My network has seven computers on it and i have some folders  shared on it
but i would to password them because i dont want my kids to access them. I
have read that it can be done . I have winxp pro on two of my computers and
win xp on the others.

Just wondering if there are any ways to speed up copying files across my
network. Especially small files. I can hit 25% throughput copying large
files, but small ones can drop the throughput below 1%.
Switch is gigabit. Both PC's are running onboard gigabit adapters... nVidia

I have 2 small workgroups about 7 - 10 computers in 2 offices connected by 2
VPN/firewall/routers. I am having trouble browsing across the VPN by
computer name and have been advised I need a WINS server (or 2). I do not
have any Windows Servers, nor do I really want to incur that ...

I want to leave my laptop be in a workgroup but i was wondering if
anyone knew a way or had a program that allowed you to be apart of a
domain and log in so it seemed like you were on a domain but windows
really isn't.

I have a home LAN with 4 computers attached to a Linsys router and then a
cable modem using CAT5 cabling.  All 3 computers run XP.  My desktop runs XP
MCE.  My son's computer runs XP home.  My wife's computer and my laptop both
run XP Pro.  I have Zonealarm on my laptop but ...

I am at my son's pc and trying to access the dinningrm pc. This is the
message I get
I have a work group called mshome. What am I missing or what do I need to do
and how

I have a Comcast account and a cable modem. I am building a new
computer.
If I connect to the cable modem with Ethernet or wireless router, does
that make an internal modem card unnecessary?

I have two computers (I'll call these the main computers) on a network, and I
added a third one that I use just for backups.  I would like to not have to
attach a monitor to the third computer, and would like to be able to turn it
off using commands sent from either of the two ...

I have winxp home with 256 mb ram.Whenever i type an address wrongly in
IE7,instead of displaying page not found etc, I get redirected to different
pornographic websites.These websites also appear suddenly out of nowhere even
when i am surfing through sites like yahoo or google ...

I was hoping someone could provide me some information and/or ideas on
how to resolve the typically 169.xxx.xxx.xxx IP address problem in
Windows XP Pro.  I am unable to get a valid IP address from the LAN's
DHCP server on wired Ethernet port on a Dell Latitude D620.  Please

I just bought a D-Link DIR-655 router. I can access the router's
configuration screens using my laptop (wired or wireless). However, my
desktop computer renders a screen using IE 6, IE 7, and Firefox which look
like the following. No graphical elements are renderd. Since I can ...

I have a program running on a WinXP SP2 computer that creates a named
pipe.
A program running on a different WinXP box attempts to open this named
pipe for reading, and receives system error code 53: bad network path.

Hi There
Posted before so any suggestions appreciated
Hi There,
I have 2 XP Pro SP2 pc's internet sharing through a isdn modem. Whats

Since installing Orange's Livebox 8meg broadband on Thursday, I have
experienced problems in accessing some websites, where the following message
appears:
'Internet explorer cannot display the web page'

I have a HP laptop with XP Pro.  Through an endless battle with my ISP I have
been provided with 2 different wireless routers, the most recent of which
appears to function satisfactorarily.
However, my computer seems to remember an old password used for the first