Hey! I've got the same problem. My setup is the similar. I have a W2K server, 2 W2K Pro machines and 1 XP Pro machine, and the Pro's logon right away, but that stupid XP machine takes forever.
Hope someone will give us a clue.
Check the ip address on the 2000 machine. It must be on the same subnet as the XP's. dakata24 may also be right they must all belong to the same workgroup.
If you're using a different modem now, the modems MAC address has changed. Every network device (NICS, modems, routers, etc) has a unique address burned into it. This is how your ISP finds your modem on it's network.
You will have to notify your ISP and inform them that you are using a new...
You need to put more ram in his system. Win98SE is pretty taxing on an older machine like that. Put another 32mb in it and that should speed things up a bit. Also do a clean install. WW is probably right. there may be a lot of junk on the drive bogging it down.
Is the computer he uses at work? If it is he's SOL because an Admin could have denied his access to the registry. He could just go into IEs properties and change his homepage back to whatever it was. Just right click on the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop and he'll see where to change it...
Sounds to me like your writer is going bad. Had the same problem with 2 Creative Labs 40x cd-rom drives. Sent the first one back for a replacement, and the replacement crapped out right after my warrantee ran out with the exact same problem. Hope yours is still under warrantee.
Do you have file and printer sharing enabled on your machines? It's in My Network Places in properties.
Go to properties of network adapter and make sure it's enabled. Make sure they have at least Read permissions to the share.
I also agree. Win98SE is the best choice, but don't skimp on the memory. The more the better.
If you have Win2000Pro you should even try that route. Win2000Pro runs well on a 350Mhz cpu, but again put plenty of memory in your machine. Win2000Pro is super stable and will run any prog that Win98SE...
Try putting your friend in the power users group. That should give him the necessary rights to run your programs. Although some programs may only be started under an administrator account
Have your friend get Symantec Ghost off of Kazaa and instruct her to install the sent hard drive in her computer along with the existing drive and clone her new hard drive.
If you have Windows 2000 Professional you can create an FTP site, and make it possible for someone to connect directly to your site and transfer any size file.
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