I need to shut off the firewall to install some software.  I am locked out as
there is something called a group policy that is in effect.  How do I turn
this OFF?  This is my home machine and is not networked.  I am running
windown XP professional.

Ok I screwed up
I moved "my pictures" to a networked drive to save disk space on my laptop.
Now I can no longer access that drive. So when I try to install new software
i get an error msg that says "can't access\\drive\c\miks stuff\my pictures"

I recently installed hotfix KB909095 to allow my computer (running Windows XP
SP2) to hibernate with 2 GB of RAM. After installing this patch however, I've
noticed that my computer "hangs" when I do certain things. For example
1) When I click on a link in IE6, the page starts to ...

I am trying to access system information via Start | All Programs |
Accessories | System Tools | System Information.  The System Information
window opens, but the right hand side reports "Can't Collect Information"
then "Cannot access the Windows Management Instrumentation ...

Iam using windows XP home edition with sp2. Recently I reinstalled the windows.
Since reinstall the windows take a long time to boot up. A dos progression
bar appears on the screen end and it takes 15 minutes for its progression.
Then windows XP startup screen appears and ...

Whenever i open a microsoft program the windows installer window pops up.
This started when i upgraded to office 2007 and tried to uninstall office
2003.  I still can't uninstall office 2003. I have already upgraded to the
new version of installer.

Is there a way to gain access to a administrative share c$ when the xp
server have simple file sharing active?
Thanks in advance!

My laptop has developed a problem where the System Configuration Utility
dialog box appears at every boot. I'm running XP Home edition. This occurs
even though I've selected "Normal" startup. Also, I can check the box to not
show this dialog box again, yet it continues to appear. ...

When I reboot the windows installer window comes up.  I click cancel and it
says cancelling.  The window does not go away.  I have to go to end task.  If
I try to install something from the internet for instance Google Earth when
installing I get a message "Error1500" which says ...

Receiving error msg: Works cannot access one or more files it needs to run
word processor.
I've tried looking for the files associated with wkswp. They disappered
somewhere.

I write from Italy and I hope my English is good enough to explain
whatever I'm going to explain...
I've got a Packard Bell desktop pc bought with a windows xp home
included in the box. Today I've changed the main board and the

Have wireless network setup with a Vista computer.  Can not connect to the
network using a XP computer.  Can see the network in my list of networks and
when I try to sign on using the password it doesn't work.  I was told I need
an update on the XP computer.  Is this true?  If so ...

XP Home SP 2
Here is the complete text of the error message I see after Windows starts:
Windows - Drive Not Ready
Exception Processing Message c00000a3 Parameters 75b6bf9c 4 75b6bf9c 75b6bf9c

Help.  I think a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
I have XP Pro SP2 loaded update and reboot brought up a black screen.
"Windows can not start because the Windows\System32\config\system
file is corrupt or missing. You can attempt to repair this file by starting

Hope this is the correct group.
I set up a password on my main admin account on XP home. During
the process it asks if I want to make My Documents private so others
users can't access them.