Re: User set as administrator does not have administrative privile



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XP Home Edition 2002 SP3 Norton Internet Security 2009


"Gordon" wrote:

Dee wrote:
I have been experiencing same problem as Taz.

1) For the past week,I have noticed that when I run NIS 2009 Full System
Scan. The definition file size was increasing.

2) Yesterday, when I went on my computer to do my daily morning scans. T

Err do you do anything ELSE with your computer? If you practice safe
computing, are behind a NATS router and have an up-to-date AV app then
you shouldn't need to scan EVERY day.....


Gordon,
I just do a daily scan even though Norton does Idle Scans while I am surfing
the net. Just a habit I got into.

I had to leave yesterday when I sent my post so I didn't get a chance to
finish what I was going to send, so I just sent what I typed.

I am not networked.

My computer is connected directly to my modem and my computer is pretty
limited as far as components go.

My brother gave me this computer and paid for my internet service as I
cannot afford that on my limited income.

I do not know how to set up a network.
I don't care to have my computer networked.
So I do not have a router.
Is that a network device or something?

Prior to installing NIS 2009, I had downloaded a free program I found on
PCWorld website called Comodo Internet Security. Well, that was a big
mistake. A Comodo Help kept sending me emails, even though I have it included
in my Email Block List that comes with NIS 2009.

I chose NIS 2009, which again my brother purchased, as it was rated high in
my research for Internet Security suites: PCWorld, security forums,
AV-Test.org, C-Net for starters.

John MVP
You are most likely right with someone impersonating Norton. The reason I
said that it showed that I was networked with Norton is when I saw the above
changes to my profiles.

Additionally, there were programs that a Norton Technical Support person
from India assisted with removing Norton's free Add-On Pack (Parental &
Privacy Control) as well as Malwarebytes program as that program file kept
getting bigger and bigger. NIS 2009 had to be removed with their Removal Tool
and reinstalled by this Technical Support person from India.

These uninstalled programs showed up when the previous there were not there.

Also, when I couldn't log into my Limited Account User Profile, a User
Environment Message displayed when I clicked on my Limited Account user
profile on the Welcome Screen (I have fast switcher disabled.):

"Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded.
Check that you are all connected to the network or your network is
functioning correctly. If this problem persists, contact your network
administrator."

So I am at a loss as to why it is displaying that message when I am not
connected to a network!

After this message displayed, I checked My Network Places on My Computer,
then I clicked on View workgroup computers and a computer icon with a single
monitor displayed. I right-clicked on that icon and selected Properties and
it has my computer name and the type is Windows Professional.

For one thing, I do NOT have Windows Professional.

I have Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 SP3.

So that is how I can tell that my computer is networked. As well as that
network error message displaying when I click on my Limited Account User
Profile.

So any information you can provide or direction is greatly appreciated.

FYI, I did contact my ISP and Norton yesterday and they said it is a Windows
issues and that they couldn't help me. So I posted my query here when I saw
this posting.

Thanks so much for your time and help.
Dee
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