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Guest Account Utilization
Posted on May 9th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi, Can we have rights of the Limited account to the Guest account?

Saving Files
Posted on May 9th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hello, Is this possible to allow power user save file to my document only? Thanks

Recurring Spyware
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 14 Comments

About 3-weeks ago I suffered my fiest browser hijack ever - MS Tech Support helped get the browser back to normal. Prior to this event, I had NEVER had icons randomly installed on my desktop. I am...

System services doesn't show up in Security Template
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I have created a Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in template defining several System services. If I open it from Security templates, I can see my configuration but If I attempt to...

Force XP Start Menu
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 3 Comments

There is a GPO to force the Classic XP start Menu located under user policy in Administrative Tools\System\Start Menu and Taskbar\Force Classic Start Menu, however there is no GPO to force the XP...

Decrypted file corrupted (EFS).
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 4 Comments

I was installing a new HDD in Windows XP pro (sp2) laptop which includes several encrypt folders originally. First, I copied all files under My Documents folder to USB drive. Second, exported all...

Display the Computer name on the Start Menu
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 4 Comments

I am trying to figure out a way to change the user name that is displayed on the XP start menu to the machine name for the entire company. I know you can change it to whatever buy going to...

Software Restriction Policy
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hello, i am wondering how to enforce software restriction policies to certain users on a standalone SP2 xp pro machine, thanks J.M.Hunt

Re: make domain GP not apply to local computer?
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Leythos wrote: Don't want the group policies applying to what? The laptop? If so - don't join the laptop to the domain. If to the machine they are remoting into - the GPs are already applied...

Ok to disable Windows Firewall Service?
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 5 Comments

I'm using McAfee's Personal Firewall instead of Windows Firewall on XP SP2. As I look through Services, I notice that the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service is started and the...

AntiVirusOveride
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hi I running Spybot I keep getting this: Windows Security Center.AntiVirusOveride. In bright Red. Can anyone shed any light on this? John --

Guest account utilization
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hi all, Is there a way to convert a GUEST USER ACCOUNT into an ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT? OR Can we assign all the Administrative Privilages of the Administrator Account to a Guest Account?

MS06-015 and MS06-016 updates WINSOC ERROR
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 0 Comments

With the last round of patches we have found that we can no longer grab the ip address and Mac address from a batch file executed as part of the Novell login scripts. We used to use ipconfig /all to...

Shut down/restart
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hi I need to automatic shut down and restart my computer. Can I use schedule task? and if which aplication shoud I use? Can someone help, please.

Re: New site dedicated to security conferences : www.security-briefings.com
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 0 Comments

From: "Newslist@security-briefings.com" <newslist@security-briefings.com> | Hello all, | We proud to announce the release of a new site dedicated to security Keep on spamming this web site...

Removing unwanted pop-ups.
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

A day ago I was on the internet when i noticed a pop-up icon from the taskbar that I had not seen before. My son plays around on this computer and im afraid he may have downloaded something...

Standard Menus Missing
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, I have a WindowsXP (SP1) pc which for some reason unknown does not diplay the standard menu in any of the explorer or internet explorer windows, All we have is the icons bar. Does...

GP not applied to XP SP2 Clients
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Hi all, I'm having a problem on the network im running, as kids use our centre everyday you can only imagine what they are like when they egt some free reign on a computer. The network is on server...

gpedit.msc and the Guest Account
Posted on May 8th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I need to disable certain features that the Guest account in Windows XP allows. The features needed reside in gpedit.msc. So how do I go about doing this? I tried making the guest account an...

Windows one care live question
Posted on May 7th, 2006 | 4 Comments

I want to install windows update live but its asking me to uninstall all anti-virus and firewall beforehand. I have Norton antivirus and Nvidia forewall currently installed. I have 2 in quarantine in...