I am using XP professional and cannot logon anymore since automatic update
has installed some critical updates. After booting successfully the system is
asking me for a password, although I have never specified one!How can this
happen?

Anyone have any idea what would cause the "DCOM Config" node in
Component
Services to be empty?
This is an WinXP Home machine.

Let's assume the following command
net user john /times:F,10am-12pm
or
net user john /times:F,10:00-24:00

My friend let his anti-virus software expire and he picked up a number of
viruses and the system administrator was hi-jacked. He has XP Home Media
Edition SP2. The control panel was missing and I couldn’t install/remove
programs etc. I removed all the viruses and did a clean XP ...

I just found this problem. When I brought up the window task manager and
click processes tab, the User name column are all blanks...If I remember
correctly, there should be SYSTEM, LOCAL_NETWORK and my user name ...etc
which represent the owner of the process. But this morning ...

I have a problem with internet script error window popping up stating
all different lines etc its fairly new problem is it a virus or a
program error? please help

One of my neighbor has managed to acquire all sorts of spywares and maybe
even a rootkit.
I'm going to reformat and re-install windows on his computer.
If I make his account a limited user account, would that stop all malware

I want to copy/back up my Excel (church stuff) or Word documents to a CD
instead of the 3.5 " floppy diskettes.  I have XP Home edition Ver 5.1.
The system will not permit me to do so.  No trouble to copy or back into the
A Drive on 3.5" diskettes.  However, I want to take ...

After a finding out that my system was compromised throgh DCOM I disabled it
both through the registry and downloaded the decombulate tool to verify I had
done it corrrectly.
I also downloaded the beta scanner that microsoft has it was the first clue

I have a Windows XP Pro machine that is joined to our corporate domain.  
When the user logs onto the machine while connected to our network, it works
fine (as expected).  However, when the user is offline, the user enters the
same credentials, and gets the error message:

Hi I discovered after my PC started acting strangely that it was infected
with the win32:/zlob trojan.  I think I have removed it sucessfully following
a set of manual instructions from various websites.  If I run STOPzilla it no
longer detects any problems.  However, my PC is ...

I recently upgraded my entire system and when I put my C:\ drive in the new
box it wouldn't load my XP so I installed it again on my D:\ drive. I tried
to access my MY DOCUMENTS folder from the new XP and it would let me have
access because I had it as a Private folder and ...

When an XP workstation is locked, the Winlogon/msGina software provides an
editbox for entering the user's password.  If CAPS LOCK is set, a text
balloon is displayed when the editbox obtains the focus, warning the user
that CAPS LOCK is on.

I have a workstaiton that was setup to use file encryption for a users My
Documents directory.  The user account assoicated with the encryption
certificate is no longer a valid user on the machine, nor is the
administrator's account that was the file recovery account.  I have the ...

I recently purchased an Acer workstation with Windows XP SP2 installed on
it. After adding it to the domain, I cant access the CD/DVD drive or any USB
drives that I try to connect to it. I can't install any software either. I
keep getting messages like the one of the subject of ...