Does anybody know where windows xp pro stores workgroup and/or domain names?
I messed up by changing from a domain to a workgroup and need to hopefully
get back to the domain!!!
Thanks for any help!!

I am having problems copying files from a Windows client (XP and 2003)
to a Samba server.  Whenever I try to copy a large file or large number
of smaller files, the copy starts fine and goes for a few minutes, but
before the copy completes, the Windows client quits and says, "The ...

Everytime I try to see other shared files via the "view workgroup computers",
I see the other computers on my network but I am unable to access any files
on them. I get the following error:
\\Laptop is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this

I have windows xp home edition and I'm attempting to connect to a security
enabled network for which I have the key. As Microsoft's help centre
suggested I have configured it as a shared network. Now, instead of giving me
the error message "Windows is unable to connect to the ...

I'm not sure where to post this so we'll try here.
I have two workstations that are having issues with shortcuts to mapped
drives/files changing over time. At first I thought it was a user
accidentally changing it but this has happened many times on both

I recently set up a new TRENDnet Router on my desktop and it's working fine.
I then set up a wireless printer adapter so I could share out my printer.
Next, I set up the router on my laptop. To begin with, everything worked
great...I could print from both computers and they could ...

I have a computer at my work which usually has no problems connecting
to the server. It shows up in my network places. But for some strange
reason today everything disappeared, I managed to mess around with the
settings and get it to see all the other local computers. But it still

I've been running a small home network for a while (3 PCs, with Win98,
WinXP & Win2003), with the connected machines going through a hub
(Kingston EtheRX KNE16TP/WG), to share files and a dynamic IP DSL
connection, and never had any problems with it.

I have a computer in our office with Windows XP Home SP2.  I have gone
through and removed all of the spyware, viruses, and other malicious
items.  I have cleaned the computer using a mixture of Norton
Antivirus 2006, Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4, Ad-Aware SE Personal

I got a very strange workgroup problem when I set up a new machine. We
have a workgroup setup in office with 5 computers, each one could see
others and share files with no problems at all. Among them, 2 are XP
with SP2, 3 are Home. The new one is XP with SP2. I wanted to put it

1)7 pc's connected to the internet,
2)using a rented office,
3)data to all the pc's come from a ethernet switch from the main commins
room (there are several offices down here)

Recently when I turn my computer off, put it in standby or use hibernate my
ability to connect to the internet is impaired.  Whether wired or wireless,
everything says I am connected and there is NO message stating that there is
limited or no connectivity.  Yet, when I open my ...

    my small home networks consists of two WinXP professional nodes from
which one exports data via a network drive. If the second node tries to
access this network driver most files and folders can be used without
any limitation. But some files can't be accessed at all. There is ...

I've had no end of trouble trying to figure out why incoming
connections are blocked.  I have disabled the Windows Firewall.  I
have also uninstalled Windows Live OneCare.
However nothing I try allows incoming connections.

hello folks. i am trying to set up a home network between a laptop and a PC.
I currently have both machines running XP SP2 and both are connected via
cable to a Linksys router. I have successfully set up my workgroup and both
machines show up when I select Show Workgroup ...