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You may need to either: a) Make the Limited User a Power User which has slightly more priviledges (use Control userpasswords2 to change it) Use Folder security permissions to allow everyone to RW to the game directory. For XP Home, use CACLS.EXE to change folder permissions. c) Install the game in a folder other than C:\Program Files and give full control rights for all users.

Publisher: File, New, then Tools, Macro, Security and change level to Medium or Low. Word: Tools, Options, Security, Macro Security, change level to Medium or Low. Excel: Tools, Macro, Security and change level to Medium or Low.

Have you set Netmasks to the same value i.e. 255.255.255.0? How are they connected? Hub or cross over cable?

You can use the Briefcase feature to syncronise files between a PC and Laptop. Just save files to your Briefcase folder on Laptop and then connect it to Desktop PC and sync it to update files.

Sorry, not possible unless you want to use Remote Desktop or VNC on to the other PC to use the Scanner facilities. It cannot be shared like printers or files.

This may help. When setting it up, in the properties, set the card's speed from Auto to whatever speed you want it to e.g. 100/Full or 1000/Full so it isn`t trying to re-negiotiate the speed all the time.

Try using NSLookup which will query DNS, NBTStat is a WINS query command. Also, look in the Hosts files on each of the PCs and make sure they are all correct.

To join a domain you just need 'Account Operator' rights and that should give 'Create Computer Objects' priviledges and new objects are created in the Computers containter by default. I suggest you turn on Auditing on the Domain Controllers of 'Audit Account Management' in the GPO and then you can see who is hacking your system in the Event Viewer!

You probably have some spyware installed thats interfering with IE. Download ADaware program to find and remove them! http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

If using imaging to different PCs, then I suggest using the SYSPREP utility provided on the Windows CD (check deploy.cab) that will remove the hardware information prior to information, so when the image is installed on a different PC, it will look for all its hardware again and install the correct drivers. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;216915&Product=win2000

Are the clients in a Domain? If in a domain, the script must be located in Netlogon directory on the domain controller! If using 9x/NT clients, then you must specify the script in the user's profile to run it. Is the script a batch file or a vbs file. If vbs, do they have the latest version of Windows Scripting Host (5.6)?

Sounds like you need Active Directory installed (or joined to an existing Domain (if there is one), then you can use Group Policy to apply standard desktop settings for the classroom! Help features on Windows and Microsoft's Knowledge Base websites are a good starting place. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;kbhowto&sd=TECH&ln=EN-US&FR=0 http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/walkthroughs/default.asp

The standard cmd prompt string is: prompt $p$g You can change it to whatever you like using prompt <text> where text is string character or special $ codes (see prompt /? to see what they are. A simple prompt $g or a prompt $$ may do what you require without the extra directory names etc.

There is no need to login. You can use the scheduler to automatically 'login' and run a backup and you can specify which user to use as well. See Schedule under My Computer (or Control Panels) or use the AT.EXE command to schedule jobs.