Two questions: - what happens when you try to reach the site? - have you tried using the IP address rather than the www.whatever name?
Your original XP load files are probably on the hard drive in a folder named i386. So as long as the hard drive is working and you can boot then...
If you are happy with Simple File Sharing then yes, you can certainly live without logons and passwords. Well, you can unless some critter...
Gizmo - did you read the link PeteC posted?
Recycler contains the recycle bins for your PC. When you are logged on there should be 4 items in it if XP-home behaves like XP-pro does. I just...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx
Added that site to my favorites so I can get back to it at need and thanks. Take a look at the whole picture and you will see what un-aged me...
Well, the exact, entire error message you get with the BSOD would help quite a bit. Right-click My Computer then left-click properties and click...
Yup. Until you can get them to ping each other, none of your TCP/IP local area networking is gonna work. Assuming that you already have...
Interesting. Either PC will allow a file to be copied (pulled) from the other but neither will allow a file to written (push) from the other....
Thanks for the info PeteC. Glad the pacemaker was all that was needed. Those aftermarket, add-on versions can do wonders when the onboard...
Charles - if you haven't done so recently, start => run => ipconfig /flushdns and if no luck that way, ping the site and then try to connect via...
I think the next thing I'd try is turning off the first two items in the picture, rebooting, and turning them back on to see of simply toggling...
Thanks for the correction ReggieB. Didn't know that about wireless and connecting a pair of machines. At this point, wireless and I are barely...
Simple File Sharing is an attempt to make things easier for home users and to allow XP-pro to play nice more easily with XP-home (where simple...
I usually reset mine by pulling the power plug, counting 10, replacing the power plug. One thing you need to do is check the router maker's web...
Let me make sure I have the players all correct. Domain? If so, AD style? If domain, the XP should be XP-pro. If so, is simple file...
Re: the privacy issue If all accounts require a username & password and each one is different, then unless someone made all the users part of...
Try using Agent Ransack for the search rather than windows explorer and just search for .dbx. See what it can turn up. BTW - no email is...
No way I can see to pin down the exact source of the problem right this moment but with some digging around and some tweaking, I think we can get...
Separate names with a comma.