adminstrator rights compromised

After automatic updates were allowed on my computer running WindowsXp with
SP2 I have found that there is a new user account created under user accounts
in control panel as "ASP.NET Machine.A..." with password protection and
limited account. the oproblem that I seenm to be facing is that My
adminstrator rights appear to be taken away from me as when I right click on
any folder and click "Properties" it no more shows anything and same is the
case with the option of "sharing and Security".
When I coonect to internet however these features are again restoed
momentarily after some time but as soon as I restart the same problem
resurfaces
I have microsoft.NET framework 1.1 installed and also Norton Internet
Security 2005. Please help me. It's very Urgent.

badprad_m <> wrote:

> After automatic updates were allowed on my computer running WindowsXp
> with SP2 I have found that there is a new user account created under
> user accounts in control panel as "ASP.NET Machine.A..." with
> password protection and limited account.

Everybody with .NET has one of those, and it is nothing to do with the
problems you recount below.

> the oproblem that I seenm to
> be facing is that My adminstrator rights appear to be taken away from
> me as when I right click on any folder and click "Properties" it no
> more shows anything and same is the case with the option of "sharing
> and Security".
> When I coonect to internet however these features are again restoed
> momentarily after some time but as soon as I restart the same problem
> resurfaces

This is nothing to do with "Administrator privileges" or loss thereof. It
sounds like a corruption of Windows, or some malware infection. As this
does not appear to be an issue with the Windows Update service, I suggest
you post on a more general help forum.

--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]

Hi,
I'm pretty much new to this could you please tell me the steps so that I can
post on a more general help forum as you suggested.
Please reply A.S.A.P


"Robin Walker [MVP]" wrote:

> badprad_m <> wrote:
>
> > After automatic updates were allowed on my computer running WindowsXp
> > with SP2 I have found that there is a new user account created under
> > user accounts in control panel as "ASP.NET Machine.A..." with
> > password protection and limited account.
>
> Everybody with .NET has one of those, and it is nothing to do with the
> problems you recount below.
>
> > the oproblem that I seenm to
> > be facing is that My adminstrator rights appear to be taken away from
> > me as when I right click on any folder and click "Properties" it no
> > more shows anything and same is the case with the option of "sharing
> > and Security".
> > When I coonect to internet however these features are again restoed
> > momentarily after some time but as soon as I restart the same problem
> > resurfaces
>
> This is nothing to do with "Administrator privileges" or loss thereof. It
> sounds like a corruption of Windows, or some malware infection. As this
> does not appear to be an issue with the Windows Update service, I suggest
> you post on a more general help forum.
>
> --
> Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
>
>
>
>

badprad_m <> wrote:

> I'm pretty much new to this could you please tell me the steps so
> that I can post on a more general help forum as you suggested.

You've already found this forum, microsoft.public.windowsupdate

So now try: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general on this same server.

--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]