I had my XP computer up and running.  I had a startup problem and used my XP
disk to repair the opsys, but a problem has developed.  After the repair when
the computer starts up I get a Windows Product Activation dialog: "The copy
of Windows must be activated with Microsoft ...

I own a computer with Windows XP Home. There are 2 admin user accounts (My
wife and I), and 3 Limited user accunts (for my kids).
I have the problem that some (educational) software installed, doesnt work
properly with limited user account (it does work fine with admin users). The ...

We downloaded the KB905474 Genuine Advantage Notification critical update
today and wonder if we are supposed to see anything after the installation.
The program did download, install and then we were advised to restart the
computer - which we did. But we never saw any pop-up ...

how do I access my admin account in safe mode"\?  I tried rebooting my
computer doing the F8 thing and then when safe mode menu comes up I pick safe
mode and when it starts up in safe mode i still cannot access the
administraot account.

To start: my user profile wouldn't load so I was using the "default user
profile" everytime I logged on. The default had admin privs, so I changed my
daughter's profile to have admin privs, and removed them from my user profile
(the one that failed to load). Don't know why I ...

I have a Win XP Pro installed on my pc, I created another user with similar
privelages of the default administrator. I deleted the administrator account
from the Control Panel - Users screen and I was not able to delete from the
Admin Tools-> computer Management-> users.

I want to know if there is any way to block mass storage for any limited user
on Windows XP and leave it accessible for administrator only?

If I want to use SSH (secure shell) Protocall, how is it done? What program
do you use? Can it be attached to tor?

I am trying to help edit a computer lab and set up restrictions for users
accessing the computers. They aren't on a domain, so users just have access
to the computers with no login. The problem is that half of the comptuers
don't have the full list of controls. Under User config, ...

I use Windows XP Professional which was pre-installed on my computer. I've
been the only one using my computer so I left the start up identity as
Administrator. However, somebody else will be using the computer in future.
When I try to add a user, it says I have to have one ...

Dear Gentlemen:
Couple of months ago, I located a Microsoft software that can restore user
account back to original state when there was a virus or other accidental
changes. I tried looking for this software but could not find it.

I was giving my old laptop with XP away and created a new user with admin
rights and was trying to rename the computer to the other person, so thought
i would change my authority from admin to limited.
I logged off and then tried to log on again as the new person, but it didn't

Just wondered what other admins do about problems with user profiles,
especially roaming copies on server shares.
The key issue is that the permissions on profile folders are set such that
not even  the Administrator or Domain Admin accounts can see or access the

ied to use the run command i am currently running Windows XP home edition and
recently i tried to back up my hard drive using the system tool backup. But
the backup utility is not to be found in start> accessories> system tools. i
also tried to use the run command (ntbackup) but ...

After spending numerous hours of searching the forums for an awnser to my
problem and tried all the stuff that didn't work like opening comp in safe
mode , trying the F8 trick ect. my computer a couple of days ago I went to
log on to it and the logon box came up and before it had ...