Windows XP Networking - Week 6, 2009

Re: |||X||| Not your Typical X-Rated Nudy Website

nemo - 7 Feb 2009 10:21 AM - 4 messages

<55dd8bbe-87e9-43c5-8f76-ee17a6a76***@i18g2000prf.googlegroups.com> Well done, Butt I don't have a typical X-Rated Nudy Website and I don't want one! ...

Browser (IE7) hijacked

CinciDave - 6 Feb 2009 7:44 PM - 9 messages

I have tried desperately, but in vain to remove the starting web page when I connect to IE. The usual method via INTERNET OPTIONS just doesn't work. The errant page is [link] and it simply won't go away ...

VPN Issue

Big John - 6 Feb 2009 11:13 AM - 2 messages

Hello, I hope this is the correct group to ask this question. If not, my apologies. Our Support Desk use various different VPN software to connect to Customers so they can use RDP onto Customer Servers. The VPN software is determined by ...

MSIE can't connect

Bill H. - 6 Feb 2009 9:52 AM - 8 messages

Windows XP Media Center Edition. "Something happened" today and now her laptop cannot connect to the Internet using a browser. MSIE 7 says page cannot be found. DL'ed Firefox, and same thing (used another computer). Computer is networked and CAN see the other computer and can transfer files. ...

Home Network Setup

pele35uk - 5 Feb 2009 5:39 PM - 3 messages

Hi I have a PC, connected directly to a BT router and two laptops connected through home plugs in bedrooms upstairs. All three machines are running Windows XP Pro. Can you please tell me the easiest way to network these together so that we can all use our HP Printer which is connected directly to the PC. i have tried but have failed miserably. ...

Explorer 7

Jules - 5 Feb 2009 1:42 PM - 3 messages

Running XP Home SP3. Updated Anti-virus, Antispam and Firewall. On opening Explorer a pop-up kept popping up! "This page has an unspecified potential security risk. Would you like to continue?" As soon as the page has loaded it stops, but as soon as one tries to move to ...

recover data

JoJo - 5 Feb 2009 12:38 PM - 2 messages

Hello: Is there any way to recover data from a hard drive when both File Allocation Table & Partition Table have been destroyed. Note, re-partitioning has been performed but NOT re-formatting. What software is available to perform these tasks ? ...

HSDPA

Kevin - 5 Feb 2009 8:55 AM - 3 messages

I have XP professional connected to the company's network and it is blocking MSN, Skyp, facebook, etc. Is there a workaround if I have another network connection to a firewall-free internet like HSDPA modem? How would this 2 network be seperated so my LotusNotes still route via LAN ...

VPN or Cisco

pgarcia - 4 Feb 2009 8:08 PM - 2 messages

Hello all, I work from home some time and I'm able to VPN to my work PC. However, I have to do the following just to use remote access: Go to "My Network settings", right click on "Cicso", go into properties, go into IT/PC (sorry ...

Re: |||X||| Not your Typical X-Rated Nudy Website

Sir F. A. Rien - 4 Feb 2009 5:51 PM - 3 messages

UltraHot <ultrahot***@icmail.net> found these unused words: Any bozo that's got half a brain and would forward a complaint knows where to ship it! Thanks for repeating the post! ...

website display errors

C. Hartung - 4 Feb 2009 5:03 PM - 2 messages

I have Windows XP service pack 2. Using any browser (checked both IE7 and Firefox) I have having website display errors. Graphics and images are not displaying correctly or at all. Please assist with download to fix. ...

File sharing fails

Windyweather - 3 Feb 2009 10:55 PM - 2 messages

Two systems on a network: Desktop - win xp media edition, SP3 Laptop - win xp home, sp3 Unable to file share. Shares created on both systems. Sharing looking into laptop from desktop works often. Sharing looking into desktop from laptop almost never. Browsing network takes a very very long time - several minutes, ...

I can see you (XP/NT4)

Pat Glenn - 3 Feb 2009 8:36 PM - 4 messages

Does anybody know of the whereabouts of a good tutorial for networking? I am trying to connect an older NT4 machine to my XP home machine. * They can ping each other. * I have identical logins on both machines. * I can see the XP maxhine in the NT explorer. But I can't see the NT ...

Can't Access Device on LAN

Ron - 3 Feb 2009 2:27 PM - 10 messages

I have a XP desktop on my LAN. All other devices on the LAN can see it but when they try to open it, we receive message "Device Name is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the ...

Network activity monitor - dockable

Zelator - 3 Feb 2009 4:33 AM - 2 messages

I am looking for a dockable network activity monitor for XP. It must be very simple, all I want is the download and upload speeds. Something like the KDE KNetDockApp applet. My wife's XP has two blue cubes but they show only if the ...

Problem with Wireless Network on 1 laptop

rthornton - 3 Feb 2009 3:59 AM - 4 messages

I have been banging my head on this problem for 2 weeks and am at my wits end. I changed to different virus protection package on one laptop and lost connectivity (limited or no connectivity message). Removed all signs of the ...

My Network Places

KeithMeister - 2 Feb 2009 9:07 PM - 5 messages

I have a user who has issues browsing My Network Places. When he navigates to a share via this method, it is very slow displaying the contents of the share. If he navigates via a mapped drive to the same share, it is much much ...

Network Login

Alex Hammerstein - 2 Feb 2009 4:15 PM - 3 messages

Hi My laptop had to be connected to my office network for a short period, during which time, to log on I had a dialog box asking me to press Ctrl+Alt+delete, then my login name and password. My laptop is now no longer needed to connect to the network, and I have ...

Re: "no internet connection" message

Robert Aldwinckle - 2 Feb 2009 2:57 PM - 2 messages

(cross-post added to XP Networking *now*) ...

How to restore DUN facility

Derek Harvey - 2 Feb 2009 12:21 AM - 3 messages

Hi folks, Can anyone remind me how to recover/re-enable DUN (DialUp Networking). I need this on a computer I am selling to someone who does not yet have broadband, but although a 56K modem has been installed and is working, ...

Cant Access \\Computername\c$

Mizraab - 1 Feb 2009 11:13 PM - 11 messages

I am unable to access my hard disk from my Laptop but i can access my Laptop's hard disk from my desktop pc :S I am putting correct username and password but its still not working. please help My desktop is running on Windows Xp ...

Linksys Admin password fogotten

News Group - 1 Feb 2009 7:59 PM - 2 messages

Hi there, I changed my Linksys Router password a few month ago to stop others from hacking into it and changing my settings, but now I have foggoten the password, can any one suggest what I can do to reset it? ...

Connecting switch to router

Rob - 1 Feb 2009 5:36 PM - 4 messages

I have a Linksys 8 port router on my business wired network and it works just fine. Now I need to add several more devices (2 printers and 3 more computers) to the network and I need more ports. Rather than buy a 16 port ...