ive just changed my pc when it first comes on the desk top comes up no icons showing so i press ctrl/alt and delete ,a message then comes up saying task manager has been disabled by administrater i click ok then all my icons come on screen. my aol auto matic loads if password is stored. on my screen names that arent stored it wont let me double click on aol
i need to know how to stop this message iv trie different things but cant sort it out myself
does anyone know what im talking about as im im the dark with this
thanks
ange

what do you mean, "changed pc"?

youve reinstalled windows or hardware OR bought a new pc?

if a new pc sounds like theyve been fiddling......dodgy gits

This help (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330170) hope so :thumbsup:

This help (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330170) hope so :thumbsup:

I'm glad I don't use XP. The article linked to mentions "In Windows XP, Active Desktop is always turned on and cannot be disabled."

AxtiveDesktop = ActiveX = vulnerabilities galore:(.

AxtiveDesktop = ActiveX = vulnerabilities galore

Yeah sure does in XP, i just woke up and wasn't sure if it were the right link i posted.....it was, wasn't it ? :suspect:

mmmmm think i'll go back too bed, i'm sooooo sleepy :huh:

Yeah sure does in XP, i just woke up and wasn't sure if it were the right link i posted.....it was, wasn't it ? :suspect:

mmmmm think i'll go back too bed, i'm sooooo sleepy :huh:

tch
sleepy lil gnome

I'm glad I don't use XP. The article linked to mentions "In Windows XP, Active Desktop is always turned on and cannot be disabled."

AxtiveDesktop = ActiveX = vulnerabilities galore:(.

Do you try to avoid all things which use ActiveX? If you're using any version of Windows from 95 onwards, give up now... ActiveX is a very useful technology, but probably not MS's greatest moment by letting people embedd ActiveX objects into webpages.

ActiveDesktop is not a security threat. If you managed to get 'dodgy' code to run in the ActiveDesktop, it's running as a local process, and doesn't need any vulnerabilities to do any dirty work, it'll have whatever access your user account does.

ActiveX is also not a security threat - APART from when it's embedded in Internet Explorer :gag: Hopefully with the release of IE7 soon, most of the FUD about ActiveX can be cleared up...

what do you mean, "changed pc"?

youve reinstalled windows or hardware OR bought a new pc?

if a new pc sounds like theyve been fiddling......dodgy gits

ive bought a pc of my mate its windows xp my old pc was windows millenium the funtions on the xp are different to what im used to using i also what 2 delete the cookies and when iv tried to its not let me :-(
im still only on aol7 and its doin my ed in come im gettin aol9 when my new disc comes

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