When Windows Auto update attempted to install this on my system it failed. Since then I have repeatedly tried to install in by downloading directly from the WU website and it tells me that this update does not relate to my OS. It IS a Vista security update and WAU attempted to install it also. Can anyone advise what might be the cause of this? I do receive an error code by have been unsuccessful...

My Vista Home Basic has stopped uploading Important Updates (they always Fail) but still downloads Office Updates automatically, I am now unable to download from the Internet (the file downloads but isn't stored anywhere), and my security centre won't allow me to turn my Firewall on. I've tried chkdsk but it comes up with nothing. Does anyone have any suggestions for any of these problems?

Hi, I'm wrapping existing password credential provider and need to know the username, password and domain. Username and password fields are easy to find among other fields in the wrapped credential by their GUIDs - CPFG_LOGON_USERNAME, CPFG_LOGON_PASSWORD. Is there a publicky defined GUID for Domain too? Or how can I correctly find the field in credential for Domain? Thanks, Tomas

I have been trying to use icacls to automate setting an deny write+delete for Everyone to avoid modifying a "gold master" folder. Unfortunately I have been unable to get it to work. Here's what I did: I created one folder xxx and another yyy. Using the Security tab of the Properties dialog for xxx, I added an entry for everyone and checked deny for * Create files / write data * Create folders /...

Earlier this week a message appeared from my computer that i had a trojan virus. I realized then that my firewall was not on. I went to get virus protection and what not and had a friend send some stuff. The Virus won't let me open any of it or go to any site where i can download something to get rid of it. I'm prepared to completly clear off the computer if i have to but i don't know how to...

I am running Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP1 and have installed all features of IIS 7.0. I am now trying to install Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 downloaded yesterday from Microsoft (latest version 64-bit version). When I attempt the install, the application only shows port 80 (uneditable) available and I wish to install it to use 1025 as the instructions in Virtual Server 2005 recommend. I am...

I've just installed Vista Ultimate and Norton Anti-Virus '07 on both my PC and laptop. Security Center on my desktop recognizes Norton under Malware Protection, but it doesn't on my laptop: "Windows did not find antivirus software on this computer." How can I tell Vista essentially to "look again"? Norton has blended itself seamlessly on my desktop, but I can't get Vista to recognize its...

I recently installed a beta version (build 7000) of this O.S. The installation went very well and on a previously formatted disc, completed in 20 minutes. All of my Vista software was installed without problems. I realise that this a beta version, and as such may be subject to quite a number of improvements and bug fixes during the next few months. My initial impression though is that this a...

Hello everyone, I imagine that the computer security field is a source of constant anxiety because if a hacker succeeds in accessing company files, you are held responsible and can loose your job. Is this true ? How do you deal with this ? Thanks,

I am trying to figure out why I keep getting prompted I need to d/l this Security Update. I have d/l'ed and installed it several times. It is not showing as an installed d/l I can remove. But looking at d/l'ed updates it is there a # of times. Any help is much appreciated.

On Vista Ultimate, I do complete system backups frequently. How do I find out the list of backups on the backup drive? Thank you in advance. NJ

Why is Trusted Installer the owner of my C drive? And who is TrustedInstaller, which is the way it is spelled on the Advanced Security Settings for Local Disk (C:) under the Owner tab?

someone please help before i chuck my laptop out into the snowbank! i cannot get this update to install - i've tried twice now. i have vista ultimate 32. i keep getting error 80073712 - which doesn't really tell me what's happening. i had issues trying to install the internet explorer update a while back. finally i just resorted to using the beta version of ie 8. i don't know if this is in...

I am trying to turn off the display after 30 minutes of inactivity. But nothing seems to be changing. As administrator, it works fine. On Vista, can a normal user change the Power Options? NJ

Windows would not start normally after the latest automatic ms security update. I had to roll back to a previous configuration .... what's up with that?

My Security Centre is OFF and when i go to turn it on it comes up as "THE SECURITY CENTRE SERVIS CAN'T BE STARTED" Can anybody help please as i have tried most things :( -- Taffy Payne

I need a pointer to a tutorial on how to get back control of my computer. Have same problems in both vista and windows-7 beta. Access denied for most of what I want to do. I'm trying to make hardware and software work in windows-7. Permission problems, failure of older install programs to execute, unable to register dlls, it's a nightmare. Compatibility mode helps when you have access to the...

In vista if I remote control to another computer which has some virus and spyware, will my vista computer be attacked by virus and spyware? Thank you very much.

I've been able to find countless references to the above message but the situations do not seem to be *exactly* like mine, or the solutions presented did not work for the original poster. Here's my saga: I had an XP machine die on me. There were 3 physical hard drives in there, and there are things I want to keep from all 3. All 3 were formatted and populated by the XP machine. I got one of...

As I was working on my laptop, Suddenly I was unable to save Office files. I closed Word and when I tried to open OneNote I got errors. When I rebooted I got an error stating that the sidebar settings.ini was being used by another process. When I turned UAC off everything works OK. Turn UAC back on and I can not access anything.