I was wondering if anyone could tell me why Microsoft limits password legth to 14 characters? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve

I have a usb drive that is from ubuntu (Linux) & would like to access it from vista but i get access not permitted. So tried to change the properties so everyone can access the files. See the current owner is Unix user 501. I tried to change with administration privileges but the unix files will not let me. Anyone got any ideas? TIA HELP!

Hi, I have two highschool daughters with laptops they use at school running Vista Home Premium. I have them running on user accounts and I don't want them to have the admin password because if they know what it is they will simply start typing it in all the time, which defeats the whole purpose of running as a user account. There are only two things they need to do that Vista Home Premium...

I downloaded the Criticdal Updates to my Vista for KB890830 and when I looked in the log I saw a new sentence, which was: "WARNING: Security policy doesn't allow for all actions MSRT may require." What does this mean exactly? Is there something wrong with my computer? Please advise and thank you. Alice ----------

Hi, I have two highschool daughters with laptops they use at school running Vista Home Premium. I have them running on user accounts and I don't want them to have the admin password because if they know what it is they will simply start typing it in all the time, which defeats the whole purpose of running as a user account. There are only two things they need to do that Vista Home Premium...

I've similar problem of 'Security Center service can't be started' Error code: 0x80070424 on my Vista Ultimate. Installed AVG, Avast & Tuneup 2009 antivirus scan, repair & defrag .... Try to go to Service Center under Services, "Service Center" could not be found. Pls help. EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice WCF Workflow Services Using External Data...

Hi, I have a Vista Ultimate laptop which I used for work in the US. Now I live in Germany. During my initial stay at the hotels, I used the hotel wireless connection and Vista connected to the Internet fine. Now I live in an apartment and got the DSL service from T-Mobile (Deutsche Telekom) and here is the problem. The DSL phone works fine. My Vista will not connect to the DSL...

I've similar problem of 'Security Center service can't be started' Error code: 0x80070424 on my Vista Ultimate. Installed AVG, Avast & Tuneup 2009 antivirus scan, repair & defrag .... Try to go to Service Center under Services, "Service Center" could not be found. Pls help. EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice WCF Workflow Services Using External Data...

I aquired Trojan.Dropper on my computer. It runs Vista with a 64 processor. My McAfee tries to delete it but every time I restart my computer its there again. I'm not terribly computer savy so I need help. How do I get this off my computer? Please Help! EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice WCF Workflow Services Using External Data...

Running Vista Home Premium. When starting the OS, I get an error message from Windows Defender: "Application failed to initialize: 0x800106ba. A problem caused Windows Defender service to stop. To start the service, restart your computer or search Help and Support on how to start the service manually." Attempting to manually start the service brought up another error:

I aquired Trojan.Dropper on my computer. It runs Vista with a 64 processor. My McAfee tries to delete it but every time I restart my computer its there again. I'm not terribly computer savy so I need help. How do I get this off my computer? Please Help! EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice WCF Workflow Services Using External Data...

If I connect my Vista laptop to a power outlet in public, such as an airport terminal, library, or coffee shop, how viable is the threat from someone gaining access to my computer via a power-line network? If the threat is viable today, what is the best method of stopping it? I know many people will say this is too unlikely and that other security threats are of much more concern to the...

Hi All, I am planning to buy an upgrade to Vista Ultimate x64 for my existing PC. My question is: Will I be able to simply get Windows to encrypt the existing HDD retrospectively, after just upgrading or will I have to do a clean install? Thanks Guys!

Hi All, I am planning to buy an upgrade to Vista Ultimate x64 for my existing PC. My question is: Will I be able to simply get Windows to encrypt the existing HDD retrospectively, after just upgrading or will I have to do a clean install? Thanks Guys!

Hi, I need to know how to proceed to be able to disable my public folder from being shared with my guest account, don't want to turn off guest account, I tried creating a user account to limit access by using parental controls but my computer started giving me low memory messages, once i removed the account messages stopped. I really need to block all my folders from being accessed by anyone...

Hi, I need to know how to proceed to be able to disable my public folder from being shared with my guest account, don't want to turn off guest account, I tried creating a user account to limit access by using parental controls but my computer started giving me low memory messages, once i removed the account messages stopped. I really need to block all my folders from being accessed by anyone...

I've got a friends laptop to repair. I've determined that at least the boot files are damaged. I've connected the hard drive to my own PC in an attempt to recover the files from the drive. Unfortunately, my PC says that access is denied when I try to browse the drive. In the disk manager I can see the drive. I've gone onto the drive and updated the permissions on all the files to allow full...

When I try to delete a folder in the my music folder of my documents, I get the error: "The action can't be completed because the folder is open in another program. Close the folder & try again." I have tried deleting the folder in safe mode. I have installed the hotfix from KB 949857. I tried unlocker freeware. I tried deleting the file on the server. I can't rename it either - "You...

I am getting the error: iexplore.exe assert in lsp......and some of the answers say to type winsock reset in the CMD menu, but it tells me it needs "elevation". How do I give myself admin rights so I can try this:confused: -- klee

When I try to delete a folder in the my music folder of my documents, I get the error: "The action can't be completed because the folder is open in another program. Close the folder & try again." I have tried deleting the folder in safe mode. I have installed the hotfix from KB 949857. I tried unlocker freeware. I tried deleting the file on the server. I can't rename it either - "You...