I have a XP Media Center 2005 machine that just recently stop detecting my
router and media player(Soundbridge M1001) . They both used to show as Upnp
devices but now I cannot see them. In WMP11 I have sharing turned on but no
devices are there. I have tried uninstalling the ...

We want to send out a quickie message to our users incase there is a problem
with a server (or whatever). Windows Messenger service (not MSN) would of did
the trick a while back but it's obviously disabled now.
Is the a small lightweight application that can be installed on ...

I want to network two XP home computers together using a switch (not a
router)
These machines will not access the internet. Is this a proper setup?
Richard

I am leaving MMR in total confusion.
As I try instead to use 'Remote Desktop Connection' from START menu, I
get the error trying to connect to my LEFT machine from my RIGHT
machine:

I have two machines, one on my left and one on my right.
By design I have named the machines LEFT and RIGHT   :<)
The machines are LAN'ed together via a router and are able to share
each others folders in their root directories just fine.  So my

I have a 3 computers network that connect to the internet through one
of those computer using ADSL. everything is working fine. BUT when I
connect to work using VPN from the main computer, the other two
computers that are connected through it can no longer surf the web.

Can anyone tell me what a lock icon means and how it appeared and how to
remove them?  They appeared as part of all of the internet connection icons
in the network connections folder.
I have windows xp home edition on my computer

Replaced a router with a Belkin that has wired and wireless in its features.
Desktop is wired to this router.
Laptop (IBM) found the wireless and connected with the name STEWART.
I still have a cable in the laptop for it to be part of a home network. The

Here's the problem. I have 2 computers. The main one is running Windows XP
Pro and the other Windows 2000. I have had access to both computers with no
problem until July 10th when security updates were installed by auto update.
I have checked all configurations and even redone ...

Here it is. There are five computers - Comp A - printer; Comp B - Wireless
Internet & Software needed for all the computers; Comp C, D, E are all normal
computers with the necessary things needed to setup a network.
So far the whole networking setup has been done but the software ...

We have a few imaged XP SP2 pc's and the Computer browser service starts then
stops immediately saying 'some services stop automatically if they have no
work to do, for example, the Performance Logs and alerts service.' However
this service is running along with the Workstation ...

I have a shared-access net in place with the internet being accessed by a
wireless adapter to a local WIFI service.  With my router reset, I can
access it's setup page by entering the page address in IE.  But, I can't
select multiple parameters because each selection calls for an ...

I'm not sure if this is the group to ask, but if not, maybe you could point
me in the right direction?
I have cable 'Net service, and according to a speed test at Speedtest.net,
my connection gives me 13,120 kb/s down, and 3,620 kb/s up.

I have 1 laptop and desktop connected to a router cum modem. I have a problem
using my laptop to access my desktop. It gives a me a system error 5: "Access
Denied".
I have no problem accessing my desktop via my laptop by directly entering

I have 1 pc where the vpn connection works and then it stops and I can not
get it back until I just disable re-enable different network connections and
I keep rebuilding the vpn network connection, this time does not work all
other machines work.  I can easily create the ...