Windows XP Networking - Week 19, 2009

One computer is slow on the LAN

Martin B. Brilliant - 8 May 2009 7:16 PM - 4 messages

Problem: one computer on my home network is slow. Sending any print job larger than a page of text across the network fails whether the printer is on the slow computer or the slow computer is sending to a remote printer. File transfers ...

Home Network and Workgroup stopped woking again

MBo - 8 May 2009 1:01 AM - 2 messages

I've successfully set up a Windows XP Workgroup in my house, through a router, one plugged in and the other wirelessly. It worked for years, then I beleive I got a Windows update and it prevented my computers from seeing each ...

cannot find iexplorer.exe

squirrelishere - 7 May 2009 7:34 PM - 3 messages

When I try to load Internet explorer. Either IE7 or IE8, I get a pop-up message that states: "Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe' Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, then click Search." ...

How to Call FTP from batch?

niladri chatterjee - 7 May 2009 5:03 PM - 4 messages

How do I supply the User name / passord from a batch file I did the following:- cd c:\file_copy ftp connect 172.xx.y.zz <actual username> <actual pwd> mGET *.PACKSLIP.DOC;* copy /y C:\file_copy\*.* R:\PDFS\PACKING_SLIP ...

How to chanage directory to mapped network drive?

niladri chatterjee - 7 May 2009 4:32 PM - 3 messages

Pl. note R:\PDFS\PACKING_SLIP is already drive mapped. But why I cannot change my directory to R:\PDFS\PACKING_SLIP by typing c:\> CD R:\PDFS\PACKING_SLIP from DOS (CMD command) ??? I have added a network drive R:\PDFS\PACKING_SLIP in my Environment Variable ...

Internet explorer 8

Dick - 7 May 2009 1:15 PM - 3 messages

I upgraded to explorer 8, and my computer using windows sp3, was so bad i uninstalled it. Are there issues with explorer 8? Thanks Dick ...

Duplicate (?) Name Error

noelma - 6 May 2009 5:27 PM - 8 messages

Have 3 PC's on Home Network. All running WXP SP3. Been working fine up til recently - but may have done something to create this problem while trying to sort out other problems! Anyway, network works ine except number 3 pc cannot access number 2. Get ...

Delay when accessing files on a network drive

Networking Finn - 6 May 2009 9:05 AM - 2 messages

Hello, I have a problem regarding file access on a network drive. When I try to open a file on a network, the associated program starts up, but before loading the file, there's a long delay, maybe 30-60 seconds. The delay length ...

Remote Desktop Web Connection through a Proxy Server

Vibhor - 6 May 2009 8:30 AM - 5 messages

Hi, I am trying to configure my office PC so that I can access it from home. There is a proxy server which provides us with internet connection at work. I tried following all the steps at the following link: [link] ...

Remote Web connection through a Proxy

Vibhor - 6 May 2009 7:30 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I have a proxy server which provides internet connectivity at my office. Is it possible for me to connect to my PC at home through this proxy server or vice-versa? I configured the PC at my office according to the instructions at the link ...

Connection to Network Drops After 10 Mins

no.access - 5 May 2009 8:33 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I recently moved and went from a network I connected to by Ethernet to a different one I connect to wirelessly. After about 10 minutes, I lose my connection to the network (not wireless connection, I consistently have very ...

Vista ultimate /XPHome SP3 network

peebs24 - 5 May 2009 4:13 PM - 11 messages

I have a machine runnig Vista, another running XP connected via ethernet to a Netgear router/modem. Both machines access the internet OK. I am trying to set up a home network. Both machines have the same workgroup name. Both machines have unique names. Norton 360 f/w's set to allow network ...

Re: Company portal issues

Robert Aldwinckle - 4 May 2009 10:32 PM - 6 messages

(cross-post added to XP Networking) Have you tried to diagnose why that helps? All it means is that either something is adding obsolete entries to the HOSTS file or you have too long a TTL for the DNS A Record. In the latter case I would expect ...

Explorer 8 and wireless internet connection

Connie D - 4 May 2009 10:01 PM - 2 messages

I cannot get IE 8 to go to the wireless internet connection. It shows that wifi connection is at good connection but IE gives me "page cannot be displayed". I run diagnostics and it suggests there is a modem problem. I ...

Windows XP could not repair my connection

Rich - 4 May 2009 3:40 AM - 8 messages

I am using Windows XP. I am using cable modem. My cable modem stopped working on XP. Here is what I did. I tried to repair my network connection. So I click on "repair this connection" and got the following message: ...

Network Connection. Repair did not work.

Rich - 4 May 2009 3:38 AM - 3 messages

I am using Windows XP. I am using cable modem. My cable modem stopped working on XP. Here is what I did. I tried to repair my network connection. So I click on "repair this connection" and got the following message: ...

network plug is unplug

Rajan - 3 May 2009 1:20 PM - 4 messages

Dear sir i have 20 computer of acer company. i connected 20 computer through switch. i face problem in 1 computer network cable is plug in but lan icon appear network cable is unplug. i check this cable in near pc cable is working fine ...

Losing Network Credentials

Gary - 3 May 2009 12:49 PM - 2 messages

I have a network with a SBS2000 server, and a NAS. The username and passwords are duplicated on each device. I have several XP workstations that will lose their network credentials to the NAS mapped drives after some period of inactivity ( not consistent). The ...