XP network Security

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My computer was previously on a corporate network. I no longer am connected
but restrictive user rights have been deployed from a central server. I wish
to disconnect and remove all previous scripts which limit my installs and
updates. Any one have any ideas how to do this? I cannot update to SP2 or any
other critical updates currently.
 
Foiler said:
My computer was previously on a corporate network. I no longer am
connected but restrictive user rights have been deployed from a
central server. I wish to disconnect and remove all previous scripts
which limit my installs and updates. Any one have any ideas how to do
this? I cannot update to SP2 or any other critical updates currently.
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Is this computer now going to be yours alone? IOW, are you ever going to
use it at work again? If not, do a clean install of Windows and start
fresh. This is the best way to get rid of all the corporate stuff.

Malke
 
Is the machine still "joined" to a domain?

Try removing it from a domain for starters. Do you have access to the local
administrator's account?

If you don't, you'll probably want to re-install as someone else has pointed
out.
 
My machine is no longer connected to a domain andI do have administrators
rights. I believe there may be some scripts written which I need to remove. I
do have a small home network (2 computers) both of which have this same
problem. I did follow Malkes advise and installed a fresh copy of XP however,
the same errors still occur. My next step is to reformat the drive and try
again. Short of that - any other suggestions?
 
Foiler said:
My machine is no longer connected to a domain andI do have
administrators rights. I believe there may be some scripts written
which I need to remove. I do have a small home network (2 computers)
both of which have this same problem. I did follow Malkes advise and
installed a fresh copy of XP however, the same errors still occur. My
next step is to reformat the drive and try again. Short of that - any
other suggestions?
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Malke's suggestion was *not* to do a Repair Install, as you apparently
did but rather to do a Clean Install. That means deleting the Windows
partition, creating a new one, formatting it, and installing Windows.
That still is my suggestion.

Malke
 
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