I followed all the steps to set up a home network with 2 computers running
Widows XP, using a residential gateway,  but when I try to access one
computer from another I've got the message:
"You might not have permission to use this fodder" or "the network path is

I've noticed consistent network usage of 0.05% on the Networking tab of  the
Task Manager on my system and cannot figure out the cause.  AVG has not
found any viruses.  Are there any utilities that can identify which
process(es) is (are) using the network?  I have installed Skype ...

I am at my wits end on this problem.  For the life of me I can not
figure it out.
Problem:  Entire network drops unexpectedly, IP addressing from
wired/wireless router stops.  IP 169.n.n.n on all wired/wireless

Newly installed IE started as I remember it - URLs typed into the address bar
were remembered and available as a drop-down list.  This list has
disappeared, and no matter how many URLs I use, none are remembered.  I can't
find any setting which controls this.  

Using XP home updated. Can ping both XP systems and an NT but when I use
the View Network Computers the system temporarly hangs and then produces
a message "workgroup" is not accessible. You might not have permission
to use this network resource. Contact the Admin..... The list ...

I'm buying a new pc and I want to be up to spec and up to date, so should I
get the gigiabit ethernet 10/100/1000?
The PC will be used on adsl 2+ and on the LAN /workgroup.

I've been trying to share files between two computers using an ethernet cable
only, no internet connection. I've heard that it can be done, but I don't
have the first clue as to where to start. Any help would be greatly
appretiated.

I am making an XP Pro PC to act as a 'bulliten board' that has a Powerpoint
slideshow running to greet visitors as they come into our building.  The
receptionist will be updating the slideshow remotely. In the past, we used a
Windows 2000 build with NAI Remote Desktop to do the ...

new to windows- long time mac user
new computer, hp running windows xp, explorer was able to go to "login"
sites such as online banking.  now whenever i go to a "https" location, the
page cannot be displayed.  i already set my internet options to

In Win XP Pro, why is it so slow to open the drop-down box in the open or
save as dialog boxes.  For some reason that I don't know  the look in drop
down box takes for ever to open to go look in a different location, wheather
it be on a different local drive, or  a network ...

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xp WON'T auto renew IP address after lease ........HELP........
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ISP = comcast ,     CABLE MODEM = linksys ,     OS = xp pro

We have a network with 2 domain controllers, 2 win200 pro workstations, and 3
XP machines, one on SP1 the others on SP2.  The servers and win2000 pro
maachines show up in my network places.  The XP machines do not.  The
firewall is off and the machines are not hiding their ...

Hi i hope someone can help me with this i would be very grateful
I have 2 XP proffessional computers i a trying to add to our small office
network.
The server which hosts the domain runs on NT4 small business server

I have a network of 2 computers, on of which is a laptop, the other a
desktop.  I use briefcase to synchronize the laptop to the desktop.  I
generally use Wordperfect but also use Word.  However, any new document
generated on the desktop, no matter the software, cannot be opened ...

Our company has different workgroups.  For example admin/sales/mshome.
Up until about an hour ago, I (im in admin group) could view anything in the
sales and mshome workgroup.
Now I cannot view the sales workgroup and everyone in the admin workgroup is