Re: Local Security Policy Missing + winik.sys trojan

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> I need to get into my Local Security Folder under Administrative Tools.

Your problem symptom is not clear.

Are you just missing the Local Security Policy shortcut in that menu?

Target: %SystemRoot%\system32\secpol.msc /s

Perhaps you can use one of the other console shortcuts you have
to know how to fill in the rest.


Try a search?

Use your Help and Support Center. (E.g. press Win-F1)
First check your search options (especially for the MSKB section).
I have everything checked *except* for both "Search in title only" boxes
and under the MSKB I selected product: Windows XP
and search for: Boolean phrase. I set the number to return to 20.

Search for (including quotes because of the Boolean preference)
"local security policy"

32 hits. 12 Full-text and 20 MSKB

Examples:

Full-text #10. Resources

even contains a link which launches secpol.msc from the Help window. ;)


MSKB #16. Description of the Software Restriction Policies in Windows XP

contains two methods for changing policy via the Run... dialog
(specifying use of gpedit.msc or secpol.msc)


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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<genenamg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1120752944.693974.79510@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> My computer using winxp has been infected with the winik.sys trojan. I
> read on the cnet how to get rid of it, and the first step in need to
> take care of is negate the need to log on to the Recovery Console with
> the administrator's password and allow you to change some path
> variables in the Recovery Console. However to do these steps I need to
> get into my Local Security Folder under Administrative Tools. How can
> I install the Local Security Policy Folder? And is there an easy way
> of getting rid of this winik.sys trojan?
>
> Thanks,
>
> genenamg
>



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