Security - August 2007

A friend's Win2000 laptop bit the dust and he bought a new Vista machine. I successfully recovered the hard drive via a USB device and attempted to upload the files in c:\documents and settings\ to a folder on his new machine for retrieval. I was met with "access denied".

A dialog came up basically saying "click me to get permission to go here" which resulted in a several-minute apparent effort for the system to open permission which it neither did nor explained its inability to do.

I tried all the tricks in MY book for taking ownership and allowing access but nothing would work EXCEPT re-booting the machine in SAFE MODE where the file transfer was allowed. I do a lot of this kind of thing, and never ran into this with XP; can anyone suggest a more elegant solution? Thanks...

Jay

2007-08-11 02:47:37 · 2 answers · asked by Leonard G 2

or will it atleast make it run faster so my games will work?ive run my norton and windows defender pleaswe help i have limited computer knowledge thanks...

2007-08-11 02:37:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got an original copy from my office as per office policy and using it on my desktop since I do some work from home too. But my Symantec Antivirus (Version: 10.0.2.2000) is always disabled even clicking on the system tray icon and pushing 'Enable Auto-protect' dosen't help. It quickly swithes back to the disabled mode. Please help.

Since I already have updated it through live update, I would loose it all if I uninstall and reinstall it again. There was a Google updater installing Norton earlier which I removed, is there a connection since both r from the same company??

Please help urgently! Thanks!

2007-08-11 01:44:09 · 3 answers · asked by Caprisco 3

And how can you prevent it?

2007-08-11 01:36:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I dont want to hack into a computer, i just was wondering how they do it, i know nothing about this stuff. Is it somthing to do with codes or somthing eles. i really have no idea?

2007-08-11 01:31:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi
is xp sp2 supposed to have a c:\I386 folder? It's full of html pages I havent visited, error txt from programs and active x controls that were attempted to be loaded but were incompatible and duplicates of driver files, system32 folder, and stuff that seem to have been used to redirect my computer. Is this true?

2007-08-11 00:09:15 · 6 answers · asked by MLM 1

2007-08-10 20:34:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 19:42:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I use windows xp pro for somes reason it is now asking for an administrator password, I did not set. Tried safe mode reset, did not work, tried dipswitch didn't work.
What can I do, is there a backdoor to find admin password.
Sincerely,
Stuck on guest on my own computer

2007-08-10 18:35:33 · 6 answers · asked by afterdawn689 1

2007-08-10 18:23:23 · 8 answers · asked by whytail4 1

my cousin worked on my computer and is now getting in my accounts without permission

2007-08-10 16:24:53 · 12 answers · asked by amy m 1

One of these days I want an IP address that's impossible to ban. NO forum admin or mod can ban me with this.

2007-08-10 11:35:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tell the truth people!

I've had some saying that there is, and that there isn't.

So what's the real truth? I've heard many accusations on both sides:

Macs do get viruses, it's just that their users fail to accept it.

Macs don't! PC fanboy lies!

Macs can, but just by a small chance.

There are, but they don't hurt Macs as much.

You don't get viruses at all, on any OS, if you just have a good Anti-virus, and are careful what you do on the internet.

NO way! Macs don't get them at all. PC users are just jealous! Hmmph!



So what is it people? What do you think? Do Macs get viruses, or is it just a myth?

2007-08-10 11:27:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get freaked out about people when they say they can track you down by using your IP address...Is there anyway to stop it? Please and thanks

2007-08-10 09:35:24 · 6 answers · asked by Kelly 3

2007-08-10 09:28:52 · 1 answers · asked by Curious 1

2007-08-10 08:26:40 · 19 answers · asked by Gary H 1

2007-08-10 07:47:28 · 3 answers · asked by Thomas F 1

I have a Motorola RAZR and I know my "unlock" code but I have no idea what my "security" code is and I'm pretty sure I never set it. I mean, I remember setting my "unlock" code but the "Security" one is obviously a different code and I've tried everything that I would've set it to be and it's nothing of the kind. Any ideas what it could be? Does the company set it, the service provider or did I?

2007-08-10 06:49:59 · 10 answers · asked by BananaBabyy<3 1

I contacted paypal, since it is a sevice I have NEVER used, and they advised me that this is a phishilng scam, and advised me to forward it to spoof@paypal.com, delete the message & block it. I did this yesterday, and this morning i have 3 more of them as new messages. I checked & they are definately blocked. Why am I still getting this if I have blocked the sender. I feel violated and am thingking of cancelling my yahoo account due to being harrassed by these scam artists. What is a stronger method I can use to deter this?

2007-08-10 05:33:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 05:28:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 04:28:24 · 11 answers · asked by Chihuahua Addict Adores Scooby 7

I don't have internet at home, and would like to download Visual C# 2005 Express Edition SP1. Unfortunatly, the library computer has some restrictions on it that cause about half of the things I want to download to randomly not work. The error messege says to "download to a different place" because "you're not allowed to change the .../temp folder." I was hoping that maybe a proxy would be able to get past this, since I can't go to the options to change where it downloads.
Question: Would a proxy get past this, and
Question: If so, how do I use a proyx?
Thanks

2007-08-10 04:25:12 · 11 answers · asked by 3point5 2

2007-08-10 03:45:17 · 5 answers · asked by silkstockins24 2

please answer!!!!!!

2007-08-10 03:42:29 · 8 answers · asked by Hooligan 7 1

2007-08-10 03:22:45 · 12 answers · asked by Om B 1

2007-08-10 01:56:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have Windows XP! I have AVG 7.5 Antivirus Free Edition and AVG Antivirus installed. Are these good, effective, free programs, or is there something better you can recommend. I'm also not sure if any of these programs have Firewall protection or not, which I would like to have. Is Kaspersky any better? Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks in advance! Have a real nice day!

2007-08-10 01:28:18 · 5 answers · asked by Chihuahua Addict Adores Scooby 7

2007-08-10 01:14:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 01:02:05 · 4 answers · asked by gslimjim98 2

ok iv got the Free edition of AVG7.5 virus thingy and iv also got CCLEANER, what else do i need to protect my computer? everytime i finish on the internet and close it i get an error report why is this?

2007-08-10 00:41:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous