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I was trying to encrypt a laptop with Becrypt and it crashed so i thought if i deleted the MBR then i would be able to boot into windows xp and try to install it again. Unfortunately all i get is missing OS. Will i have to install everything again or can i recover a MBR to get back into windows? All help very much appreciated

I was reading the posts here for setting the permissions on slave drives that are password protected and were denying access to the users. I am having the same problem but when I followed the directions on how to gain access, it would not work for me. When I clicked on the TOOLS section, FOLDER OPTIONS, VIEW, I found that there is no ADVANCED tab to click. I am using XP and the ...

GrammyJo wrote: I've gotten this update from Microsoft repeatedly and the Update Icon will NOT leave my task bar! Even though I've 'installed' the update (more than once) the icon remains. I can't find any way to get rid of it and don't know if this update has actually installed or not. The file is in WINNT; at least I think this is it. Do I have to click it myself to...

The Group Policy snap-in, along with its extended snap-in, Local Security Policy, provide numerous settings under User Configuration, but I can't find a way to apply these to individual User accounts. Is this possible, or can these snap-ins only be used to apply settings for all accounts, using the same settings? Surely there is some way an administrator can make specific settings...

My brother just gave my Mom an old machine running Windows XP Professional. My brother had given his account a password. My mother doesn't need a password. It is hard enough to get her to use the machine in the first place! Is there any way to remove the password from the administrator's account so my mom doesn't have to enter it? Thanks Kent

This particular issue is troubling me. The computer in question was working fine in the domain. Then yesterday, the customer could not print anymore. Our Helpdesk noticed she could not log on to the machine and had to use remote desktop to the IP address to take a look. After noticing the system did not have access to network resources, she tried to take the system out of the ...

I am close to wit's end. I recently installed Edison to help save energy. After sleep or hibernation, the login password is always asked for. I have unchecked the appropriate box in Power Management, corrected the registry, and changed the setting in gpedit.msc. Nevertheless, the logon is stilled required, and the box in the Power Management is rechecked (without my input). I ...

I am unsure about where to post my question. I had this box on my desktop that said Warning and it wanted me to update my virus protection. I never clicked on it. I went to trendmicro and it got rid of some nasties and then I went to Microsoft and it got rid of some to. Something about the joke virus. I went to safe mode and deleted most of the spyware that was on it using the ...

My XP desktop died and I bought a new Vista Business PC. I salvaged my old SATA HDD and installed it in the new PC. I can access all of the files except the ones in an encrypted folder. Any suggestions how to gain access to these files? Jeff

I would like to copy a shared folder, which has many sub folders with different permissions on them, from a hard drive to another hard drive while keeping the permissions on the all folders, and sub-folders in Windows XP. Is there a way I can copy all the folders and sub-folders with the existing permissions on them? Any comments will be greatly appreciated.

I have WinXP-Home edition and just installed a new HD and formatted NTFS, previously I still have been working with FAT32. I am the only user and am computer administrator. I am being denied access to a folder. (System Volume Info). I know not to mess with the folder but wish to have full access to everything on the computer. Since there is no permissions in XP-Home, what ...

The Group Policy snap-in, along with its extended snap-in, Local Security Policy, provide numerous settings under User Configuration, but I can't find a way to apply these to individual User accounts. Is this possible, or can these snap-ins only be used to apply settings for all accounts, using the same settings? Surely there is some way an administrator can make specific settings...

My XP desktop died and I bought a new Vista Business PC. I salvaged my old SATA HDD and installed it in the new PC. I can access all of the files except the ones in an encrypted folder. Any suggestions how to gain access to these files? Jeff

I am unsure about where to post my question. I had this box on my desktop that said Warning and it wanted me to update my virus protection. I never clicked on it. I went to trendmicro and it got rid of some nasties and then I went to Microsoft and it got rid of some to. Something about the joke virus. I went to safe mode and deleted most of the spyware that was on it using the ...

Hi, I need to create a file share, with serveral hard disks (drive letter E:, F: and G . The name of the share must be only one and the directory/file structure from each hard disks must be merged into the share. How can i do this? -- Thanks In Advance.

I would like to copy a shared folder, which has many sub folders with different permissions on them, from a hard drive to another hard drive while keeping the permissions on the all folders, and sub-folders in Windows XP. Is there a way I can copy all the folders and sub-folders with the existing permissions on them? Any comments will be greatly appreciated.

GrammyJo wrote: I've gotten this update from Microsoft repeatedly and the Update Icon will NOT leave my task bar! Even though I've 'installed' the update (more than once) the icon remains. I can't find any way to get rid of it and don't know if this update has actually installed or not. The file is in WINNT; at least I think this is it. Do I have to click it myself to...

As stated in the subject, I need to add the "Object" tab to the "Active Directory Users and Computers" tool to obtain the "Canonical name of object". I have it on one PC but I need to add it to a couple more and for the life of me, I can't remember how I added the "Object" tab on that one PC :-( -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.htm l Multi-AV - http://...

Hello, Our IT shop had encountered an issue on some of our users getting errors that their profile storage space is going over the limit. I later found out that it's due to the Local Settings folder being included on the roaming profile, instead of being excluded. (We have a 50 MB limit on our profiles) I also noticed that the Local Settings folder had been copied over to the ...

This particular issue is troubling me. The computer in question was working fine in the domain. Then yesterday, the customer could not print anymore. Our Helpdesk noticed she could not log on to the machine and had to use remote desktop to the IP address to take a look. After noticing the system did not have access to network resources, she tried to take the system out of the ...