.
Even if I login as local admin or domain admin I not able to get admin
rights in that machine. I can't even change date. All users are getting

I am wondering whether the following is good design practice.  We have an
application that is locked down using domain GPOs, including setting
permissions on the user data files.  Sometimes the users will travel and
attach these laptops to other domains (separate domains, not ...

I have it so in disk management:
C (Windows) | Free Space | E (FAT32) | Linux swap | Linux
What tool can I use to add some of the free space to C? It should be free to
use. What are the risks? Should I have a backup  of E? Are my linux