Is there a utility or a way using a script (cmd or vbscript) to change permissions on registry keys/subkeys using a wildcard? example of what I want to do: change permissions on reg keys/subkeys...

Hi! Recently, I found 2 different XP computers that had ZIPZAPPROMOTIONS popups coming on them. None of my famous Spyware programs or virus protection could find the source of the problem. I looked...

I'm asking this question here because I'm pretty sure it's a security problem. I've set up many client/server networks using NT, 200, 2003 Servers with various workstations, but this is my first...

Hi, Can anyone help me with this, I'm trying to run my VB 6 application on a Win Xp Pro in a Windows 2003 server domain. The problem I have is that, the system requires the user to have LOCAL Admin...

i am not very good with computers but i would like to make some folders private. i dont want to add different user accounts only make it so that a couple selected folders are locked with a password...

Hi: Recently we have been facing a couple of issues - one on the DC (2kAS) while the other on an XP client machine and are unable to figure out if they are related somehow. Your help would be...

I am running windows XP home with SP2 and latest updates. I got a message yesterday that my Norton 2005 virus definitions were out of date. Tried to run updates manually and got no connection to...

OK what I want to do is give users that have laptops the right to change the NIC configuration, but still be a power user. What are the settings that I have to change to allow that.

Ok im not sure if this is the right area for this...but here goes. I recently brought a new case for my pc and after moving everything from one to the other it wouldent boot because a system file...

We set up 2 PCs (similar but different HW, same SW and configuration), which took about 1,5 days per PC. Unfortunately one of them has now a corrupt secedit.sdb. I tried already the esentutl /g and...

Hi, i think the remote desktop for windows xp have an concept error and don't verify correctly if another user it's connected and can bypass restrictions allowing see the actions of the remote user...

I occasionally see this message when shutting down XP: O not respond, end program O now? Any ideas on this, I haven't heard of a virus named "O".

One of our home computers has 4 users: my wife, two teenagers, and myself. We are all registered as administrators. My question is, when I am logged on and run utilities such as Spybot, Ad-Aware,...

We have a number of computers that have the KB914798 security patch applied. We need to restore the default permissions for the Network Configuration Operators group so they can change TCP/IP...

I'm getting a message on my desktop stating that I have a Spyware infection. I did an Norton anti-virus scan, updated Norton Firewall, used Web Defender to look at all of the programs running on the...

So I ran spybot in safe mode removed all the "problems", shut off and turned on the computer and the advertisement pop ups re-emerged, now what? I don't know where to begin. Help

i accidently installed what i thought was a windows media player coded but turned out to be a spyware program. I have Norton Internet Security and Ad aware installed on my computer and when codec...

I establish myself as Admin level and my children as Limited access. My 14 year old found a way to not only change this, but my User login password as well. How can he do this and what can I do to...

I've tried setting up a limited user account on my pc but the new user seems to get full access to the pc. I'm sure it's not right because the new user can change internet settings and access my AOL...

My computer keeps freezing when I am on the internet. Sometimes when I am on AOL at the top the computer it says AOL (Not Responding). I have symatec anit-virus and windows security through aol could...