I recently worked on a computer issue for family we all know how that is.... where they purchased a laptop and they did not change the admin password. I did crack this and fixed it but realize...
block internet access using registry settings
I have enabled auditing on a folder and set the Auditing options on the folder to audit only on succesful deletion of Folder and Subfolders, but in the Security Event Viewer i get dozens of e-...
My internet connection (LAN) has seemed slow for a couple of weeks but when accessing the internet via wireless the speed increased.
I checked the Local Area Connection Status and found tha...
We have a few users who routinely create large-scale PDF files of varying sizes using Adobe Acrobat Pro 8. However, when they go into the Adobe PDF Printing Preferences, they are unable to cr...
I'm using Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13 on Windows XP, SP3. I can't access a Web site that I need to purchase a product. (It's the www.acronis.com site).
The exact error message I'm getting...
A few days ago someone used my computer and added an administrator account along with a password. The computer never had a local administrator or workgroup administrator account on it. Now I ...
I am having trouble with Crystal Reports and my clients not being able to run reports because supposedly automatic updates is set and the newer version of crystal is out. The fact that they a...
I am looking for a prelogon VPN 2-factor SSL-VPN i have narrowed it down for my SMB to Sonicwall or Juniper Networks. Anyone with experiennce with both? I am looking to make a good decision. W...
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we're using smart cards (required) provided by a third party to logon to windows. Every now and then the CRL-retrieval fails which obviously is not good. Usually a new CRL is success...
We are running Win 2003 AD shop with all Win XP clients. We have hired a couple of consultants to come in for about 6 months to work on a project. They will be using their own laptops and I do...
My laptop keeps having these bad image pop ups. It will say something to the effect of "The application or DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\kosumivo.dll is not a valid Windows image. Please check again...
Hi, I was wondering if there is any difference between using 'Deny logon through Terminal Services' in the Local Security Policy and restricting permissions for RDP in Terminal Services Config...
When trying to run Windows Update, the browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome all do it) gets redirected to MSN.COM. I have read about a trojan that can cause this, but I can't solve the problem. This a...
I am running Windows 2003 R2 and have a directory mapped for all users to R. Some users need access to 1 directory in the mapped drive, and others need access to several. How do I assign fil...
We have some user required admin right to RUN the Software . but same time he breaks some
Security policy . We want prevent them to installed any software .
only local admin can installe...
I need to reset local administrator password to log onto PC and rejoin domain after computer account was reset. How can I reset Local computer administrator password?
I have two Windows Vista Machines that I use to connect to one via Remote Desktop Connection. I use to use Quick VPN with my WRVS4400N Linksys router until it became unreliable. I have setup p...
I set up IE 7.0 to allow active X and all that good stuff... now I get the "Your current security settings put your computer at risk" task bar on EVERY page. How do I get rid of it?
Dear Sir,
Please I need to export all my GPos from my Domain server and import them to a new domain in another branch (Not in the same domain and forest) totaly another new organization.
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How to set up permission for a folder where everyone can read/create/modify documents but not able to delete anything in that folder including subfolders and files?
If I give everyone permiss...
I've modified a batch script I found to set user permissions. The script creates a folder, then assigns permissions as full control to the "domain admins", "Administrators", and the "username"...
Hi,
I have a problem which looks like it may be related to this question:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Security/Operating_Systems_Security/Windows/Q_21212498.html#a12637036
The differe...
We have a Scans folder that is shared on the network. We want the users to be able to rename but not delete the file. Is this possible through group policy?
Given that someone had phsycial access to a laptop, with an admin password. (Vista Home)
Given that I know the individual had motive to 'spy' on the user of that computer....
how could I d...
