PC Support

Sometimes when you try to share a folder on an Windows XP computer, you may receive an error message that says "As a security measure, Windows has disabled remote access to this computer. However you can enable remote access and safely share files by running the Network Setup Wizard." This is caused by a local policy setting, read on for the step by step instructions for resolving this problem…

A client of mine had this issue recently. When you try to start a program with administrative privileges in Windows XP by using the Runas command, the program window opens but it’s empty. This happens because of an issue with permissions. There is a fairly simple workaround for the problem.

By default, QuickEdit mode in the command prompt window is disabled in Windows XP. QuickEdit mode is a useful function that lets you copy text between a command window and GUI-based programs, or paste text into the command window using the right click option.

I ran across this gem recently when I had some folders in Explorer that were set up to show in the Details view, but some worked and some did not. What I found out is by default, Explorer in Windows XP will remember the customization settings for up to 400 folders. When you exceed that limit, it will no longer retain the settings. There are a couple of ways you can fix this issue…

I have had a few laptops running Vista (Enterprise version) in my care that have experienced this problem lately. The user boots up their machine and logs in, then they receive an error from the .NET Framework, which is the first symptom of this particular issue.