Are you using web interface to access newsgroups or are you using some thing
like Outlook Express or Outlook? I have never seen that happen with OE. If
you are using web interface then maybe you want to add the website to your
trusted Web Content Zone. --- Steve


"Natalie" <Natalie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7FBA8AA2-29FD-4EE3-B671-5CBD06AE896C@microsoft.com...
> Thanks a lot Steve...since I got you, would you have any idea why m,y IE
> keeps saying "pop-up window blocked" when I try to strat a new thread? I
> have
> already unblocked the page, and I have no problem when I clicked on
> "Reply"...I just find that very strange...hope you can help one more
> time...
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> That would be correct. Some activities can be tracked via the security
>> log
>> that you see in Event Viewer if you have enabled specific items to audit.
>> But not writing to removable media. --- Steve
>>
>> "Natalie" <Natalie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B7F5BF25-5576-4D83-8B16-CF5DD4E98F9C@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks Steve, I assume I can only start the tracking AFTER I've the
>> > program
>> > installed? ie. I can't track past activities, correct?
>> >
>> > "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You would either have to use a software tracking program that monitors
>> >> what
>> >> a user does on a computer or use a very sophisticated firewall such as
>> >> Microsoft ISA 2004 which can do advanced http application filtering
>> >> and
>> >> logging. One such possible software program is shown at the link
>> >> below.
>> >> You
>> >> should only use a trial version first or contact the publisher to make
>> >> sure
>> >> it does exactly what you want. -- Steve
>> >>
>> >> http://www.spectorsoft.com/products/...ows/index.html
>> >>
>> >> "Natalie" <Natalie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> newsB856EFB-53D2-4058-9569-B06023964F85@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have problem starting a new question, hence used an old thread.
>> >> >
>> >> > My question is: Is it possible to track the files a user has
>> >> > downloaded
>> >> > to
>> >> > a
>> >> > "removable" drive in XP environment?
>> >> >
>> >> > If so, to what extent? eg. could someone idenitify the file name,
>> >> > file
>> >> > size,
>> >> > date or even OPEN the file that was being transfered?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Natalie
>> >> >
>> >> > "Lisa" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I use Lavasoft/Adaware daily. My PC recentley crashed and the tech
>> >> >> who
>> >> >> repaired it told me this program may have caused it. He advised me
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> more
>> >> >> careful with my downloads. I got this spyware recommendation from
>> >> >> Microsoft:
>> >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...t_spyware.mspx.
>> >> >> Does anyone agree with his opinion? I've never had a problem using
>> >> >> Adaware
>> >> >> before and I thought it was very beneficial to keeping my PC
>> >> >> clean.Also,
>> >> >> he
>> >> >> printed a dump from my PC which
>> >> >> showed a lot of junk sites I had never accessed (e.g., Kazaa was
>> >> >> set
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> run
>> >> >> on Start up although I never downloaded it and it did not appear in
>> >> >> Add/Remove Programs ). I use Windows XP with the SP2 download. I
>> >> >> use
>> >> >> AVG
>> >> >> as
>> >> >> well as Adaware. No one else uses my PC. I was totally at a loss as
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> how
>> >> >> any of these bad sites got on my PC. The tech told me it was
>> >> >> probably
>> >> >> emails. I never open attachments from anyone unknown to me. He said
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> really doesn't
>> >> >> matter. If their computer is infected they can pass it along
>> >> >> without
>> >> >> their
>> >> >> own knowledge. Is this true and if so, is there ANY WAY to really
>> >> >> protect
>> >> >> yourself??? Dazed and confused.
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