I am close to wit's end. I recently installed Edison to help save energy.
After sleep or hibernation, the login password is always asked for. I have
unchecked the appropriate box in Power Management, corrected the registry,
and changed the setting in gpedit.msc. Nevertheless, the ...

My XP desktop died and I bought a new Vista Business PC.
I salvaged my old SATA HDD and installed it in the new PC.
I can access all of the files except the ones in an encrypted folder. Any
suggestions how to gain access to these files?

I need to create a file share, with serveral hard disks (drive letter E:, F:
and G:).
The name of the share must be only one and the directory/file structure from
each hard disks must be merged into the share.

I have WinXP-Home edition and just installed a new HD and formatted NTFS,
previously I still have been working with FAT32.  I am the only user and am
computer administrator.  I am being denied access to a folder.  (System
Volume Info).  I know not to mess with the folder but wish ...

Our IT shop had encountered an issue on some of our users getting errors
that their profile storage space is going over the limit. I later found out
that it's due to the Local Settings folder being included on the roaming
profile, instead of being excluded. (We have a 50 MB limit ...

Had some problems with viruses and spyware recently on my PC. However though
I cleaned them up with Norton, Spybot and Adaware, I keep getting new ones.  
I started checking my registry looking for backdoors / trojans and noticed
that I have some odd entires.  Som of my Registry ...

My antivirus software detected a trojan in a .dat file, and couldn't
quarantine it automatically.  So I tried to delete the corrupted file, but
the system won't allow it to be deleted because it is in use.  Does anybody
know how to delete that type of file?  I'm sure it isn't a ...

I used Windows encryption to encrypt a folder 2 years ago.  Now I am unable
to decrypt (un-encrypt) the folder.  It says "Access Denied". I clicked on
Properties-Advanced and unchecked the box "Encrypt contents to secure data".
I use Verisign PKI certs that are renewed annually. I ...

Recently I've discovered that my PC is infected with Trojans.  Yes, plural.  
I have no idea where they came from as I hadn't downloaded anything & hadn't
recieved an email with a link or attachment, and hadn't clicked on any link
in an IM either.  The first sign was that my ...

I'm trying to find a way to log on to an administrator account on xp pro
using a flash drive. Do i need to buy any software, or is there an option in
windows? Thnx

I tried to install SP3, but it froze my computer so badly that I couldn't
even boot in safe mode. After removing it (per instructions found on
Microsoft's site), my Firewall no longer runs and I was unable to reinstall
it. I've tried many different solutions, such as

Hello ppl,
In our company we have a domain that is on windows2003 level.
We use SMS 2003 for our software distribution.
Our domain computers are installed with XP pro

I have Windows XP and have installed Service pack 3. But after rebooting the
computer I wanted to install the rest of the updates avaliable. I can dowload
them but when I try to install them, I get an error message: Unable to
install the updates.

i can not download my security system due to incompatible programs. any help
welcome

I have a Win XP build that has the switch user option disabled. A user locked
the machine and forgot their password. Their password was reset, but they had
to re-boot the workstation for the new password to take effect. Is there a
way to have the password reset and not require ...