I'm on a Domain where one of the PC's on the system keeps getting the
microsoft automatic IP.
The DHCP seems not to be assigning an address to this PC.
I had the problem with another machine, when I rebooted the Server it

Many of my networked computers have just recently started dropping the
network connections with the mapped data server.  The server is mapped as U:
but for some reason the computers just drop the connection and send the
message "cannot find server. Check with your administrator". ...

whenever i try to open the www.symantec.com website I get the message
"The page cannot be displayed". my laptop was attacked by a virus and
it diabled the norton antivirus now I cannot visit the website to
download the updates. can anyone tell me how to solve this problem? I

My desktop received malware attack and hung. I did system restore and got all
applications running again except Internet connectivity. I have DSL modem and
Verizon service. My laptop with XP works fine with modem and internet.
When I do ipconfig /all, the IP address shows 169.254 ...

I would like to eliminate the user logon history.  What I mean If I am
logining into a workstation the previous user's logon name appears - How do I
eliminate it - so it is blank everything someone logons on.

I have successfully networked my Laptop and Desktop together using a

I've been reading through this forum for the past hour or so looking for an
answer to this problem. In doing so I was able to fix a couple of related
problems. (thanks chuck)
Here is the situation. We have multiple computers on our network, 8 total. 1

Why are the networking cards for the laptops more expensive than the cards
for the desktops?

Hey everyone, sorry to bother you with what is surely a simple fix, but...
I just got my new notebook, connected it to my Ethernet router (and hence to
my cable modem), and started surfing the Web. If I leave my computer for a
while, however, or if the thing hibernates, my ...

Can I setup a Microsoft VPN Connection to "Autostart" AND connect every time
the PC
restarts?
I tried putting the VPN shortcut in the startup menu, but it still required

How do I setup my Desktop (XP PRO MEDIA CENTRE) so I can have a RDC in place.
can i do this on a LAN? using crossover ethernet between the Laptop and
Desktop.
I want to be able to work on the LT using the desktop of the PC, so I can be

Because the original HDD is starting to become noisy while some applications  
are run, decided to freshly install XP pro into a new HDD. This noisy Hdd may
fail me later, so decided to buy a new one.
Is it possible that when Windows prompts for the Log-in procedure, will

Everyone,
I've got a Windows XP PC connected to a corporate LAN using DHCP etc.,
working perfectly. I needed to add a second network card to this PC to
be able to communicate with instruments. The second network card is

the xp home machine is connected to the xp pro machine. xp home was asking
for user/password when connecting to shared folder but has stopped doing
this. It just logs on without any security.
What can i do to fix this?

I have a second machine on my home network connected via wireless to my
other PC. Both are running XP Pro SP2 and Office 2003. The second machine is
for my wife (it's in her craft room). I'd like to find out if I can set up
an instance of Outlook on that machine which is ...