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What to do with spyware attempt
Posted on April 1st, 2008 | 2 Comments

UselessUser wrote: No. Let it go. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com

Security Advisor Logic 2.1.19 Error
Posted on April 1st, 2008 | 1 Comments

huskertomkat wrote: You have some third-party program running in the background that is failing. "Security Advisor" isn't part of Windows. Manage your Startup matrix and/or do clean-boot...

add/remove progs MISSING
Posted on April 1st, 2008 | 3 Comments

Hi Joan, Try one of these and Reboot your machine then see if the Add/Remove programs will operate correctly. Add or Remove Programs Restriction - ...

admin account
Posted on April 1st, 2008 | 2 Comments

Tigger wrote: Windows XP Home Edition's "administrator" account (the user originally by the name of "administrator" - the built-in one...) is only accessible through Safe Mode. Boot into Safe Mode...

XP Antivirus Protection
Posted on April 1st, 2008 | 9 Comments

"handyman" <handyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F94D7143-D0D8-4354-A76A-D8195DF2C63B@microsoft.com... Here is a good starting place for getting rid of stuff. Additionally, you...

Windows Installer 3.1 will not install!
Posted on March 31st, 2008 | 1 Comments

A log is created when Windows Installer attempts to install. Go to Start > Run > copy and paste the below into the Open: line and then click OK or press Enter %windir%\kb893803v2.log Post the...

my FDD behaves like ATM machine!!! why???
Posted on March 31st, 2008 | 1 Comments

=?Utf-8?B?YWtlbg==?= <aken@discussions.microsoft.com> crashed Echelon writing news:ABE8DE7E-38F1-4DE1-B601-1EB8728E032F@microsoft.com: You installed a program that checks the floppy at intervals....

Computer Adware&Spyware
Posted on March 30th, 2008 | 1 Comments

SonOfRambow wrote: When all else fails, get guided help: 1. Download and execute HiJack This! (HJT) http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/threat_analytics/HJTInstall.exe 2. Disable Notepad's...

Windows XP Professional User Account Security
Posted on March 30th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Dave wrote: You've already gotten an answer in the other newsgroup to which you posted. Please don't multipost; it makes more work for everyone and will get you *less* help, not more. See this for...

Disable ports 135&445 for IPv6 only ?
Posted on March 30th, 2008 | 1 Comments

<david.balazic@hermes-softlab.com> wrote in message news:463e5ccf-3fe9-414e-a933-59600e82fe6a@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com... microsoft.public.platformsdk.networking.ipv6 instead of asking...

Spyware advise
Posted on March 29th, 2008 | 16 Comments

Defender won't be able to deal with this although running the MSRT might be another preliminary step to take before posting a HJT log in a forum. Colin Barnhorst wrote:

What causes "Make this folder Private" to be grayed out?
Posted on March 29th, 2008 | 1 Comments

The volume must be formatted with NTFS "Steve Vincent" <SteveVincent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AAED871E-57EA-453C-84DE-3C0DD0AB03FE@microsoft.com...

Internet restrictions set on local computer
Posted on March 28th, 2008 | 0 Comments

A previous tech had set Internet restrictions on some lab computers. These computers are not on a domain. The restrictions are set locally. They affect both the administrator and the student...

Domain Policies , Security Center and Windows Update
Posted on March 28th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Dups <Dups@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: OT, but that's not good. There's really no reason for that, and it can cause tons of problems. Talk to your domain admins about this.... Yes. Group...

Lost Password
Posted on March 28th, 2008 | 1 Comments

1. If it's XP Home, tap F8 repeatedly at startup and select Safe Mode. There is a good chance that the Administrator account doesn't have a password set. Or, try pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del twice at the...

Intermittent access denied XP Pro
Posted on March 28th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Hi EVerybody: I've had a problem for a few days now that I can't find a definitive answer for searching Google, etc. When I log on with either my user name, (I have admin privileges) or even the...

Security & sharing option is not coming in folder
Posted on March 27th, 2008 | 2 Comments

navigupta6 wrote: folder? If this understanding is correct, select the folder, --> tools --> folder options --> View. Deselect the option for Use Simple File Sharing. If I don't understand, then...

Net Time Issue: Could not locate a time-server
Posted on March 26th, 2008 | 0 Comments

I have a little problem here, I cannot sync the time my XP with another PC. when I used the command "NET TIME \\SERVER_NAME /SET /Y", it gave to me an error message. Could not locate a...

Install program and policies.
Posted on March 26th, 2008 | 1 Comments

mik <mirko.cambi@gmail.com> wrote: I'm presuming you're using AD- so, whose policies changed? What policies? I'd talk to whomever manages the domain about how to deploy / install / publish apps -...

cannot convert password protected file
Posted on March 26th, 2008 | 1 Comments

The obvious solution would be to reinstall WordPerfect and remove the protection, maybe the demo would do...