I had several files encrypted, using windows encryption from the Advanced
Attributes in the Properties tab. That was on a secondary hard drive.
At some point I Formated my main drive which i had windows on.
Now the formerly encrypted files cannot be accesed no matter what i do.

I just got this pc but don't have an antivirus installed on it. any
recommendations would be much appreciated.

I run XP (SP2) with all latest Microsoft updates.  I recently added a USB HDD
and moved all my important files onto it.  I had need to run System Restore
to remove some software bits that were hanging around.  Everything OK so far.
I then tried the software again, the same thing ...

Is there any way to find out some information about what is considered to be
a part
of the trusted computing base in Windows XP?
Thank you

I sometimes have outlook report that it is sending more emails than I have
in my outbox at the time of sending. My sent folder only holds copies of
emails that I know I have sent with no sign of anything untoward.
I was wondering if my computer could be being used as a zombie by ...

Guys I have a problem in my work, witch is distressing me.
I am a domain admin with aprox. 300 workstations.
The problem is every time i change the local admin password on all PCs,
somehow the new password is known by people that shouldn’t have this

I'm experiencing problems with having both Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
computers in my domain. I have the Administrative Template in a group policy
for Windows Firewall that applies to service pack 2. However, because of this
policy I am experiencing the error as described ...

Hi, I was trying to change the computers name on our network, but it kept
saying that the user id I was logging in to do this with was already in use.  
so I took it off domain to workgroup and called it D and was sure it would
reboot and I could put it back on the domain again.

I am not sure if I am in the right group but here goes. I want to buy a copy
of XP Pro from a friend who has updated to Vista. What is the position re:
Activation, updates etc of such a second hand Xp. Can I legally purchase a
copy that somebody has no further use of. Will I have ...

I downloaded Windows Onecare a few months back.  It expired and I removed the
program.  Now I don't have a firewall.  Firewall is on for a few seconds on
startup and then turns off.  I cannot enable it  (I am administrator) .  It
says its under group policy.  I don't know how to ...

Is there any way to "quickly" add a "range" of ports to the exceptions list?
Let's say I want to add TCP ports 2222 through 3333 as exceptions. Do I have
to manually add 1111 entries (whoa! that would take a while) or is there a
way I can do this faster?

Is there a way to display a message with options before Windows displays the
logon screen? I want to display a legal notice then let the users choose if
they want to conitnue to log in or to cancel.
Thanks,

I have a growing problem with Yahoo and Google toolbars showing up on my
systems.  Is there a good tool to manage these domain-wide, or something
good to block to disable them from loading?
Thanks

How do I turn XP Pro firewall on/off with a script?  I need to be able to
disable it system-wide without having to edit each registry.
Thanks

We have many xp machines with varying levels of patches applied
and we want to roll out MS FAx to some machines.  When we install the msfax
printer the XP client asks for the install cdrom.
More to the point the i386 dir so that the MSFax windows component can be