Windows Xp Help

homerx

<div class="IPBDescription">Help!</div> How can I change the time and date when I am logged in as "Guest" in Win XP?

DiscoZombie

i don't think you can, but if you only have guest access, it must not be your computer, so why is it important? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

duvel

reboot and go to bios, adjust settings and reboot again.

l3igD

theres ways around the guest account <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> you can log in as a norma user <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> do a search on google

homerx

I got this virus that won't let me surf the net unless I'm logged in as "guest". And whenever this wormblast virus comes, I can't change the time!

Thansal

/me shakes head

Roll back the clock as an Admin and then switch to guest...

Or just give the 'guest' usser group full admin access <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> (remove this when done)

homerx

How can I give the guest user full admin acces? My brother said he already tried but he doesn't know exactly how.

homerx

My brother said he already knows how to gain admin access but the virus is preventing him to do so. Is there any way around this?

taboofires

How about you reboot into safe mode and then get rid of the virus?

Redford

Or, use housecall and remove the virus.

homerx

What's house call?

Can you please provide a link?

0blique

Housecall is an online virus scanner that lets you scan for viruses without having to install anything.

You can reach it here:

<a href='http://housecall.trendmicro.com/' target='_blank'>http://housecall.trendmicro.com/</a>

OttoDestruct

How about instead of stating random crap like going to the bios, which has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WINDOWS CLOCK, or giving a guest account admin, defeating the purpose of having a guest account, we actually get an answer. /end rant.

Log into youre admin account (doesnt have to be this guest account made admin), go to control panel > administrative tools > local security settings > local policies > user rights assessment > double click change system time, click add and add whatever user/group you want to be able to change it.

Jragon

the free avg scanner is good too

DiscoZombie

Otto sounds like he knows what he's talking about when it comes to the clock thing...

...but I'm with the ppl who say you should get rid of that virus... ya never know what bad things they could do, no point in letting it fester, get rid of it...

I've used AVG's <a href='http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php' target='_blank'>Free Edition</a> for a while now, with mixed results... I like how it works, but I've had a couple infections it didn't see til it was too late <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> but at least when it couldn't remove my latest virus, it still told me the name of the virus, so I could find out more about it and find a program that WILL remove it... and it's DEFINITELY better to have AVG than nothing...

yeah, locate n' destroy that sucka.

Thansal

well here is the problem with running a virus scan:

I am assuming he got himself infected with a blaster worm variant.
Most of them cause your computer to restart with in a few mins of booting up, thus no time to scan the computer.
This is why you have to play with the clock.


NOTE: I told him the simple way, aka give gues access to admin, and then REMOVE IT after your done.

BlackMage

<!--QuoteBegin-OttoDestruct+Mar 3 2004, 10:28 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Mar 3 2004, 10:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> How about instead of stating random crap like going to the bios, which has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WINDOWS CLOCK <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
*ahem*

windows uses bios clock

yeah,

log in with guest, dowload virus scanner
reboot
safe mode
admin, install + run scanner
win

OttoDestruct

<!--QuoteBegin-Black Mage+Mar 3 2004, 02:15 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Black Mage @ Mar 3 2004, 02:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-OttoDestruct+Mar 3 2004, 10:28 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Mar 3 2004, 10:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> How about instead of stating random crap like going to the bios, which has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WINDOWS CLOCK <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
*ahem*

windows uses bios clock

yeah,

log in with guest, dowload virus scanner
reboot
safe mode
admin, install + run scanner
win <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Don't take me out of context, you know I was referring to setting it in a user account.