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Network Setup Wizard doesn't work
Posted on April 6th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I have Windows XP Home (w/ SP2 installed) on my PC. I'm trying to set up a network where wireless connecting laptops can use the printer that is USB connected to the PC. The PC and laptops are...

How to maintain WiFi connection after switching users
Posted on April 6th, 2006 | 0 Comments

I have tried three new laptops (with Core Duo processors), all seemed to act strange. One had XP Media Center, and two with XP Home installed. When I "Switch User" from one user account to another,...

Can not access shared folders on
Posted on April 6th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I have 2 XP pro machines networked through a router the internet connection is through a wireless modem connected to the router. When I try to browse a shared folder over the network I get a password...

Network access for wirreless share files
Posted on April 6th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I have a wireless router with no computer directly hardwired in. Both IBM thinkpads with windows xp pro. On computer A I can see the computer B on the network but can not access. On computer B I...

Accessing shared files on 2 Computers
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I have 2 computers in a worgroup Anytime I try to access the other computer in my workgroup a password box appears asking for user name and password. Meaning if I select start run and type ...

Other Computers in Workgroup can't access mine.
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I have 3 computers all running Win XP Pro. All of the computers can see each other in "View Workgroup Computers" but access is denied to one of them (we'll call it computer A). Computer A can access...

Sessions are doubled ...
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 2 Comments

We've got a Windows XP PRO machine running several shared folders. We know there is a limit of 10 connections, but we cannot get 10 connections, only 5 people can connect since each session appears...

can't see WinME on XP
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 12 Comments

I have a WinMe pc (configured as ICS host, btw) with a peer-to-peer XP. Internet sharing works fine. I can access XP's files from the WInMe fine too. But the WinMe doesn't show up on the XP's "View...

Network needs to bypass Password for Printing
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 7 Comments

Hello, I managed to set up a password on a Windows XP Home Edition network by adding a password to the guest account on each computer. Now when I try to connect to another computer, it prompts for a...

no phone book
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 2 Comments

As reported, I can't dial up my ATT ISP. They tell me this is a Windows software problem. One of the messages I receive is "either dial up is not installed or or device(modem) is not installed." ...

Unable to connect to a different router
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 4 Comments

Sorting out a friends machine running XP Pro which I suspect needs patching and updating. I've taken the machine to my house. When I connect to my Netgear adsl router which is successfully running...

Dial Up Connection Window GO AWAY
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 4 Comments

My parents have a centrino laptop which the use Dial-Up for at home and when they bring it to my house I have set it up to use the wireless LAN connection. It connects to the LAN etc however when...

Change The Way Users Authenticate on the Network
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 5 Comments

I know that ther is a simple regedit that allows users to change the way they authenticate on the network. I have not been able to locate the reg key to edit. Can anyone please post the regedit key...

Netbios resolution problems
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 4 Comments

I'm working on a computer setup where several computers are behind a netgear wireless router WR614Gv4. Supposedly this setup had worked and no settings were changed. However, all of a sudden, the...

Wireless connections
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 0 Comments

We are just commissioning wireless networking in our site. There have been a few problems, including the wireless connection not being ready when the user goes to log on after turning the PC on. As...

Network connection randomly disable's
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hi does anybody know what would cause my Network Connection to disable randomly, i'm running XP Pro SP2. Is there a way to remove the ability to disable the connection? Thanx.

XP Search hangs after so many files
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 0 Comments

This one has me stumped. When ever a user is searching a large directory in XP it will start to search but then it hangs after so many files are scanned. The point at which it stops repsonding...

"Network Configuration Operators" & SP2
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Prior to SP2 I had added my users to the local "Network Configuration Operators" local group. This allowed them to change their IP-related information (static-to-dynamic and back again,...

Prevent the DHCP Node Type from being changed
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hi, I operate on two networks. At home, I want my DHCP node type to be anything but Peer-to-Peer. I reset it manually in the registry. Whenever I log into the other network (non-home network), it...

XP SP2 & NT 3.51
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 0 Comments

I have a CNC Machine running NT 3.51 (not upgradeable) networked. I was able to connect the NT 3.51 workstation to one of my XP workstations (this was running SP2, download upgrade from SP1). I...