From BB I will not stand firm on this but I think there is a way . I am not 100% sure but I believe all it would take is a Network Card to be...
the limiting factor is bandwidth is it not PeteC - you'd think so but not always the case. At times a server doesn't seem to keep your pipe...
Network Neighborhood is sorta iffy and I try to avoid it. Try the following from JON and if any step fails, post back with details because if a...
use both for the internet abd share a printer also if possible transfer data from one to the other Certainly. - get a crossover cable to...
Thanks for the Dell piece Charles. Any idea exactly what piece of hardware/firmware it checks to decide if it's a Dell or non-Dell system?
Yup. Cmd.exe is a full 32bit app. Command.com is an old 16bit. Bear in mind that this is a 2K/XP answer only. Other OS versions have...
Thanks for the feedback. Love this computer stuff, I do, I do, I really, really do. :D If you ever lose track of a thread like that again,...
Try a google search for xp copy user account. At least half of the first 30 (of 273,000) hits have information that should help you. I quite...
As he said, a clean install is the best way to insure a well behaved system. That being said, the upgrade from 98 is normally good provided you...
Are you using the 'Frames' feature of PSP7?
I may be off base here but I get the impression that the fixes you have to call for meet two criteria - not needed by all systems and not even...
Writing to Hotmail is like talking to the walls Or maybe worse since a wall will at least give you an echo at times. We have some hotmail...
Re the Norton updates - I grab the whole 4mb+ file every day. Broadband so it's not a problem for me. I like Ad-aware. Fairly simple to use....
Ad-aware does not do virus/trojan/worm things. Only does spyware and some malware. You need to also be running an anti-virus program. I...
A worm is a flavor of virus. PC-cillin is excellent. Turn system restore back on. It offers it's usual protetion and if you later find you...
If the original PC loaded from that CD is still operating, you got problems.
remove system drivers using dos mode Can't be done. XP does not have DOS. It does have an app that looks like a DOS window but there is no...
The most common cause of the sort of random problems you are having is heat. Burned out fan or clogged filters or both. Try shutting down and...
ewvann - it smells more like a networking problem so I moved it here. First thought - are you logging on to both PCs with a username and a...
Brenda - glad it helped. You were probably long gone from here before I arrived. I was a professional gypsy (Coast Guard) for around 27 years...
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