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import Certificate in WIndow Xp
I have created a temporary certificate.
I am trying to import this certificate.I am importing Certificate to Personnel store of Local Computer and then using FindPrivateKey solution to find privatekey ...
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How long will Microsoft support Windows XP Professional?
I am using Windows XP Professional for some specific software programs. Now I read in the latest German CT-Magazin that Microsoft will fix big security problems until 2014.
At microsoft.com is spoken ...
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How to block incoming connections from one IP address?
I have found out that one IP address is trying to RDP to a machine.
I would now like to get XP to block all incoming connections from this IP address, and I am finding it very frustrating how ...
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How can I prevent filesharing in an internet cafe?
Hey, I'm in a youth facility that has a small open internet cafe (12 PCs with Windows XP). They got a lawsuit after someone downloaded copyrighted content. We are now searching for solutions to ...
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Are the losses of resetting a Windows password reversible?
In Windowses (XP SP3, Windows 7, et al), setting Windows' login/account/user password by:
Run --> Compmgmt.msc --> Local Users and Groups --> Users --> Right Click on a user in right panel --> ...
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How to get full write permission on my second drive after dual boot?
I had a WinXP installation on my hard drive. Then I bought a 2nd drive and installed Win7. Dual boot working fine. But when I'm in the Win7 environment, it appears that I don't have full admin ...
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Do I still need to update Windows if I have an antivirus?
I am still on Windows XP and I am perfectly happy with it and think it's better then Windows 10. Now that XP is unsupported, no new security updates will be made available to home users.
Are ...
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How to wipe a hard drive so that it's safe to recycle (while keeping the recovery partition intact)
My aunt and grandparents have some computers that they want to get rid of, all of them have Windows XP and a recovery partition (which allows them to restore the computer to factory settings). So what ...
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Administrating "public" computer at local church?
I'm administrating a "public" computer, that is the computer at our local church. We use it to record the services in Ableton Live, show lyrics with Easy Worship and so on.. On it we have Moonscape ...
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Windows XP on a network, security concerns?
I have a scenario where I need to continue to run a Windows XP PC even though XP is long not supported by Microsoft.
The PC will be connected to my network, but only for the purpose of allowing a ...
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Is there diminished security with having both non-encrypted and encrypted webpages open simultaneously?
Context: I typically have multiple tabs/instances of Firefox running at the same time; most of these are over plain unencrypted webpages. Often, however, I remember I need to purchase an item, or do ...
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Windows XP - Forced to login as Guest when accessing a computer through Windows Explorer
In Windows XP, when I attempt to connect to one of my co-workers computers to share files, I get the following screen:
I cannot enter a username, because the username text box is disabled; I can ...
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How can I monitor and report file copy activities in Windows XP?
I have some developer machines that part-time developers come and work on. I want to monitor and report if they copy any files to external media or attach files to their email accounts (and so on).
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Is my system compromised? I got message about ntoskrnl.exe
I am not sure this question belongs her or not but let me try.
When I get to office this morning One of my colligues had a problem with his laptop and told me he had trouble restarting it and when he ...
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Can I disable this Windows (XP) Security Warning?
I recently reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled Windows XP (I know I'll have to take the plunge and commit to Win8 "real soon, now", but I'm just not quite ready for the upheaval yet! :)
I used ...
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