I am the sole user of this computer and am named as the administrator.
However I am unable to download any free programmes from the internet because
I am denied access as not having the right status. This does not happen with
the Microsoft site as I get all the automatic updates ...

I built a Database application using .NET 2.0 that used Access as its DB
backend for a library. Initially, the application was meant to support only
routine tasks of the library staff, and was not available to the public.
However, it has

Windows XP Home.
When I try to import pfx file into Internet Explorer ( Tools/Internet
options/Content/certificates/Import button , at the end IE says " The private
key that you are importing might require a cryptographic service provider

My HP laptop has taken to waking up from hibernation with no
intervention from anyone. Event log tells me that it happens at the same
time each day.
There is no setting in the BIOS for wake on lan and since the only

I have accidentally locked myself and my wife out of the WindowsXP
Professional as system adminstrators.  How can I undo this so that I/we can
regain system administrator usage?

I'm trying to find out how to define a file share on the fly
(assuming the capability is enabled) via a DOS (or other) command file/
script, or perhaps VB as a last resort.
 I'd like to be able to take a user supplied directory on a local

802.1x is in use at our company.  I am trying to do an automated, unattended
build.  There are some network locations I need to get to, in order to fully
automate this bui.d  802.1x is preventing me from getting where I need to go.
I have the certificate installing properly, and ...

Does anyone have any ideas?  Did I post to the wrong group?
I have looked at the net, netsh and rasdial commands for possible solutions,
but cannot seem to figure this out......

I need to privide some specific restrictions on my son's computer, without
going to the restrictive extremes of a "limited account".  Are there some
utilities I can install to accomplish such restrictions, or do I need to
change operating systems?

I have a peer to peer network. 1 with XP Home and the other running Windows
2K Pro. When I try to access Window 2K from XP I'm asked for user name & p/w.
But when I try to access Windows XP Home I get in without a password. Is
there any way I can set up XP Home so when I try to ...

In our domain, we are connected around 100 PCs. except for a user (myadmin),
we have given all other users as domain users power only.
However if any user require admin rights for their PCs we give admin rights
to their user name in that pc through the myadmin user only.

I've been running Windows MCE for a year with only an administrator
account, non-passworded.  In other words, I boot the pc, and I'm in.  I
can't remember if there's a guest account, but I'll look and see.
I've found it necessary to prohibit use by anyone but myself, for a

I have got some virus/trojan/hack whatever that I belive I have got rid of.
Only thing left, as far as I can see, is that in bottom right side bar
(where clock
is) ther is still an icon left. The icon looks like a shield, blinking every

Hi, I purchased an external drive pre formatted; plugged it in & started
using it.
I then realized that I couldn't save backups to it over a certain size
because it was FAT.

In addition I aparrently have two systems running at the same time.  In
Startup Programs, each file is loaded from .default user and ntdefault\system
user.  I have multiple limited accounts on this machine.  I may have deleted
the Administrator account during a brainstrorm(or ...