Recently a new UserName+Password dialog box has started to appear when
starting Windows XP Home edition. I presume that it's a result of an
automatic update. I'm the sole User, and have no password. Therefore this box
is an unnecessary delay in starting my PC. Unfortunately, ...

I have written an application & have truoble enrolling "smartcard user"
certificates inside the code.
here's what i have done...
1-installed win2k3 and made the computer a domain controller.

After the latest update Windows explorer contains a Key Logger! Is it
ATWPTK2?

Problem Description : I have reinstalled Windows XP on my pc, due to virus
infection. I have SP2 and run all the patches from Microsoft, I got the
message that there are no more patches to install.
I have also upgraded PC-cillin Internet Security 2007. When I run scan on my

We have been researching why our admin accounts have been locking themselves
out on a daily basis and we finally found the answer!
The problem arises out of mapped drives that were created with a different
ID than the ID used to logon to the workstation.

Hello, for some reason i'm unable to save any Microsoft Access files into any
folder on my computer.  They show in the folder for a few seconds and then
just disappear.  It only happens with Access files and I'm thinking it's
possibly a security issue, but not sure why it's just ...

I have been setting up a new small network and encountered the strangest thing!
I set up my servers and went through the authorisation and uathentication
processess as per usual.  I then created my user and computer accounts within
their respective OUs, pinged back and forth and ...

We deleted a user under Documents and Administration (e.g JDoe). Turns out we
needed a pst file from the Locals Apps.... folder. They moved the JDoe folder
from the Recycle Bin (where it's type was MS-Work file). When they could't
see any of the user information they deleted it ...

Is there a policy which logs off a user when the users time is up?

We are having problems getting "Offer Remote Assistance" to work in our
Child Domain (part of an Active Directory Forest).  In Offer Remote
Assistance, when we Click the Connect Button from a Windows XP SP2 computer
with Windows Firewall Enabled, an error box "Permission denied" is ...

Hello. Can anyone help? I installed Spybot this week and a scan has revealed
the following:
Problem: Microsoft
Kind: 1 entry

I have shared a folder on a machine running MS Windows XP SP2, initially
granting 'read' to everyone and then granting full rights.
When trying to copy from the share from a Virtual PC machine which runs  MS
Windows 2003 SP 2, on the same network, an error is being displayed ...

I am wondering is there a way to refresh the HKLM registry key -
specifically this one -- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies -- without
logging off ?  I have a software restriction in place disabling MSN
Messenger.  I also have a reg file to enable it.  But once enabled, the ...

For some reason when i push out my group policy the local admin profile
gets restricted acces.  Basically what happens is add local printers is
grayed out i also cant change my time.  It seems to me that the the
local admin account ends up getting domain users rights.  Is there

  I had a hard drive crash and lost about a months worth of data that
I did not back up. I only really want to get a few files back but need
help. The drive had Windows XP with 4 users but on,only mine was
password protected. I have been able to hook up the hard drive using a