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Perhaps you have heard of Windows Protection Suite. If you have not, this rogue security program looks to be an authentic Windows application, but it is not. It is designed to display alarming security warnings to the user in order to make them believe that their PC is infected with spyware, viruses and all sorts of threats. All of this to get the end result the hackers desire, which is for the user to purchase a totally useless product.

What will happen? If you start receiving numerous security alerts that inform you that your computer is at risk, they will invite you to download a free scan so that these infected files can be detected and removed. However, once they are detected, you will be informed that in order to remove them you must purchase the fully licensed product. Don’t be alarmed by this; the scan displays fake results, and Windows Protection Suite is not able to detect threats or remove them. The whole thing is just a scam.

There are thousands of rogue security applications like this one on the internet, and they are actually spyware. These programs will track what you do when you are online, and some will even gain access to private information. System files may be modified, your virus programs may be blocked, and additional malware may be placed on your computer. These rogues will cause your PC to become very slow and unstable. This is because they run constantly in the background, using up a good deal of system resources. In severe instances, your PC may even crash.

Windows Protection Suite and other rogues commonly get installed without the user’s permission or knowledge. This may happen when you download other files, share networks, visit questionable websites or from spam emails. You won’t know when it actually happens, but you will notice symptoms in a short time. Some of these include annoying pop-up ads, browser redirection, and a changed home page. This infection should be removed at once, but manual removal is not recommended due to the risk of damage to your computer.

The longer these parasites remain on your PC, the more problems they normally cause. Unless you are an expert in detecting and removing files and values located in various locations on your computer, your best bet is to get a reputable antispyware tool that guarantees to remove 100% of spyware, infections and other parasites automatically. Your PC will be secure once again!

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Windows OS supports dual booting a computer, where consumers could setup multiple OS’s and choose which system to turn on to startup. If you have used Windows Vista on top of current Windows XP to make the computer a dual-boot system, but now determined to dump or ditch the Windows Vista separation to relapse to the classic Windows XP go after the instruction below to remove and uninstall Windows Vista to maintain only Windows XP w/out having to install back the Operating System, and w/out affecting saved data and files.

Important: Don’t use this guide if your dual-boot system is Windows Vista.

1. Boot your PC and go to Windows desktop.

2. Put the Windows Vista DVD installation disc to DVD-ROM or CD-ROM optical drive.

Otherwise, mount the image of Windows Vista DVD ISO on any virtual drive.

3. Open Command Prompt, or click Start menu to go to Run command.

4. In the Run text box or the command prompt, issue the subsequent command and press Enter:

[DVD Drive Letter]:bootbootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force

For instance,

If the DVD path is D:, then key in the following:

D:bootbootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force

The step will eliminate the boot menu to choose OS to begin.

5. Eject the DVD disc and restart the PC.

6. The PC will open up with Windows XP setup partition.

7. Manually eliminate folders and files of Windows Vista, including Program Files, Windows, and Users folder. If you are installing to divide partition, simply format the separation to clean it immediately.

8. On the root folder of Windows XP, erase BootSect.BAK and Boot.BAK. The 2 files are scrap backup files of previously placed Windows Vista boot-loader, but no longer helpful for Windows XP system.

Tip: NT52 is the Master Boot Record or MBR used by Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, while Windows Vista utilizes NT6. So if you are going to uninstall Windows 7 in Vista/7 dual-boot system, alter the NT52 in the prompt to NT60.

Fast Shortcut: It is possible to arrange the Windows Vista partition immediately as well, and then begin the computer with Windows XP installation CD to fix the partition, or open the “bootsect /nt52 c:” command from the boot folder of Operating System immediately to fix the boot partition.

Local User Accounts

Local user accounts allow users to log on at and gain access to resources on only the computer where the local user account was created.

When you create a local user account, Windows XP creates the account only in that computer’s security database, which is called the local security database. Windows XP does not replicate local user account information to domain controllers. After the local user account exists, the computer uses its local security database to authenticate the local user account, which allows the user to log on to that computer.

Do not create local user accounts on computers running Windows XP that are part of a domain, because the domain does not recognize local user accounts. Therefore, the user is unable to gain access to resources in the domain and the domain administrator is unable to administer the local user account properties or assign access permissions for domain resources.

Built-In user Accounts:

Windows XP automatically creates accounts called built-in accounts. Two commonly used built-in accounts are Administrator and Guest.

1. Administrator

Use the built-in Administrator account to manage the overall computer and domain configuration, such as creating and modifying user accounts and groups, managing security policies, creating printers, and assigning permissions and rights to user accounts to gain access to resources.

If you are the administrator, you should create a user account that you use to perform non-administrative tasks.

Note: You can rename the Administrator account, but you cannot delete it. As a best practice, you should always rename the built-in Administrator account to provide a greater degree of security. Use a name that does not identify it as the Administrator account because they do not know which user account it is.

2. Guest

Use the built-in Guest account to give occasional users the ability to log on and gain access to resources. For example, an employee who needs access to resources for a short time can use the Guest account. This account is disabled by default. Note: The Guest account is disabled by default. Enable the Guest account only in low-security networks and always assign it a password. You can rename the Guest account, but you cannot delete it.