I am trying to add a 6th PC to my 5 computer peer-to-peer office network all
running XP Home. We use two programs that require constant access to a shared
folder mapped with network drives to the main "server." I found that with XP
Home, only 5 computers can access the same ...

with 2 ethernet network card, I want to boost up networking speed and
give PC a network redundancy.
main purpose is redundancy. what kind of solution can I apply on windows
environment?

I have tried repeatedly to connect a printer: Brother 5440N through a
Netgear DSL/Router + Wireless.
It is connected through a Cat 5 cable to one of the 4 wired connections.
I've tried running the installation CD correctly.

Is it possible to split one ethernet cable to 2 connectors, so that 2 PC's
can be connected to one line.  I'd only be using one computer at a time and
realize that using both at once wouldn't work.  Is there any harm that could
come of this?  Say if both computers accidentally ...

Everytime I would like to purchase something on the net I get to the page to
check out and give CC number I get page expired. How do I fix this problem?

I am suffering from what appears to be a fairly common symptom. I have 2 XP
Home PCs connected back to back via crossover ethernet connection. One is
sharing its cable internet connection and printer, both have file shares
mapped. All this is working ok. My problem is that after ...

My Windows XP was setup in a domain configuration.  I changed the
configuration to use a "workgroup".  After the changes, I was
instructed to reboot my PC.  I did and now I can now longer log into my
PC.  On the XP login screen, the account I used on the domain no longer

Can anybody help me with sharing files/folders on a PC running Windows XP
Home?  
All I want to be able to do is share files and folders with another PC
running Windows XP Professional through a hub on a peer to peer network.

I can't set-up a home network successfully after adding a new computer
running XP sp2. After running the Home Networking Wizard on my new XP machine
adn teh tow odler Windows ME computers, I get an error message on the XP
machine that states: "Mshome is not accessible. You might ...

I need help/tips/suggestions on the best way to network multiple locations
without everyone having access to ALL access on each others computer. Can we
set up a specific "shared drive" to share a database and certain folders?

When I open the "Network Connections" window in "Control Panel", I have
three network connections:
1)Local Area Connection
2)Wireless Network Connection

I am trying to share My Documents of different users with two different
computers.  I have enabled file sharing.  I mark each user's documents as
shared.  I can view them on the original computer, but when I go to the other
networked computer, I cannot access most of the files.  ...

I want to be clear about this password to access workgroup computers and
folders/files.
My understanding is this:
I create a user for the workgroup computers that exists on the computer

Hi, I've been trying to network two pcs with ethernet cards, both running win
xp pro sp 2 - first I tried connecting them with a cat 5 crossover cable,
that didn't work, so I just bought a 5 port network hub and I'm having the
same problem.  I've got connectivity between them, ...

I get an error message on startup that says 'Generic host process error' and
another that indicates the problem is with svchost.exe.  As a result, I have
no network icon in the system tray and no network access.
Any ideas?