One thing that I like very much about having the Networkable Printer the way I do, is that no one certain machine has to be on on order to use it....
I have a Linksys Router with all three machines and the Printer plugged directly into it. If your Printer is Networkable as is my HP5850 is it...
OOPS !! I may have mis-understood. I now see that you may not have an actuall networkable printer. My HP5550 will only work from this...
Heres hoping that I understand correctly. You already have a Router and a printer that will network. You have been swapping cables. Why...
Mr. Bad Experience here echos the suggestions by ReggieB about being careful with sharing. BB
I myself have used a program named Startup Cop from PC Magazine to control what loads at Startup. I use it on all versions of Window from 95 on up...
In my humble opinion it makes a lot of sense to keep everything other than the OS related on partitions other than C:. Especially downloaded...
Something that I forgot. Connecting machines using a Router DOES NOT use Crossover Cables. A different type is used. But I realy think that...
Yes a simple crossover cable and sharing does work. No question about it. But with the Router etc.YOU WILL NOT BE depending on just one machine...
Gotta go along with jdc071391 and ReggieB and their Router suggestion. I did it YEARS ago and it has paid off BIG TIME. And along with the...
If you only have the one system then YES it does make sense. I had 2 other systems so I really had nothing to lose the way I attempted creating...
Thank you for the clarification. BillyBob
I was not going to ask but my curiosity has gotten the best of me. What does KVM refer to ? Have I got it and don't know it ? BillyBob
Maybe I have just been plain lucky over the years. But right now all I can say is that I have never had any problems upgrading one OS with...
Man-O-man was I wrong. I never saw because apparently I never paid attention. Just for the giggles of it I just shutdwon and restarted this...
The only time I have ever seen the machine bother with the Floppy or CDROM was IF there was actually a disk in them. Otherwise I do not even...
savagcl Please be carefull with those two folders. I just took a peak at them and they are not what I was thinking about in reference to...
Zander my Friend you are quite right. The two folders concerned to not appear to be movable. Actuall This is the first that I realy have paid...
savagcl I fully understand your problem. This is exactly why YEARS ago I set things up so the downloaded stuff goes to a folder on H: drive....
This bring back memories. And not good ones either. YES !! the Router must be on first. I have 3 machines and a Printer hooked to a Lynksys...
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