Windows XP Networking - Week 42, 2008

Re: D-link DWL 650+ doesn't detect networks

Phil - 18 Oct 2008 2:15 AM - 2 messages

I am writing this letter to ALL Wireless Router manufacturers. I have a Linksys Wireless Router Model:BEFW11S4. It is 7 years (yes, count them, all of seven little years) old. I have visited the Linksys website numerous times trying to set up the WEP/WPA security on that wireless router ...

Local Network not being recognized.

sweeneysmsm - 18 Oct 2008 1:47 AM - 3 messages

My client has a network (4 computers) â€“ not wireless. It is what he calls a peer-to-peer network. There is no server. My application is on the D drive of one computer. I access it by going to My Network Places and clicking on that ...

brastk.exe - new virus? please help

Klaas Meekel - 17 Oct 2008 3:30 PM - 3 messages

When I start up, a message from my antispyware software (Spyware Doctor) reads "Process guard detected hidden process C:\windows\brastk.exe runing on your computor. Would you like Spyware Doctor to delete it on next reboot?". In spite of pressing "Yes", the messaage keeps coming up. I also keep ...

URGENT: Add a shared printer for all users in a computer

Gaspar - 17 Oct 2008 12:55 PM - 4 messages

I'm logging in a client computer as an administrator and adding a remote printer (shared in another computer), but when a different user logs in, the shared printer doesn't appear in Control Panel. What am I missing? Is this the excepted behaviour? What should I do to the ...

Remote logins using 2x XP Pro, 1x XP home, 1x Vista home premium

jodleren - 17 Oct 2008 10:28 AM - 3 messages

Hello The situation: I maintain an office, where they now got a computer with Vista. There are 4 computers, all connected via lan and the idea is that all documents are shared to everyone. There are 2 computers with XP Professional, one with XP Home and now ...

Quick remote desktop question

k0103707 - 17 Oct 2008 1:37 AM - 3 messages

Hi, I've managed to connect remotely through lan and through the net using dns and it's worked really well. Is there a way to transfer documents between computers using remote desktop over the net and lan? Man oh man! ...

all pictures dont show up on web pages

jazzywright - 16 Oct 2008 11:10 PM - 2 messages

when i go to a web site i dont see everything on the page that others have on that page. how do i correct that? ...

Clients slow to crawl when old server is disconnected network

Danny F - 16 Oct 2008 9:59 PM - 3 messages

I have an issue that has been driving me insane. I have 4 Windows XP Pro SP3 workstations. All the Accounting Dept PCâ€™s. I also have an old Windows 2000 SP4 Server that I want to take offline and decommission. The problem is as ...

Cannot access shared folders

vic1 - 16 Oct 2008 9:00 PM - 2 messages

I have a workgroup of 6 computers running XP Pro. All computers can access each others files and folders (where permitted) except that I cannot access Computer 5 from Computer 6 - no matter what I have tried. I can access ...

Finding The Network

aimster - 16 Oct 2008 3:58 PM - 3 messages

I have four computers on a network. One of them has an issue. When I open My Network Places, I see nothing. Yet I have a shortcut to a shared folder on the desktop which is working. I have a program that I need to designate the data locations for. The ...

IE not connecting after Windows update

avoran - 16 Oct 2008 7:54 AM - 4 messages

After my latest automatic Windows Update (yesterday, 15 Oct 08) IE can no longer connect (it displays the usual "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" message, as if there were no internet connection). There doesn't seem to be any problem with other Window internet apps ...

Setting up Home Network.

Bridget060504 - 15 Oct 2008 9:08 PM - 4 messages

Ok at home I have one desktop, a router and a laptop. The laptop and Desktop share the printer hooked to the desktop as well as some file sharing. In the past I have had to shut off firewall in setting it up. ...

Windows XP Networking Issues

Scott - 15 Oct 2008 2:31 PM - 8 messages

I am having trouble getting our network to work at the office. I am no expert, but I know a little more than your average joe. The problem is I cannot access all the computers on my network. This was set up by someone ...

Network slow after Domain join

Jonas_Bson - 15 Oct 2008 9:18 AM - 19 messages

Hello, We are currently setting up an AD and im on my way to join our machines to the AD. Today we have a netware e-Dir so all of our laptops/desktops has novell components installed on them so that they can authenticate with NW. ...

Logging into Network drive as another user

Vada - 14 Oct 2008 6:45 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, Does anyone know of a way to log into a network drive as another user? Basically what I am trying to do is access a folder on the network that I have permissions to access on another user's machine without ...

networking

Joe - 14 Oct 2008 4:58 PM - 6 messages

My OS is missing simple file sharing under folder options>views tap. Any ideas. Can't see shared folder or printer in home network. ...

IE7 reboots PC

SoDakRah - 14 Oct 2008 1:27 PM - 3 messages

When I click IE7 (XP Pro) more than half the time my PC reboots. Is this a virus? I run AVG every other day and it returns several cookies but no threats. Possibly some driver needs updating but I don't know which one. ...

Internet Explorer Connections Tab hangs

RobAtWork - 14 Oct 2008 11:46 AM - 2 messages

Win XP-Pro SP2 in brand new HP DX2450 PC. Office 2007 SB installed. AV and Firewall all up to date and functioning, no virus found. I had this problem a week ago on one machine, IE6 would not work - yet ...

file sharing in domainless LAN?

james - 14 Oct 2008 10:53 AM - 3 messages

I'm helping a friend maintain her small business office computers. There is no server/domain controller because nobody knows how to manage one and it would become a liability than a helper. Yet, there is a need to share files between my friend and her secretary, and ...

Network - Login window during connection

bandit - 14 Oct 2008 7:04 AM - 2 messages

We have 10 computers in the same network in our company. 6 of them work with XP PRO and 4 of them with XP HOME. When other users from their pc try to connect with my pc -Xp PRO SP3- (Through network connections-> View workgroup ...

Adding http://sourceforge.net to "Trusted Sites" does NOT work

Paul Tander - 13 Oct 2008 9:12 PM - 3 messages

Every time I download a software package from the well knwon sourceforge web site IntExp 7 tell me some download risk with a yellow bar at the top of the browser window. So I decided to add sourceforge domain to my trusted sites. ...

No Web Site Appears in Internet Explorer

Neo1983 - 13 Oct 2008 5:15 PM - 4 messages

Hi,i have Win XP SP2 Professional.After i had a virus installed in my computer some settings must have changed. The problem is that when i try to open IE or Outlook,nothing is being downloaded.I know that my internet connection is running properly but sth ...

Network access into an XP pro pc

Philip - 12 Oct 2008 5:56 PM - 3 messages

Pulling my hair out trying to get a recently purchased NAS device to be able to go access files on my XP pro pc drive for the purposes of backing up files. Both my pc and my NAS device are issued a static IP on my LAN and the ...

How can i enforce password policy for my Workgroup Computers

Raj - 12 Oct 2008 4:03 PM - 7 messages

Hi, I have 10 windows xp sp3 client machines in a workgroup. How can i apply a password policy on those machines? can i do it through some script or a batch file that i can run? ...