I guess I'll throw in my seemingly standard comment about name resolution : Have you configured a HOSTS and/or LMHOSTS file for the computers ?...
Check Regional options for keyboard layout in use ? Make sure that accessibilty functions havent turned on sticky keys or anything else bizarre ?
Replacement hard drive = rebuild ? If so then we may be missing drivers for video,IDE,northbridge etc Not sure If i've got the right model...
From the info posted so far it seems that the 2K machine is getting an IP address, via DHCP, from the XP machine ? This suggests weirdness to...
The advice to use TCP/IP and not IPX seems strange ? In a two PC system (with no mention of DSl/Cable etc) the configuration of TCP/IP seems a...
As a sometime sufferer of Blueyonder I'll point out a couple of pertinent facts : The blueyonder service is cable and has a cable modem as...
Couple of quick thoughts : I'm assuming that we are talking NT 4 here Are the two servers at the same service pack level ?- even if they are...
Can anyone tell me how to turn off the keyboard shortcuts (ALT+B for bold etc) in MS Excel and Outlook XP ? I have a customer who keeps...
My apologies 21 is indeed FTP - teach me to type in a hurry ! Rest of the post still stands for the principle involved
Nvidia detonator drivers are the answer - its just a case of finding which ones work best for you - some games dont like some drivers:( Had...
Not Packard Bell specific but 3 long beeps is often processor - indicative - V difficult to test unless you have a similar machine around the place
The problem may (or may not) have to do with telnetting Just because you are telnetting on port 25 (SMTP default port) doesnt mean that you are...
Good advice so far, I'd add a couple of things: The first 2K DC in the domain MUST be the PDC - do it any other way and its good night Vienna....
You're going to need your Administrator to change the password for you
off point but can a UK memebr ask what "canning" is? Sounds like a euphemism at first read but I'm guessing its something more normal than...
Is there a maker's stamp on the power supply ?
Bursley is, of course, completely correct Which begs the question why does the MS Windows XP Prof. Resource Kit Documentation make such a...
I'm not familiar with that particular firewall (may not be a UK product) However, in general the default settings for firewalls are, if...
Could be totally off beam but as this FireWire networking (something which I profess to know nothing about) could it be that some different rights...
I'd certainly agree to 256Mb as a minimum for XP I'm a bit surprised to see McAfee being blamed for speed problems I install TVD or AV at...
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