Under the Windows 2000 interface, there is a checkbox in the user account
management panel--"Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer." I cannot find this anywhere in the XP interface, even though it's
easy to find under Windows 2000. The only way I know to ...

We just downloaded the 'new' KB 890830 tonight and when we looked at the log,
we see the following, which has us quite scared:
"Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool v1.29, May 2007
Started On Tue May 08 19:57:36 2007

I got infected with a malicious executable, "GXHO.exe".
My anti virus didn't say anything about it, then this happened:
First my anti spyware warned me that it's being put with the start up,
so i rejected, and opened task manager to close it and didn't find it,

Suddenlymy wireless keyboard and mouse stopped working. I replaced them with
hard wired versions knows to be working well but they did not work either.
The computer has WinXP Professional installed.
I am unable to type my password to enter the machine...can anyone hel please.

We've lost visibility of a desktop on our home network, although it can see
all the other PCs and everyone can ping everyone else.  Think I've tracked
down the problem to the Server service not starting on the desktop concerned.
It is set up to start automatically.  However, ...

I have just set up a new computer and installed a new XP HOME. I cannot
access my paypal account any more. it tells me this site not available.
WHAT CAN I DO?

I created a new user account today and made it computer administrator.  I
rebooted and came into Windows under that account.  When I tried to go into
user accounts, I got the Internet Script error I got previously in safe mode.
How do I fix this?  I am the sole user of the ...

Our Family computer now has this:
http://www.spylocked.com/?aff=334
and it wont let us do much.
We use Windows XP

We have a training environment at our place.  Authorized users have Read &
Execute, List folder and Read rights to the C drive.  The training profile is
a mandatory roaming profile.  When the training user tries to delete
something, it is not going in the recycle bin.  There is ...

I am looking for a way to clear the auto complete data for all users
on a particular PC.  I need to do this for both IE and Firefox.  Is
there a way to do this universally?  I have tried a few utilities but
they all seem to be directed at clearing the data for the current

Someone hacked me- gained Adminutrstive control and terminated my Sygate
Personal Firewall Pro :    Here is the problem:
   "Exception Privileged instruction (oxc0000096 ) occurred in the
application at location ( 0x00c54914 ). Click OK to terminate. Click Cancel

XP SP2 supposedly introduce a new reg key to prevent the USB storage devices
being written too.  I could not find the key as suggested by the Tech Net
article
Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

Every time I call up a new page in IE6 I get the following warning pop up.
" A script is assessing some S/W (an Active X control) on this page which
has been marked safe for scripting. Do you want to allow this?"
How can I get rid of this?

while logged into the administrator account in safe mode, if I try to open
the user accounts item in control panel, it generates an internet explorer
script error, with no distinguishing info in the error dialog box.  How do I
fix this?

I read the following in a Microsoft publication:
"If you do have a requirement for a domain client *not* to execute domain
GPOs, you need to change a setting in the LGPO that will make a registry
change on that local client when it is next booted. This key is checked both