i recently installed windows media connection software so i can connect my

I have 3 PCs at home using Windows XP and two printers. I plan to install a
small network to host these 3 PCs and 2 printers together. I am still
undecided whether to go for switch or router (I plan to have internet access
in the future).

I have 2 desktop comps on a LAN that use a local phone line to my ISP
through the modem in one of the comps.  If I plug a phone in anywhere in my
house, for example, I can us this line for a phone (as long as I don't have
a connection to my ISP.)

I was trying to share my home printer with my work laptop over my home
wireless network, but I messed something up.
I do not have administrator access to my company laptop.  I brought it
home and logged in with with:

I want to transfer a bunch of files from my desktop to my notebook and I
thought I would use ethernet instead of my wifi network to speed up the
transfer.
Both computers use XP SP2.

in windows xp, using a wireless connection (comp to the router).
a friend was using the windows zero configurator  to connect. It was
connecting automatically. But somewhere along the line he must've
somehow changed the network key windows stores and windows  connects

I have a client with a Dell Latitude D520, XP Pro SP2, IE7. The network card,
when set to auto, connects at 100mb but network and Internet aren't
available. It appears to send traffic but receive very little. I've installed
a new cable, different switch, etc. Other comuters are ...

Problem: I use a router to connect to the Internet. I have set up the LAN
connection on my laptop. When I connect the cable, the connection shows as
"Connected, 100mbps", but I cannot browse the Internet (or update programs).
What is going on and how can I fix it?

I used to know the correct syntax for specifying the userid and password
within an FTP address.  I'm pretty sure the last time I did this was
prior to using XP.
Can one still do this with XP (I suspect, yes)?  And if so, could

I have 2 desktop PCs connected via RJ45 to a USRobotics Wireless Turbo Access
Point & Router. I also have a laptop that connects via the wireless link.
Until today I have happily run a small home network allowing access to all
files and folders between computers. However, this ...

I am facing an error with Internet Explorer 6. whenever I try to open
the application it works fine. I am able to browse the websites. But
intermediately it stops giving me error. IE not responding. IE
encountered a serious problem. Please restart the IE.

in WZCZ, at the end, users can simply press the 'print network
settings' button to the see the passphase. is there any way to disable
this? users should not know the passphase for security reasons.
TIA

We have two computers - one is a desktop and the other is a laptop.
Happened to notice in "Network Connections" that the
1394 Connection is "disabled" in the laptop
while the 1394 Connection in the desktop is "connected."

HI there i hope that you can help me.  I have a machine in another room that
uses it's power saving facility to go into hibernation.  However when i try
to connect up to a mapped drive and wake the computer up, the attempt times
out.  I can later on try and succeed so obviously ...

Win XP SP2, cable modem to LAN. Has worked correctly for years but for a
couple of months I often get the message that there is no contact with
the net. ISP provider can see my network card and when I run "repair
network" the connection is established again. This often happens ...